Acer K330 Pro Reviews

Acer's K330 is a slim and light LED projector, but it has a brighter lamp than most. It's bright enough for presentations or videos in most settings -- only bright rooms are a problem. We did notice a few image artifacts at its native resolution though.

The Acer K330 provides an attractive option for those looking for a portable projector that’s has decent light output at a reasonable cost. It provides a sharp, fairly bright image across a screen size of 80” diagonal. It handles non-native resolutions quite well and displays good color rendition in all but the brightest picture mode. As we noted with the K11, the lack of a zoom lens causes initial setup to take more time, but that’s the trade off one must make for such a compact sized projector. On the plus side, the K330’s keystone correction is minimally intrusive and combined with the built-in installation pattern, help make up for the lack of a zoom lens. Also, once physical setup is complete, the K330’s multitude of picture modes and advanced menu adjustments (including five wall color settings) allow the user to tailor the K330’s color palette to their taste.

Like all the projectors in this newly emerging category, the K330 fits neatly into the niche between slightly lighter, but significantly dimmer, pocket projectors below and brighter, but heavier, lamp-based projectors above. Small and light enough so it's nearly as easy to bring along as a pocket projector, it can throw a much larger useable image any given level of ambient light, and it's easier to set up thanks to its use of standard connectors rather than proprietary connectors and adaptors. And as with pocket projectors, its LED-based light source contributes to a low total cost of ownership compared to lamp-based projectors. High on the list of features that distinguish the K330 from other projectors in its category is its image quality for data and video combined with excellent brightness uniformity and remarkably few rainbow artifacts. It's also, for the moment at least, less expensive than its competition, which makes it a good value. Taken together, all of these features help make it one of the best choices in its size, weight, and brightness class.

Nearly as portable as a palmtop projector, the Acer K330 is aimed primarily at business users who need to travel light, but can also be useful at home for games and movies.