I be about to buy this thing - but notice there be not info on contrast ratio - which be important if use it in a darkened room . probably cause it do not have a good contrast ratio . Staples have it list at 2,000 to 1 . but , it will probably be fine . I will add more when I get it and use it . I have use the ex50 and it seem fine , and Epson customer service be excellent -lrb- have to replace the first one send as it do not work -rrb- . also , it talk about a hd quality picture ??? but the wide xga be not a high def quality image . that would be 1920 x 1080 . most popular home theater projector resolution wide xga 1280 x 800 1,024,000 total pixel hd 1920 x 1080 2,073,600 total pixel I be no expert , but notice these two bit of info that be lack or incorrectly imply . correct I if I be wrong - please . one good site say : `` wide xga projector will deliver great result when feed a 1080p signal , just not as great as they hd counterpart . that say , you would be hard-pressed to tell the difference between the two unless you be project a very large image , say eight foot diagonal or more . '' `` Contrast ratio literally refer to the difference between the blackest black and the whitest white in a image . a projector with a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 be not necessarily five time better than one with a 2,000:1 ratio . the contrast ratio do not account for how the projector display all the shades of gray in between the blackest black and whitest white . look for projector with more control setting . multi-color processing technology like BrilliantColor and srgb mode will allow you to really tweak the projector 's display to you liking . ''