Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality2 Posted on October 23, 2007 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 Black Levels and Shadow DetailAcerBenQPreviousNext Click to Enlarge. So Close. OK, one last comparison. Click on the thumbnail image below left for the PH530 image (overexposed so you can make out what details in the satellite on the left, are visible on the screen). The right image is a similar frame, shot with of the Mitsubishi HC1500. Unfortunately, the level of overexposure isn’t identical (never is), but you can still understand which projector makes it easier to make out these shadow details. Click Image to EnlargeHere’s a closeup of the building above. Above is the Acer, below, the BenQ While you are observing the two images above, also look at the sharpness. You can see that the BenQ is definitely the sharper of the two. Ok, back to our black levels and shadow detail. The satellite photo looks pretty good, but blacks are not as dark, “inky black”, as more expensive projectors. Most of the dim stars are visible. This overexposed (above) image of Clint Eastwood in Space Cowboys, reveals a respectable amount of shadow information in the wall on the right half of the image, but the blacks don’t get black enough to bring out all the information. Next is an image from Lord of the Rings. This image below is badly overexposed so you can see the details that the projector captures in the shed on the right, along the ground and the structure on the left. This image is available in most reviews done in the last couple of years. Our last image is from Space Cowboys, and is an overexposed image of the re-entry scene. Click on the left thumbnail image. Look for subtle detail in the right side of the earth. The image to the right will be from the Panasonic PT-AX200U, a projector I am reviewing right now. It will be plugged in in a few days, and I’ll update this content. 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 Acer PH530: 720p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-3