I recently purchase a refurbish BenQ 6100 from Tiger Direct for $ 749 , and be very happy with it so far . the picture quality render from my Panasonic s47 progressive scan dvd player be excellent , especially with the component video-to-vga -lrb- or `` VESA '' -rrb- cable in use . with a pricetag of less than $ 1000 , there be absolutely no reason to spend thousand more on a plasma screen tv whose view area be appreciably smaller than the 6100 's typical project image , and whose picture quality may not be appreciably better -lrb- than the 6100 -rrb- . you just can not beat that `` at the movie '' feel of this projector , either . my wife and I relax with `` Friday Night Theater '' now , at the end of the work week . it be just a nice way to get close , share a big bowl of popcorn , and be romantic again ! oh , and yes , I do see the `` rainbow '' effect from time to time , although my wife do not . it be too infrequent to be a significant source of distraction to I , and I just chalk it up to the develop technology . the 6100 employ a 3x speed color wheel . I have read that the 4x speed color wheel virtually eliminate rainbow altogether . when benq release a projector with price and performance comparable to the 6100 , but with the 4x color wheel , I would certainly like to try it . if you have , and be willing to spend , the $ 1000 for a home theater projector , and you videophile tendency be moderate -lrb- my downfall occur in the realm of the audiophile -rrb- , then the BenQ 6100 be `` just the ticket . '' UPDATE : 08\/21\/2006 correction : BenQ falsely advertize a 3x color wheel . the 6100 offer only the 2x . also , the 1500 lumen brightness be more like 700 -- more false and misleading advertizing . in addition , after about 400 hour -- spread out over the last 2 year ! -- I be notice a flicker on the screen that appear to be get more and more frequent . benq suggest that -lrb- a -rrb- I try another view mode -lrb- I only use the `` economy '' mode to save bulb life , so change it be sure to shorten bulb life -rrb- or -lrb- b -rrb- reseat the bulb . so far , I have try -lrb- a -rrb- , but I still see the flicker . I now pray each time I see the flicker that the bulb will not fail . that be 400\/3000 or only 13 % of advertized bulb life -lrb- !!! -rrb- and I be probably witness imminent bulb failure . know what I know now , I would never have buy the pb6100 projector . I would have spend a extra $ 400 and get the comparable InFocus unit and no doubt would have at least as good a picture and a lot more bulb life to spare . `` Buyer beware '' be the word of extreme caution here . benq should be take to court on this one . talk about a good purchase go sour ! sign the Color wheel speed Falsification Petition online .