after borrow a friend Sony VPLCX6 projector with 2000 lumen and watch american Idol and `` I robot '' on my great room wall I be hooked . a exhaustive 2 month online , in-store and Pawn Shop search ensue . I have 3 criterion to meet , under $ 1000 , atleast 1200 lumen and minimum 800x600 native resolution . after search every electronic outlet in the greater Peoria area my father in law point I to Sams Club . the only projector they carry be the Epson Powerlite s1 + and @ $ 699 with 1400 lumen this be the culmination of my search . I be project a image 8 ' x 6 ' onto a 1.3 gain theater screen . with the s-video connection the picture be fantastic . most broadcast cable be quite clear , satellite channel be better and dvd be awesome . screendoor effect be present as the image be quite large but easy to ignore and lose it as the image be very crisp . only if I be rich beyond rich would I go with a higher end projector !