I purchase the pro8200 to replace a aging Infocus x1 that still work great but be little use after my purchase of a 52 '' hd lcd tv 5 year ago . the x1 be not hd . see price drop to below $ 1k on 1080p projector I do a little research and decide it be time to jump to hd for my ` man Cave ' theater which get little use since the 52 '' lcd set become the primary viewing experience in the living room . if you do you own research you will find the pro8200 offer 2000 lumen and about the longest lamp life you 'll find -lrb- 4000 hr standard\/6000 hr eco -rrb- -- yes , 6000 hour . and , it be plenty bright on eco mode . this thing be a light cannon . the image be full 1080p hd and be really eye poppingly great . when you first turn it on you might get a bit concerned when you can not quite get the ViewSonic logo to focus really crisp . do not FRET ... the logo be not hd . when you play a hd source the true excellence of the full 1080p image will be see it all its glory . I see no rbe -lrb- heck , I do not see any rbe even with the x1 so I must be immune anyway -rrb- . I also do not see any horizontal panning or judder issue that other mention . maybe those with issue have older firmwared unit ? the build date on my pro8200 be May 2012 . another factor in my purchase decision and a feature I really like be the range of zoom available on the pro8200 . this allow more flexibility in distance to screen placement . if you get one , do not forget to go into the menu 's to turn off ` quick on ' and ` quick off ' as that will enable the unit to cool off the bulb when power down with about 30-60 seconds of extra fan time on the bulb after it go dark . you may also want to enable eco mode to get the insane 6000 hour bulb life . if you be on the fence get off and get one of these ; you will not be disappoint .