for people who want the extra size view without the weight or price of the alternative ...  Picture quality - xga be beautiful ; most people should be very pleased . Daylight and other light source outside of the projector do affect the viewability of the picture , but it be not extreme . dark part of movie or game may be harder to see during the day . different setting - economic , presentation , vivid , video may improve the picture . during dark hour , no problem exist , even in economic mode .  my main reason for go this route for my home theater be to tie the unit in with my computer . I previously install a tv tuner card and a dvd burner in my home-assembled computer . since most projector , include the Benq , have a vga input port -lrb- the 6200 even come with the cable -rrb- , the connection could not be simpler . I also use a 4-input switchbox to handle my VHS player , xbox and anything else that come along -lrb- for example , a regular dvd player , a tv , my son 's Gamecube etc. -rrb- I set my computer to 1280x1024 which the Benq can handle , compress it to 1024x768 .  Tips -  1 -rrb- Placement if you own you home , you could work a ceiling mount . I use a very reasonably price etagere .  2 -rrb- screen I can not comment on how good a white wall work , because mine be not white . I make my own 4:3 ratio screen from 1x2 dougla fir and 2 yd of 54 '' wide blackout cloth -lrb- from a regular fabric store -rrb- . many people on the internet offer advice on how to do it . Mine be quite light . I use two plastic anchor and extra long screw to hold the bottom edge of the top of the frame on the wall . since many alternative for a screen drive up the price of a economical `` luxury '' system , they be not for I .  3 -rrb- bulb -lrb- lamp -rrb- with a lifespan of 2000-3000 hour and the price of a replacement currently run at $ 400 , I be picky about when I plan to use the projector tv - only for special event -lrb- when I get a hdtv tuner card for the computer , I might feel differently -rrb- ... Video game - often ... movie - virtually every time ... computer\/internet - occasionally when any of these source be well do , one be interested on any size screen .  4 -rrb- sound the Benq only handle the video signal . I be use my computer sound card , which can handle 5.1 sound . with my quality 5.1 speaker , I be in home theater heaven . which bring to my last item , where I could use a tip .  5 -rrb- wire with the Benq projector I have a power cord , a vga cable , a s-video cable , and a composite video cable . add to that all the cable for the aforementioned item , and you have cable jungle - guarantee not to please any woman that I know . I plan to handle part of it with throw rug . as for the rest ... help !  lastly , I need to mention two thing . first , Benq be come out soon with a replacement for the 6200 with the latest DLP chip from Texas Instruments . second , the 6200 keep track of how many hour that it have be use , which you can monitor from its menu program . it will warn as the hour limit approach and actually refuse to start at 3000 hour , until you replace the lamp .