Toshiba MT700

After more than a year of reading reviews, scouring the forums, and a lot of agnozing, I finally pulled the trigger and opted for the Toshiba MT700 DLP front projector.

Specs:
- Texas Instruments HD2+ "Mustang" DLP chip
- Resolution: WXGA 1280 x 720 pixels
- native 720P
- Projection format: widescreen 16:9 native, switchable to 4:3
- Light output: 1000 ANSI lumens
- Contrast: Full On/Off 2400:1
- Color Wheel Segs: 6
- Color Wheel Speed: 5x
- Lamp: 250 W / 200 W in ECO mode
- Max. lamp life: up to max. 3,000 hours in ECO Mode / up to max. 2,000 hours in bright mode
- Faroudja DCDi de-interlacer with 3-2 pulldown processing
- HDMI

I am currently feeding the MT700 an upconverted 720P signal from a Denon 2910 DVD player via HDMI and projecting onto a Da Lite 16x9 92" High Contrast Matted white screen. With all things, there are pros and cons,

Pros:
- Wow factor. The 92" image is simply breathtaking .. movie theater-like experience.
- Overall Picture quality bang for the buck
- Color saturation without any calibration equipment is bright and satisfying to this viewer's naked eye
- Excellent contrast
- Very film-like image
- Deep blacks (trust me, I am very nitpicky about this)
- Minimal screen door effect / discernable pixelization at 10' viewing distance
- No heavy TV to trash when the next latest & greatest display technology comes about.


Cons:
- Lack of lens shift requires precise mounting & guesswork to achieve optimal alignment with screen
- Lack of light controlled room restricts viewing to mostly evenings in Eco mode unless the projector is set it to High Brightness mode (but High Brightness mode reduces lamp life)
- Viks is occasionally susceptible to a few rainbows. I rarely see them and have to struggle to look for them.
- Lamps are currently not cheap to replace -> ~$400

Personally speaking, the pros outweigh the cons. I have yet to try 720P high definition on the projector to unleash the MT700's true potential. But thus far, watching films like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings on DVD is a whole new experience. I am a very happy new front projector owner who has found the promised land.