I doubt you can get better bang for your buck (I paid $829 minus $50 rebate, no tax or shipping cost at Dell.com). The video quality is superior to a $10,000 plasma TV I've seen at the local Circuit City. After about 100 hours of use, I can honestly say this machine doesn't stop to impress me. The picture quality: clarity, color accuracy, sharpness and brightness, are unbelievable for this price. The rainbow and screen door effect are minor image artifacts, hardly noticeable or annoying. Since there is some talk about X1A being inferior to its predecessor X1 let me clarify this matter. The only difference is the Faroudja chip that allowed the X1 processing interlaced signal through and only the S-Video connection. However, for the best image quality one should use the VGA input, and with a good progressive player X1A outperforms everyone in its league. As said before, Infocus X1A is an absolutely outstanding projector considering its price. If you want to have a big screen experience without spending thousands of dollars, this is the only way to go. To get the best out of X1A, use: 1)component video connection through VGA adaptor ($10). 2)good progressive DVD player. There are few models that up-convert the signal from 480i to 1080i through component video (as opposed to DVI). Personally I would recommend Zenith DVB 318 ($200). 3)DVD recorder to burn TV programs. SDTV signal doesn't look too impressive on X1. When recorded onto DVD, it looks magnificent, at least with Philips DR 80. ($320) 4)screen. Even a cheap one will make a difference. 5)common sense to ignore some "ratings" like the one on this site.