Rating: - Good news, bad news
I initially bought this Epson Moviemate as a special present for myself, to watch sports and movies on the big screen. For my purposes the projector/cd rom player hit the bill. I was careful on the hours watched and programming. I would give a four star rating. Now for the bad news, the Hurricane Ike of September 2008 took the Moviemate in a wall of water from the Gulf of Mexico.
Rating: - Very Good combo product
I recently bought one of these, and I'm very happy with it. It's reasonably-priced and puts out a good quality, 3LCD picture. We just use our living room wall, which is slightly textured and beige, so don't think an added, costly, special screen or viewing room is absolutely necessary. The DVD player and speakers are an added bonus. You could conceivably use it anywhere to play DVD movies, in its factory-equipped state, without the need for a stereo receiver, an external DVD player, speakers, ... Read More