how much have projectors moved on??

[Global_Inferno]

I can tell you something that shocked me... I was speaking to several stores in a national home cinema/hi-fi chain in regards to a problem with an Arcam Blu-ray player. I asked if they'd seen an issue with black level when setting up the player. The four branches I spoke to all told me they don't do anything about set up other than take the TV or projector out of the box and hook it up!!!

I used to work for a well known computer, TV and Home Cinema company and I can tell you that it's not uncommon! People I worked with thought that "setting up" a projector (or TV) involved getting it out of the box and plugging some cables in. The fact that the whole image had a red tint on it was none of their concern.

 

[Somnambulist]

Screens have also really moved on in quality. It's really expensive, but check out Black Diamond in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ4CluQHbok&feature=player_embedded

Personally I'm going with AVForums home-brew Black Widow mix. Not nearly as good but a couple of grand cheaper!