To Jack28HT and peace228,
Wow, Home Theatre Projector veterans here.... an AE200 and an AE300 owner. Welcome to the discussion. I believe that your projectors have served you well...2.5k hours is very impressive indeed.
But 3 years or more has passed and the world of projectors have improved 10 fold since. If funds are not an issue, then I would advice that you go straight for a 1080p projector. Full HD is right around the corner and if I were to purchase one today, I would go for 1080p... prolly the JVC RS1
I have the Epson TW700 which I bought more than 2 months ago. Seems like ages ago now. Currently clocked over 50 hours with no major complains. Picture is sharp as a needle, enough lumens to view in the afternoon with bright sunlight filtering in from the outside. Colours so amazing that it pops out of the screen... or wall in my case. With Blacks unheard of for LCD at this price.
The Epson TW700 uses the D5 organic LCD panel, but there has not been any report of burn in on this panel. Incidently Panny also uses the same panel but it has encountered many problems compared to the Epson. This is probably due to an inherent design flaw with the Panny.
The only gripe I have with my Epson TW700 is that its a 720p projector and as such SDE is visible but only when I go looking for it. However if the movie is exciting and I am fully immersed in the storyline, I dun notice it at all.
Wahhhh... Rich man spotted... Just got TW700 now wanna go 1080p already. Kekekek...
I just sent in my Panny AX100. Hmmm...
They say it will take some time. I think they wanna fix it again but I knowthey have no slution to it.
So... I am back to 29" ASTRO for now.