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Good news here for those worried about fan noise with the Epson.

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You know, of the ones you listed I was hoping more people had an opinion on the Sanyo. This price has been tugging at my coat for the last week: http://www.preferredphoto.com/viewproduct.aspx?ID=3711838&l=Froogle

I have only owned Sanyo's and most likely will own the 1080p version at some point. I have the z2 and it has been flawless. I know many people with the z3-z5's and they have been totally happy as well. For the most part the Sanyo's have had the best industry warranty standard of 3 years with 3 day turn around if needed. That price is pretty good in my opinion.

I didn't realize this myself before I made the purchase on the Epson, but they actually have an overnight replacement policy for any defect under warranty, so I now understand what jhunt was talking about in this thread.

Either way, pretty darn good, and yes, that price is unreal.

I saw a rather iffy review on cnet of the Sanyo, talking about the colors being off. ( http://reviews.cnet.com/home-theater-projectors/sanyo-plv-z2000/4505-7858_7-32727075.html )

But other reviews seem to like it a lot more. (and $1400 seems like a great deal)

Yep, there are always 2 sides to every issue, just like around here. Every projector out there has great and not-so-great reviews and threads by people. Overall, Sanyo has been a stellar projector, clear back in the days of the Z1 until now.

I bought my AE2000 from http://www.quebecacoustic.com

I got a great price and excellent service with a full Canadian warrenty. And when it comes time to upgrade again, I'll probably go back to them.

I love my AE2000. It's a great machine with lots of features that will keep you busy for a long time--it's also very easy to use. I think the Epson is also a great projector, but the AE2000 had more of the features I was looking for. I'm sure you'd be happy with eaither.

2 things I wish the Epson had are vertical stretch to be able to use it with an anamorphic lens and most importantly to me lens shift and focus from the remote (as the Panny has), I find that so practical for lazy people like me, it also makes it easier to see what I'm doing without having to go back and forth between the screen and pj. If I were planning on upgrading my pj right now I would have a hard time deciding which one to get... They both have features I desire.

I'm still thinking about getting the Sanyo at that 1400 price, but don't REALLY have the room. (though am considering finding a roll down screen so maybe I could.)

This is probably some sort of sickness I have.

If the Epson does not have lens shift or the ability to vertically stretch, than it is out for me as an option.