No arguments here XenonMan you bring up a good point that I exercised a while back on this forum about the 990.
Simply put...It does the job!!
Why fix something that is not broke.
I have no issues with the 990 ever since I bought it and the 7700 at one of the last Home Theater Shows in LA.
I might add that Outlaw Audio ALWAYS had the BEST demos' for there products moderated by P.T.

Gee I miss those shows. Alas, they are gone...probably forever.

My thoughts are to leave well enough alone.
Really I have the same thought process with my Infocus 7205. While there are better projectors out there more advanced in there video prowlness my intentions are to run the 7205 until it runs out of breath. Then and only then will I buy another projector. Also at that point I do not intend to jump onto the 3D band wagon. Until technology in 3D advances to the point where one does NOT have to wear glasses I am staying with the standard 2D.