You have a point. I didn't intend to make him feel bad, but provided an honest question and opinion. I'll renege my previous post, and say the 6100 is a good choice, for a brand new PJ, at this budget. Do I think a lot more value could be had for a 50%? Yes, big time. But, money is money. Ok, with that opinion in mind, I did blurt that out with the fact that this is a basement, and that Kolia is coming from a Kuro, of all displays . . .
Yes, it is its most prominent strength. It's an excellent choice for a PJ in a room with greater amounts of ambient light, at this budget. Making your screen larger will reduce the foot lamberts. Since the 100" 16:9 screen is 38.4% larger than 85" of the same AR, this is the same amount of reduction you will get in foot lamberts.
You can also try a PJ position as far as possible from front wall, to further reduce the brightness.
Lastly, an ND (neutral density) filter is often used to reduce the brightness, but I think you need the threading on the PJ to implement one.
Oh yeah, I almost never find myself recommending one, but you might consider a gray screen. It'll cut the brightness down, and give you some boost in contrast. My only reservation here is if you do ever upgrade to one of the "high contrast" projectors, which usually means a sacrifice in brightness, you probably won't care for the gray screen anymore.
