Hammerman:
I don't know why I forgot to refer you to Medical Video. DUH! I bought my second 400Q from them AND a screen. They are great to deal with. They have been a major Sony HT dealer for several years. I would trust them above just about anyone--except our host Alan, of course
BTW, MVS is also peed-off that Sony is going to market the new 11HT in the States ONLY to CIS (custom installers) at first. Medical Video has sold oodles of 400Q's and VW10's for Sony and that's all the thanks they get.
I loved my 400Q, and Sony's head U.S. projector tech, Dan Baugh, is great, but the Sony corporation bites the BIG one. For one thing, they knew from years of feedback that contrast ratio was a major concern of 400Q owners who wanted to upgrade, and that owners liked the delta-pixel array of the 400Q, which would have made the higher-res VW10 almost as pixel-free as a DLP. So what did Sony do? Produce a VW10 with no improvement in contrast AND with a standard pixel grid with more pixelization than the 400Q!
That's one reason I have defected from Sony. They really led the way in affordable digital projectors for HT with the 400Q, then they seemed to flip the bird at their loyal customers.
I'm not knocking your choice. Many owners love their VW10's. I've never actually seen one. No HT dealer in Memphis handles Sony projectors; you have to deal with the business machine people, who have never had a VW10 in stock to demo.
Good luck in your quest. If the CIS people didn't have all the 11HT's cornered for the first year, you'd find even better prices on the VW10. One thing, though, don't be tempted by $3000 VW10's on Ebay. Maybe they are new in the box. But no U.S. warranty. But I'm sure you knew all this.
Mike