Looks like we are going to purchase our first Front projector system. The Epson 6500UB or 7500UB seems to be the way to go....Found a local highend A/V shop that was able to demo the 7500UB for us (had it sitting on a table for the demo...very nice picture.....did notice a little "bluring" in the fast moving scenes......but I guess thats the difference between a $3000 unit and a $20,000 Runco unit....) both seem to be the same price.......the 7500UB comes with a ceiling mount, extra bulb, 3 year warrantee and a $500 rebate....6500UB is a little cheaper but does not come with the extra bulb or mount....any thoughts on a choice...pros & cons on each one?.........going to use a Stewart Luxus Delux 110" or 123" screen with the Firehawk G3 screen material.......any help would be appreciated....a "newbie" to front projection systems........:confused:

Welcome to the club, google is your friend, so start here.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/epson_6500ub_7500_ub.htm

Enjoy the new setup. You can also search AVS and found more information regarding your question in the 6500/7500 threads.

Looks like we are going to purchase our first Front projector system. The Epson 6500UB or 7500UB seems to be the way to go....Found a local highend A/V shop that was able to demo the 7500UB for us (had it sitting on a table for the demo...very nice picture.....did notice a little "bluring" in the fast moving scenes......but I guess thats the difference between a $3000 unit and a $20,000 Runco unit....) both seem to be the same price.......the 7500UB comes with a ceiling mount, extra bulb, 3 year warrantee and a $500 rebate....6500UB is a little cheaper but does not come with the extra bulb or mount....any thoughts on a choice...pros & cons on each one?.........going to use a Stewart Luxus Delux 110" or 123" screen with the Firehawk G3 screen material.......any help would be appreciated....a "newbie" to front projection systems........:confused:

More to the price difference with what you saw (though obviously more expensive projectors will overall perform better). But, to answer your question:

HC6500 vs. HC7500
White vs. Black
2 year vs. 3 year warranty
No freebees vs. free spare lamp and mount
$2999 MSRP vs. $3999 MSRP
Internet Sales vs. CI Sales
No Vertical Stretch vs. Vertical Stretch

All in all short of the above, they are pretty much identical.

More to the price difference with what you saw (though obviously more expensive projectors will overall perform better). But, to answer your question:

HC6500 vs. HC7500
White vs. Black
2 year vs. 3 year warranty
No freebees vs. free spare lamp and mount
$2999 MSRP vs. $4999 MSRP
Internet Sales vs. CI Sales
No Vertical Stretch vs. Vertical Stretch

All in all short of the above, they are pretty much identical.

Shouldn't that be $3,999.00 for the 7500?

Whoops yes you are correct...my apologies for the typo. I corrected it.