First of all, I hope that Outlaw goes through with their plans for a DLP projector. We need a good affordable HT projector on the market.

A great place for finding info on what users are looking for is www.avsforum.com in the DLP,LCD, D-ILA projectors forum.

Look at the topic:

NOTICE: NEW OUTLAW HT DLP projector-high quality & low price point!

Here's a quick list that was put together a couple of weeks ago by a forum poster:

Excellent de-interlacing and scaling (HTPC quality would be fine)
No clear section on the color wheel
High speed color wheel (4-6x)
Accurate colors
Long Bulb life (4000hrs. min.)
800:1 or better contrast (w/ good black levels)
1000-1500 lumens (pre calibration)
Optical Keystone Correction
16:9 XGA or higher resolution
User definable gamma curve (with enough adjustments to make it useful)
Component Video inputs
DVI or Firewire inputs

Also, take a look at the InFocus HT DLP projector at www.infocushome.com It has an external switch box with just a single signal cable running to the projector.

Finally, $3000 would be a great price point.