May 20, 2011
Good brightness and color performance
Calibration tools included
Doesn’t have multiple HD ports
Uses a large amount of power
Intro
The Vivitek D537W ($999 MSRP, down to the mid-$600s online) is a relatively inexpensive projector that can be used in the office or for an entry-level home theater. The color performance and brightness are rather good, but it lacks higher-end features like multiple HD ports.
| Section | The Good | The Bad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour & Design | Clean design | Any moving part on the body feels cheap | |
| Blacks & Whites | Very bright image | Uneven illumination across the screen | |
| Color Accuracy | Good color performance, overall | N/A | |
| Motion | Not too much artifacting | DLP projectors like this produce annoying rainbow effect at times | |
| Viewing Effects | 1.2x zoom lens give you some flexibility in placement | Requires a fair amount of distance from screen | |
| Calibration | Lots of calibration tools | Several user modes "grey out" a lot of settings | |
| Connectivity & Media | HDMI port included | Bare minimum number of ports for home theater set-up | |
| Power, Noise & Heat | Not too noisy | Requires a fair amount of power | |
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We caution against using this projector for presentations in a meeting or a classroom setting, as the peak brightness does not allow for a large picture in even medium amounts of light, but it could make for an affordable home theater setup. Read More...
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