I am in the planning process for my home theater and I am considering the Epson 6500 projector. I have read one or two reviews and some brief comments about the gaming capability of the 6500. They vary from very negative to slightly negative or neutral. I can't determine from the comments if gaming is not usable or if there are some minor artifacts that you could live with. I don't expect to do a lot of gaming but I want the capability. Also, I can't tell from the CFI firmware upgrade information whether that will affect gaming since it appears that the Normal and High settings recommended by Epson for games may not have been changed. Any information on this topic would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I want to choose a new projector, but my room it is ideal, I have some light, not much, but three small windows in my basement. So which one is better for that enviroment : Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB or Panasonic PT-AE3000U My choose would go to the epson since the lamp can last for 4000 hr, twice the duration of the Panasonic, but maybe the light that I have in the room would make me choose the Panasonic. Can anyone help ? or any other projector in that range of price. Thank you, Paulo