Ok my projector and screen will be coming in tomorrow - Im in the middle of redoing our basement that will be the new home theater...I have a question on projector location. Now after checking the projector calculator for the Epson Some Cinema 8100 it says I need to be 14' 1" away from the screen to fill the 106" screen we purchased. I'm going to be mounting the screen in the middle of the wall and since the hight of the ceiling is 7 feet I am going to have to go the top. I need some tips on fine tuning the location of the projector. If I put the projector on a table and move it around the 14' 1" distance from the screen am I to assume I can get the same picture once it is hung under the ceiling from the same distance?

I bought a new Epson 8100 in May 2010 and after two weeks while watching a movie it shutdown and the lamp light was flashing red. I restarted the projector and after 5 minutes the same thing happened. I assumed it was a problem with the lamp (it had 34 hours on it). Epson sent me a new lamp, it worked fine for a week (18 hours) then the same thing happened. They then predicted it was a problem with the projector itself and not the lamp. Within two days they sent me a replacement projector. I have only had it two days as of this writing it is working fine, so far. I will post updates as to its future performance. This is an excellent projector as far as video quality goes, and so is their warranty service, so I really hope my problem with it is solved. If anyone reading this has the same projector please keep us posted as to your experiences with it.