I paid $2000 plus a $500 rebate(I already got it) for the HC4900 about 4 months ago and couldn't be happier. I'm blasting a 125" glory on the wall and it looks amazing. The contrast is very good and I run it in low lamp mode rated for 5000 hours. It has very goos position adjustably too. My only complaints are it is a big projector(compared to other sub-1080p's I looked at but 1080p projectors tend to be bigger anyway) and it could be brighter. I can play games on it with the basement lights on(you loose contrast though) so it isn't that bad but I'm not sure how it would work in the living room during the day.
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I paid $2000 plus a $500 rebate(I already got it) for the HC4900 about 4 months ago and couldn't be happier. I'm blasting a 125" glory on the wall and it looks amazing. The contrast is very good and I run it in low lamp mode rated for 5000 hours.
It has very goos position adjustably too. My only complaints are it is a big projector(compared to other sub-1080p's I looked at but 1080p projectors tend to be bigger anyway) and it could be brighter. I can play games on it with the basement lights on(you loose contrast though) so it isn't that bad but I'm not sure how it would work in the living room during the day.