The trouble with your question is the "within the next year" qualifier. I am buying on a budget today; a year from now the whole market will be different.
My own research has led me to the InFocus X1, as well, for purchase today. There is a lot to be said for the wait-and-see case right now, because prices are still dropping across the board and the Intel LCoS announcement is going to put downward price pressure on the whole marketplace a year from now.
My own rationalization for the X1 front projector is that it is an entry-level expenditure ($1,000) that still won't be wasted, because I can also use it for its other purpose, which is as a data projector. We have one at our office.
