Projectors with a 600 dollar budget

Hi guys, first time poster.

I'm looking to invest in a projector as I'm currently living in Europe, have massive wall space and could be moving again in the not too distant future. It seems that, given its portability, it would make sense to buy a projector. I've done some research on this but am completely overwhelmed by the number of products out there.

To begin with, my use for this would be watching movies, series and sports events. I'm not a gamer so that side is not of concern. I've looked at both LCD and DLP for around the 600 dollar price range. Am I correct in assuming that LCD includes less additional long term costs (ie longer bulb life ect) than DLP or does bulb life have nothing to do with either type? I'm looking for a minimum hassle product that is ideally 1080p given future considerations.

Right now I'm just using way to much of my work day looking into this and am again, completely overwhelmed by the number of possibilities and could really benefit from some insight.

Greatly appreciated in advance,

Nanuq

Thanks for your replies. Yea, I looked at the viewsonic but it seems hard to come by where I live. Do you think there's a huge difference between 1080 and 720p. For my purposes, I'm wondering if I could just get by with a LCD 720p instead. Any thoughts on the Epson EH-TW480?

Thanks again,

Nanuq