I buy this projector back in 2004 ... have a home theater have always be a dream of mine , but I do not want to fork out unreasonable amount of money to do so ... the main reason I choose this projector be for its luman rating , and the fact that best buy sell it , so I be able to purchase it with my brother employee discount for under 1000 dollar , keep in mind this be back in 2004 ... at first , I be dissappointed ... I run a s-video cable straight from my av receiver -lrb- sony str-de1075 -rrb- into the projector with dissapointing result ... I try everything , even svideo signal booster , but the picture be mediocre at best ... then I buy a VGA HD cable for my xbox 360 and plug it into the unit and be shock , the picture quality be clearly sharper and much more define ... this lead I to believe that use component could possibly give I a decent picture ... I buy a dvdo iscan video processor on ebay , and run the prjector off that unit ... I be pleased , the picture be not as clear as a CRT , but still very good for a sd signal , especially when watch dvd content ... when i really become pleased with this projector be when I buy a Samsung over the air hdtv tuner ... I run a 35 foot monster hdmus cable thru my ceiling into the projector be feed by the hd tuner , and my jaw drop ... the picture be insanely bright , super sharp , and amazingly accurate in term or color ... this projector really shine when be feed by hd content , so I would encourage anything to invent in this unit if it be purpose will be hd\/bd\/hd-dvd content , you simply can not get much better for the price ... I be currently shoot it on a flat white wall , but have a Goo Paint Screen on the way , i be confident that will make the picture stronger as well ... the bulb blow at about 2000 hour , a little dissappointing , but sometimes my theater room get really hot during the summer day -lrb- northern californium -rrb- so i know that be not safe for the bulb ... I get a decent deal from projector people , the bulb ship overnight for 325 out the door , cant complain ... all in all , its a great projector ... sd content be good with a appropiate signal processor , but hd be where it really shine ...