honestly, i dont know much about front projection models at the moment. so for a price budget, avs has a whole area on displays, two of the threads are relevant to this topic. 3500+,3500-. heres the link
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=9

lucky for you, there are not SO many manufacturers of projectors for ht use, however there are still quite a few. i have always felt kind of funny watching normal (non hdtv) tv on my big screen, it just seems wrong to be watching it so big... gonk is correct when he says check out some units side by side.
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