Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB

The image above, of Gandalf, is from Lord of Rings (SD-DVD), and shows the excellent skin tones (after adjustments) in the Theatre Black 1 mode (best)

Above average brightness in best mode ; Extremely bright in brightest modes ; Truly Excellent overall picture quality (after adjustment) ; Eye-popping" color - plenty of "wow factor", especially with dark rich colors ; Especially good handling of skin...

A bit noisy in high power lamp mode ; No support for an anamorphic lens ; Projector must be unmounted (if ceiling mounted) to change lamp ; Would like to see a 3rd HDMI input (but that's pretty rare) ; Pixel visibility just barely decernable at closer...

If you are spending less than $3000 at the time of this writing (1/08), the Epson Home Cinema 1080UB is definitely, in my book, the king of the hill, and the one to beat. It's going to give noticeably more expensive projectors a serious run for the...