A/V guys, help me pick out a projector & screen!

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5) Ideally something that is easily visible, clear, and bright in a large semi bright room.

That's where I stopped reading. Our house came with a DLP projector in the main room and watching TV was impossible during the day. Our sliding door is pretty tall but even with vertical blinds shut tight there was WAY too much light. If you want to watch during the day you're really going to need to consider not only shades but black out shades.

Combine that with a "relatively" short life of the $200-300 bulbs and I nixxed the idea of using a projecter for daily viewing. At some point I'm doing to move the projector to the basement, I just gotta get my ass in gear. We've been in the house for 16 months and I haven't done shite except get my wife to paint the basement walls. That's the other thing... flat, dark color paint will also help reduce glare and lighting issues. Home theaters are in the basement with no windows and painted walls for a reason.

As far as screen brands, go for Draper.

Here's the layout of the room and positioning for comparison purposes.