Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-5 Posted on October 29, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review - Acer PH530 Projector Highlights - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview2. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones - Acer PH530 Black Levels and Shadow Detail4. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality2 - Acer PH530 Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-36. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 - Acer PH530 home theater projector: Sharpness7. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-5 - Acer PH530 Overall Picture Quality8. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Acer PH530 Menus - PH530 User Memory Settings - PH530 Projector - Remote Control9. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance2 - PH530 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Acer PH530 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Acer PH530 Projector Brightness - PH530 Projector - Light Leakage - Acer PH530 Audible Noise Levels10. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance3 - PH530 Projector Screen Recommendations - PH530 Projector Measurements and Calibration - Before adjustment - By applying these changes - Grayscale balance was almost dead on the ideal 6500K for movies - PH530 Image Noise11. The PH530 from Acer: Projector Review – Warranty - The PH530 from Acer: Projector Review - Warranty12. Home Theater Projector Review: Acer PH530 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - Home Theater Projector Review: Acer PH530 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - Acer PH530 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Acer PH530 Projector: Pros - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Cons - Acer PH530 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Acer PH530 Summary13. Acer PH530 Projector Specifications Acer PH530 Overall Picture QualityHow do I best say this? The Acer produces good overall picture quality, however, the image is a bit soft, and while, overall, the picture quality is well balanced, the PH530 doesn’t shine in any particular area. So, what you end up with is a home theater projector that puts a pleasing image on the screen, but won’t appeal to those really into technology and pure performance. The nature of projectors, however, assuming they are properly placed in a room that can be almost fully darkened, is that the PH530 will still wow viewers. Sure, in a side by side, you can find a better picture for $100 – $250 more, but will you ever have the opportunity, or care? The answer for most is, no. Nothing about watching many hours on the PH530 ever jumped out and said – yuck, nor did anything scream “what an awesome picture”. The Acer PH530 home theater projector, once adjusted, simply does a good, not exceptional job. Now, if the budget is really tight, that’s pretty good place to be. Let’s just say that the PH530, is more of a Chevy or Kia, than a Mazda, Subaru, Accura, or Lexus. (In all fairness, Chevy does have On-Star). Here are some general purpose images (all from Blu-ray disk), that reflect the overall picture quality of the PH530. OK! Time to look at some other performance aspects of the Acer PH530, including brightness, menus, remote control, and screen recommendations. 1. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review - Acer PH530 Projector Highlights - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview2. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones - Acer PH530 Black Levels and Shadow Detail4. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality2 - Acer PH530 Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-36. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 - Acer PH530 home theater projector: Sharpness7. Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-5 - Acer PH530 Overall Picture Quality8. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Acer PH530 Menus - PH530 User Memory Settings - PH530 Projector - Remote Control9. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance2 - PH530 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Acer PH530 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Acer PH530 Projector Brightness - PH530 Projector - Light Leakage - Acer PH530 Audible Noise Levels10. Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance3 - PH530 Projector Screen Recommendations - PH530 Projector Measurements and Calibration - Before adjustment - By applying these changes - Grayscale balance was almost dead on the ideal 6500K for movies - PH530 Image Noise11. The PH530 from Acer: Projector Review – Warranty - The PH530 from Acer: Projector Review - Warranty12. Home Theater Projector Review: Acer PH530 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - Home Theater Projector Review: Acer PH530 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - Acer PH530 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Acer PH530 Projector: Pros - Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector: Cons - Acer PH530 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Acer PH530 Summary13. Acer PH530 Projector Specifications Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 Acer PH530 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance