Seriously, take a look at the Mitsubishi HC7900. Was a $2500 unit, Mits is getting out of projectors so you can find it as low as $799. It's every bit as good as the AE8000 and the 5030, it does some things better than either of those, they do some things better than it. With the exception of B-Stock JVCs or Sonys if available, those three are really the only three units to consider under $3k.