NEC HT510

Very good color ; Smooth image quality ; Well laid out remote control ; Lens shift ; More powerful than most, it does well on larger screens even in its darker modes ; Very portable - easy to set up and take down ; Extremely quiet

Pixels visible at closer seating positions, than some other projectors in price class ; No DVI or HDMI (digital) inputs ; The sort of silly rear "rocker" foot on the bottom ; No saveable user settings

Back to how the NEC HT510 stacks up to the LCD projectors. Tough call. Overall I like the Sanyo for color, features, and warranty, but the NEC should be considered by anyone who wants to stick with DLP for "smoother" image. With DLP projectors, you are...

Sleek casing, easy-to-use

Lacks a DVI connection, low native resolution

Unique design ; Good AV connectivity ; Short throw distance ; Ease of use ; DLP-chipset picture quality ; Remote control ; All cables included

Lacks a digital video input ; Not a high-resolution chipset

The only thing that hinders this feat is a particularly poor contrast ratio, which reduces any blacks on screen to a mess of indistinguishable greys. As a home cinema projector, this is a problem, as the sort of films you'll probably want to test on...