I will update this review after 6 month with the product . initial impression : Beyond expectation . wow ! silent operation . function well . very happy that I do not settle for 720p ! I use my projector as purely a tv replacement for my living room , display the htpc or xbox360 via HDMI . I project a 97 '' image at 11.5 ' from the ceiling onto a wall paint with Behr Silverscreen . even with a lot of ambient light , include ambient sunlight -lrb- though uv window film -rrb- , the picture be bright and viewable . of course , as you subtract ambient light , the picture just get phenomenally better as black quickly deepen and color come alive and pop . functionality wise , this unit be very simple . everything be well lay out and it respond well to the remote -lrb- same exact remote as my previous Viewsonic pj766d -rrb- . power-on and warm-up to full brightness take between 15-30 seconds , I would guestimate . source change be very fast . hdcp handshake seem to work perfectly . Default brightness be set to `` normal '' . `` boost '' be not a whole bunch of extra light , but it be noticeable if you see the mode change . this projector be QUIET . it have three big fan that move a bunch of air and a ton of heat , but it be just plain silent at any distance . this unit have really good black level for a entry level 1080p crossover projector . Colours be bright , vibrant , and appear to be very correct right out of the box ; I will not be tweaking any color until I repaint my wall with rs-maxxmudd . I be sure there be always something better to be have , but this be great ! minimal\/virtually no rainbow effect , even if you try to force see it , thanks to the new 6 -lrb- or 7 ? -rrb- segment color wheel instead of my old pj766d that have a 4 color wheel . resolution be , as expect , fantastic ! wonderful . out of this world . it take a little bit of back and forth to get the focus \* just \* right -lrb- have a helper be vital ! -rrb- , but once it be there , you can literally see a strand of hair on someone 's head while sit on the couch directly under the projector -lrb- 11 foot -rrb- . you can see that people actually have pore from that distance . dirt and sand be no longer just abstract definition for that muddy-brown or detail-less tan look stuff that people walk on or waft through the air . small , passive ` actor ' in the environment come alive when you step up to 1080p and have native content to display on it . even 720p native content look fantastic . I only suspect sharpness will improve once I sand my wall and have a smooth surface to deal project on to . 2 hdmus and 1 VGA be really the only input worth discuss in this day in age . I use both hdmi port via 25 ' BlueRigger cable , which work flawlessly -lrb- the cable and port -rrb- for hdcp handshake with Blu Ray movie from the HTPC . I would have like to see the VGA port swap out for a dvi-d or another HDMI port , or another digital option for connectivity such as DisplayPort . note : the BlueRigger cable I mention be very high quality , have a nice , soft flexible jacket that make it very easy to route thing and you also will not be fight a thick , heavy cable that be try to pull you projector out of alignment while it try to coil back up . and you can not beat the price ; I get 25 ' cable for $ 13 per here on Amazon . try find a 3 ' cable in retail store for less than $ 15 or $ 20 and you 'll find out what a great deal cable on Amazon be . pro : everything . brightness , contrast , black level , color , resolution , long lamp life , ease of lamp change , hdcp compliance , QUIET ! responsive remote . con : a little larger than I have expect , but I just do not do my homework on dimension . so , not really a con . as I note at the start , I 'll follow up after 6 month with the product . by which time it 'll be even more obsolete than it be already , but at least it should be lower in price and more available to people who want one , so maybe my update will help someone .