everyone seems to complain about how expensive 16:9 sets are yet they don't mind spending up to $4k+ for a heavy ass 4:3 RPTV.
I got a few solutions for people wanting to get in on the 16:9 game for cheap. i noticed a few people mentioned DPL front projectors but everyone else started to complain about how expensive 16:9 sets are and how they hate the black bars in widescreen dvds etc, etc.

those people that talked about DPL have the right idea on how to best get into 16:9 movies they rent at their local blockbuster but you gotta realize that some people are affect by what is called the rainbow effect of DPLs.
this when the light produced by the DPL chip are passed through a 3 color spinning wheel which in turn produces the effect that give some people headaches.

there is always LCD based projectors available that are cheaper, sure they have what is called the screen door effect but it's nothing a little defocusing of the lens can get rid of.

ok here are the solutions i was talking about. first up is sony's HS10. check out this projector central review:

http://www.projectorcentral.com/sony_vpl_hs10.ht m

the problem with the sony right now is that it's pretty hard to get one right now since the demand is pretty high and sony is just barely getting to finally catch up to the demand.
they usually can be found for about $2500 and sometimes even $2200. next is the panasonic PT-200U:

http://www.projectorcentral.com/online_prices.cf m? part_id=1947&trig=1

and its older brother the PT-300U:

http://www.projectorcentral.com/online_prices.cf m? part_id=1949&trig=1

these 2 projectors are perfect for watching DVDs since their resolutions pretty much matches the dvd resolution spec. i hear from owners that HDTV looks pretty awesome on it too.
i mean come on, who wouldn't want to watch hockey or the super bowl on a 90"+ screen. I just don't get how some people can keep buying into the HUGE heavy HDTV RPTV craze when you can get something smaller and lighter that can produce an image just as good as those TV's but lots bigger. especially the sony projector.
then you can REALLY call it Home theater. I chuckle to myself when i read internet message posts about home theater and they just talk about those RPTV. they are just fooling themselfs with those tv's. well thats my $0.02