If you've been thinking about taking the big step to high-definition front projection entertainment (it's well worth the cost and effort, that's for sure), then Optoma has a thousand dollar offer you just about can't refuse. (Well, you could, but then you'd be forced to continue watching that tiny 42-inch plasma you paid more than $1,000 for last year...)

Optoma's HD70 is a price-busting $999 720p home-theater projector that incorporates a TI DarkChip2 DLP DMD chipset, has a manufacturer-rated 4000:1 contrast ratio when utilizing Optoma's proprietary ImageAI technology. (Optoma says it improves color saturation and detail.) Full On/Full Off contrast ratio is 3000:1.

In addition, the HD70 is rated at 1000 lumens and has a 16:9 native aspect ratio. Other features that make this a spectacular bargain of an HD projector are digital horizontal and vertical keystone correction, 28 dB of noise during operation, and "a plethora" of available connections, including HDMI, component video, VGA, composite video, and S-video. The weight of the HD70 is 5.6 pounds.