EASY ONE
ONKYO TXNR609
Its in your price range, it has pleanty of power for a theater ( you said projector) its got video processing
it upconverts and scales......It will take crappy composite analog video 480i crap and scale it convert it to 1080p HDMI......It will cross convert componet 480p to 1080p HDMI.
I said it beofore Ill say it again....My receiver of choice......Ive NEVER had a single onkyo go bad unlike the other "D" brand
Youll get a lot for the money and new receivers are fan cooled and use a silent FAN!
ONKYO TXNR609
Its in your price range, it has pleanty of power for a theater ( you said projector) its got video processing

it upconverts and scales......It will take crappy composite analog video 480i crap and scale it convert it to 1080p HDMI......It will cross convert componet 480p to 1080p HDMI.
I said it beofore Ill say it again....My receiver of choice......Ive NEVER had a single onkyo go bad unlike the other "D" brand
Youll get a lot for the money and new receivers are fan cooled and use a silent FAN!