...I wish I had the new receiver! I don't even ahave an HDMI on my onkyo....
Still rocks though.
With some searching and if you are ok with an older model you can probably get the Sony (100?) or a two year old JVC (older bulb tech mostly) for a bit less with some searching.
If you have a dedicated room that can be dark, you probaly can get away with a lessor screen. Eclipse used to make some affordable screens that still looked great! (the one I saw was under 500 bucks)