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Intro
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.3D
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06.Viewing Effects
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07.Calibration
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08.Connectivity & Media
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09.Power, Noise & Heat
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10.Viewsonic PJD6531w
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11.Canon LV-8310
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12.Optoma HD66
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13.Conclusion
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14.Specs and Ratings
Vivitek D537W
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Specs and RatingsConclusion
The Vivitek D537W ($999 MSRP, around the mid-$600s online) is certainly not a top choice for home theater connoisseurs, but it gets the job done if you don’t have a lot of money to invest right now. The peak brightness is strong enough to compete with moderate ambient light, but don’t plan on watching this in a sunny room. Overall, the best aspect of the D537W is the color performance, but again, you’ll only get best performance in a dark room.
All projectors have some problems, and the Vivitek D537W is certainly no exception. We found the menus frustrating and the remote control insultingly cheap. A zoom lens gives you some flexibility when setting up the projector, but a 1.2x zoom factor isn’t much to work with. The moving parts on this projector – the zoom and focus rings, the adjustable foot, etc. – all feel cheap. We’re also not fans of the annoying rainbow effect that DLP projectors like this can sometimes cause.
Overall, the Vivitek D537W is a decent buy, but don’t expect it to give you more than your money’s worth.
| 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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