Hi guys i've been a member of lumenlab since the days you had to pay but I never had the time / money to build a projector. I'm ready to buy a Epson now but I wanted to know if there is a controller board that has a HDMI 1.3 built in. I know we have HDMI but I don't know if it's 1.3. I also need a 'deep color' monitor which basically means it support 36 bit color, I think they all do. Before I spend 2k on a projector can anyone tell me if I can build one? Thanks.

I would up the price the $2700 and get the optoma HD 1080p projector. True DLP HD with great contrast and value.

i cannot tell you about building a projector, but about buying one, no need to spend so much... i have been browsing with projectorpeoplecom they have an enormous variety...actually i registered here in this forum to seek for advise on prioritize contrast rate or resolution...for example sony VPL-AW15 offers a stunning 12000:1 contrast rate but low ? 1100 resolution...panasonic PTAX200U 6000:1 and 2000 resolution...whereas optoma HD72 5000:1 and 1300 resolution, all of each for the same price=1299 usd ! IF someone reads this I´ll appreciate an advise as well on which to choose... it seems before the criteria was on major resolution but lately i´ve seen the contrast rate is the thing, who can tell which to put first ?

It sounds like you are giving lumen output, not resolution.

I have bought from ProjectorPeople before and they are great! I got my NEC 240LT there, which is for sale haha. But they really recommended the Panasonic PT-AE2000U it is an amazing 1080p setup. Been thinking of buying that myself.

Ironically, now for sale in the LL store.