I have been hanging out in the avs fourms lately and have learned alot. I would not recommend th Sanyo Z-1 because almost everyone has problems with dust blobs in the lcd pannels, which can easily be solved with some carefuly used air in a can. I have seen pics of this projector and it is impresive but the dust blob issue is just to much of a problem. The Sony HS-10 is a very good projector and reviews can be foun over at avsforum it should however be properly calibrated with avia from what I read to produce good black levels. There also have been a few reliability issues but nothing major. The main thing is that the pixel warranty I belive (someone corrrect me if im wrong) is you need 6 dead pixels before you can return it. This unit right now is very popular and can be hard to find and runs about 2,495 at it cheapest. However my personal pick that I am looking closely is the Panasonic PT-L300U. While some will say that the HS-10 is better and there is less problems such as screendoor, which is really nonexistant on the 300U also. This projector costs around 1,850 at is cheapest now but its price value compared to the Hs-10 is better in my oppinion. Like I stated before check out Avsforum and do some research. Attached is someones screenshot of their 300u it is very impressive for the cost.
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