In the last week I've started to have problems with my bulb just switching off without warning. I can power down and back up again, with the bulb coming back - but after 3 or 4 minutes, it goes out again. The first time, it just happened once, then not again for several days. Then, two days ago, it happened twice in a row, then stayed on fine for the rest of my movie. Last night, it went off three times in a row, and I gave up. I'm only at 1100 bulb hours, have had it for about 2.5 years! I haven't moved or jostled the projector unit since I installed it. Any ideas? My only guess is I need to maybe open it up and clean it out, which I've never done before. Any help is appreciated!

Hi, I'm looking for an entry level projector for my home theater. I want it to see DVDs, movies, TV, an entertaiment. So my favourite choice so far is the ViewSonic Cine1000. But, looking the specification i see that the resolution seems too low, just 854x480, when there are some others at 1024x768 or 1280, etc. I guess that this is related with the native aspect ratio 16:9... 1) But I can't understand if this apparently low resoluiton will imply bigger pixels or not. 2) how is related this 16:9 resolution with 1024x768 resolution. Are them comparable? 3)The other choice for me is the viewsonic PJ458D which is a 1024x768 resolution but this is more intended for business... I really want a decent resolution is 854x480 a good one? thanks a lot