Just to recap some 6 months later, I'm STILL using my RS25u, and have now owned/used this pj longer than pretty much any other - and I will likely do so until it either dies, or gets replaced by a quality 4k change effort in the future. Yes, the newer JVC's are a tad sharper and tighter, but the overall image and film-like quality reference and world class leading black level of the rs25u is just excellent (see Sandra Bullock tumbling out into space in Gravity.) -good as it needs to be for now on a modest screen. I think I paid like $800 plus ship on this thing. Truly the bargain of the year for me at the time, and I can sell it for more.
Also, for reference, after nearly 800 hours on eco on the lamp, I can fill about a 110" equivalent diagonal for widescreen movies comfortably on a neutral white screen (lol - I'm using a $40 pure white 1/4" 4x8' board from Home Depot in a blacked out room), with plenty of pop. And NO ONE has anything but WOW to say about the image it throws, even while steaming up-scaled ROKU/Netflix/HD TV broadcasts.
Anyway, besides my PJ setup, about the only other bargain option I'd presently recommend on 1080p content would be either the budget Epson HC5020/30UB on a bigger screen for a large room (bright projector, more visible pixels at distance, not as good black level n so needs something like a minimum Stewart Firehawk, Elite Polar/Darkstar or SI Black Diamond/Slate to make it work best IMO). Beyond that, the 600ES sony 4K projector on same screens.
Pjs still the way to go for movies...FTR