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Need a projector, budget $3000 - $6000

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Are actually building this room or are you outfitting it?

What kind of screen/how big?

Room size/lighting?

What way to your rafters run vs screen position parallel or horizontal?

How tall are your ceilings?

Is their access over the room to run wires?

All this matters not only for the projector but also for speakers and control.

That said I really like the JVC, Sony, and Epson projectors. Epson has great lens shift without the need for keystone.
 
Hop onto projectorcentral.com and use their throw calculator to figure luminance and throw distance based on your screen. This may help you eliminate some projectors depending on if you want the projector over head or slightly behind you.

You'll want the projector to be in-line with the top of your screen so depending on how far up the wall you want the screen you may find a long pole is needed for mounting, or that you'll utilize lens shift.

Pay attention to distance as having the projector too far will yield less light and too close may produce hotspots.

Horizontal rafters are a good thing as you'll be able to keep the projector centered on the screen.

Having a fixed screen means you don't have to fret about a trigger to drop the screen.

Side note:
Think about running romex from you projector location to your equipment stack. Terminate the end at the stack as male power and the end at the projector as female. Doing this will let you keep the projector on the same power center as your equipment (single ground) and allow you to put it in battery backup so bulbs can cool properly in the case of a power outage.
 
I'm a huge fan of Screen Innovation's Black Diamond screens. You pay more for them but in low to moderate light they still look good and in a darkened room they scatter less ambient light so the room stays darker.
 
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