Sharp XR11XC-R DLP Projector

Pros: Very cheap, Low cost if you use generic carts, Top Notch output on glossy paper...
Cons: Can be noisy. No on/off switch,long time at top resolution. consumes a lot of ink

I have been a long time EPSON owner and was crushed when my EPSON PHOTO 700 Refused to print after 2 years.... After doing some research I had settled on its successor the 2880 DPI Photo 780. At almost 200 bucks I was taken aback with price, almost all...

Pros: Cheap. Good Print-outs
Cons: No switches. Prints slow. Excessive Ink consumption.

This would be your champion hands down.

What can you get for $20 these days? The answer is quite simple - an Epson 480 SXU printer! Yes, at only $20 after rebate from Staples and you've got yourself a state of the art inkjet printer with...

Pros: Inkwells refill easily.
Cons: Slow, thirsty, noisy, unreliable.

I got my Epson 480SXU (SUX) as part of a package deal with a new computer. The PC came with Windows XP which the printer had no driver for. Epson later provided an updated driver but Microsoft never signed the driver and it never really worked well. The...

Pros: low initial price
Cons: high ink costs, poor print quality

We bought this printer at work a while ago to replace one that finally died on us. We were basically looking for something print out time cards and such. Nothing particularly fantastic. Despite the low price of the printer, the ink is constantly running...

Pros: cheap, great image
Cons: no hdmi/dvi connection

I got xr-10c cousin (XR-11XC) and I'm so pleased with its features that all my friend rushed to get one. Too bad it does not have any HDMI/DVI connection. And construction is very solid, I accidently dropped it from 7 ft, and it's still working great. I got 110" from 15 ft.

Pros: Excellent picture quality on a 100ft screen.
Cons: Lamp life is very short. Costly replacement lamp.

This one is a good value for the money. Sharp pictures and bright images. The picture contrast is good enough. However the lamp life is not as good as it has been advertised (3000-4000 hours). Not surprised to know that Sharp will not give more than 90 days warranty for the lamp. My lamp is gone after 8 months (appr. 1200 hours).

Pros: best bang for the buck
Cons: draw the shades for the best effect.

We purchased our Sharp XR11XC last year and have been very very happy with the product. We subscribed to HD cable use the cable box to feed the projector. We did mount the projector to the ceiling and hid the wires and cables being casings. We have a 102" screen.

Our friends are amazed at the quality. This is a great set up for sports and movies. Much more bang for the buck. This is a real theater experience. There is something about sitting in the dark and watching images projected on a screen that plasma and LCD cannot compete with.

We do not use the projector for mindless TV like reruns and the sort. We have too many other TVs in the house for that.

If you want a true theater experience get this projector.

Pros: Good projector for the money.
Cons: Lamp life could be longer, am looking at a replacement bulb for $350.

I've had the projector for about 6 months now. Purchased it from Costco. The bulb just went out today, but we've been running it for 8+ hours a day. Picture is sharp and at 1024x768 I don't see the pixels from my 12' viewing distance. I recommend setting the refresh rate at 85Hz, that made a noticeable improvement. We haven't seen any of the DLP rainbow effect with this projector. Don't try adjusting the keystoning.. it's a digital keystone adjustment so you end up loosing pixels and the display quality goes down. I mounted mine to the ceiling and manually adjusted it to get a square picture without using the digital keystone adjustment.