[QUOTE=BAD|Jun 20, 2009 2:09:21 PM] At 85$ I guess it will make for a good toy projector. Im not trying to burst your bubble, but it does sound to good to be true. At 850 (inflated) lumens, I can see you having problems watching movies w/o a dark room. But if you're after the kicks and giggles of having a 80in screen then I guess this is it... Just Don't expect too much as far as quality goes. But for 85$, not bad i guess... Keep us posted [/QUOTE] Thanks, I hear what you're saying...I just saw another projector with 18,000 lumens: http://www.christiedigital.com/AMEN/Products/roadsterHD18K.htm The H31 was introduced in 2005, so it lags behind the competition for sure. But based on the user experiences I've read, this product is in a different league than a kids projector like the Hasbro Zoombox or the Senario Mega-vu. It's nice to know it comes from a vendor who continues to make well-received devices. Compared to the Pico's 9 (nine) lumens, I'm a little encouraged.

First of all, I have no interest in HD....for one, the H31 isn't an HD projector. I was wondering if any H31 owners have set up a HTPC for use with their H31. All I want to do is play my DVD vob files without any hangups, of course, in standard defintion and 5.1 audio I would imagine some older PC's would work just fine but could someone give me some bare minimum hardware requirements? CPU, memory, good video card with DVI? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Having the same issues with my Optoma projector and i am sending it away as we speak to optoma to have it serviced. I'm interested to see how the others make out also.... i'll update you guys when it comes back.