Hi Rick,
Just a comment in passing: Don't eliminate DLP front projectors from your consideration. In the various manufacturer demos I've seen, including Panasonics, I've generally found that the DLP front-projector images seem to have more "punch"--better contrast than the LCD front-projector images. It's a purely subjective judgment, but when I leave the Panasonic demo rooms, and they are quite impressive, and walk into an Optoma DLP demo room, there is something about the DLP image--the brightness and contrast--that I prefer. I used to criticize LCD projectors for the visible pixels, but with Panasonics, that's now a thing of the past, so it isn't that.
Full discolosure: I've been watching a Samsung DLP rear-projection HD set for five years or more now. There's something slightly more "dynamic" in DLP images that I seem to prefer, but is that because I've been watching DLP HD for so many years?
Regards,
Alan
