I live in the on campus apartments at school and wanted to look into a 1080p projector, more than likely the Mitsubishi HC4900. Theres plenty of room to easily have a 100+ inch screen, but I am not too sure how the projector will look during the day. It will be impossible to "black out" the room in the day time, but it gets pretty much pitch black at night so thats not a problem, however the room isn't that bright during the day. Theres just some maybe 4 foot wide by 2 foot windows up near the roof that shines through into the room in the morning and then theres a giant glass sliding door near where I would like to project the image.

Do you guys think I would be able to get away with a decent image during the day? Also it would be really awesome if someone has pictures of their home setups playing a movie during the day with natural light coming in. Thank you so much for the help.

I guess I should also add that I won't be watching any HD movies or have any HD channels while at school, only standard cable tv and regular DVDs so maybe I don't even need the 720p. However in 2 years when I am done with school I was planning on using the same projector in a proper room where I can control the light when I get my own place. So when you are going over a 100 inch image, is there a difference between a 1080p projector and a 720p projector when watching say Planet Earth on a standard dvd?

I doubt there will be much difference between the 720 and 1080 with SD material. Of course 1080 might give a slight advantage, and it depends on what type of scaler you have in the pj, and if you buy a cheap or expensive pj. In two years you might want to upgrade to something else, otherwise, if you are dead seton not doing so, I'd get a 1080 pj. Although the AX200 is very bright with some nicce features. The HD71 is also very bright.
You can't cover up any of those windows? Sunlight really does destroy the picture, so if you can't you may be disappointed with a pj. Can you post some pics, so we can get an idea of how much light your talkin? It sounds like alot of light, but if you can cover them, it should work.

I agree, for SD material, a good 720p PJ is all you really need (and it's half the price of a 1080p PJ).

Room light kills PJ pictures. The screen can't differentiate between daylight and light from the projector (and sunlight is much brighter) - you basically won't get a picture. Even the very bright AX200, won't help.

Yea can't cover up the windows for sure, but we are all up til like 2 maybe 3 am like 5-6 nights a week so there would be plenty of times when it will be night out and we can make the room dark enough. I also have a 50 inch plasma in the room so I guess I could just have a screen that rolls down manually for when its night out. Next year though if I have the same apartment, which is more than likely, I can sort of "black out" the apartment.

Well if you don't mind watching on tv during the daytime, your all set. IF you have a big white wall, you won't even need a screen. I've projected on many different kinds, even textured and it still looks great. you can make your own very cheap as well.

Being a student myself, I must warn you that these things are addictive, its incredibly hard to not watch movies or play games. Studying takes a backseat for sure :)