In what price range?
Grab a DLP projector such as the
BenQ W10000. Price has come way down since I bought my W9000 and it's a most excellent projector as far as I'm concerned.
If money's no object, you'll want to consider the 3-chip DLP projectors. Pretty sure the W10000 is still 1-chip DLP.
Whatever you get though, make sure it has HDMI input, 1920x1080
native resolution (not just '
compatible' or '
ready'), and can display 1080p@24fps and 1080p@60fps. (fps = frames per second)
Avoid any projectors labeled as 'Data Projector' as they're usually high lumens low resolution for office and classroom presentations in lit rooms and will not have the specs for Home Theater use.
As far as a screen is concerned, I still have my W9000 projecting on a beige wall. Surprisingly, it still looks pretty good but ambient lighting and a few dings are really annoying. Given how inexpensive screens are compared to the rest of my system, I'm not sure why I'm still watching movies on the wall.
Anyhew, I did a lot of reading on screens a while back and, from what I gather, a 0.8-1.0 gain grey screen is the way to go. Projectors can easily give bright white on a grey screen and it's supposed to give better blacks in brighter rooms/daylight. The higher the gain (above 1.0), the more mirror-like the screen gets and you'll get image distortions and, if you go high enough, a view of your projector lense (doh!).