Please help me decide between these projectors

[cn@]

NEC V332X
http://www.projectorcentral.com/NEC-V332X.htm
The contrast for the NEC is 10,000:1

Ricoh PJ X2240
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Ricoh-PJ_X2240.htm
The contrast for the Ricoh is 2,200:1

Acer X1385WH
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Acer-X1385WH.htm
The contrast for the Acer is 20,000:1

How important are these contrast specs?

 

[WAslayer]

you cant consider only contrast ratio.. you need to look at lumens, lamp life, contrast, resolution and aspect ratio.. depending on your use case for the projector the spec of each of these items will differ..

what are you looking to do with the projector..?