^In my pictures you can see the black bars, they are part of the picture, using an anamorphic lens you set your projector to stretch the picture vertically which means the picture is using all the available pixels (dlp micro mirrors on mine) then the lens would stretch the picture horizontally, the upshot is no more black bars and your seeing nearly all of the available light from the lamp so a very bright and very filmic looking picture.

Youtoo...

To be honest in our house we cant watch movies on a tv anymore (tv is for tv the one you can see in one of the pictures is a 37") it really feels like you cant see the picture properly.Over the years Ive had loads of them, I'm a frequent buyer and seller on fleabay but I always seem to come back to Optoma ones, there easy to set up, have loads of picture adjustments to play with. They maybe dont have the most perfect picture but excellent for a budget home setup and they can be found for a fraction of the price of a sizable tv. I would recommend getting one as you really cant beat front projection for movies.

Guzpaz.

I disagree with your LCD vs DLP comments, I've had many lcd's and dlp's and for film viewing DLP always wins. Not just my opinion. I believe IDLA is currently the way to go for a serious setup but can be pricey.