The size and design of the Acer PaimPro 7763P makes it very portable. It’s slim, light (2.2kg) and small (24.3cm by 6.2cm by 19.8cm), and all components fit easily into the cany bag.
It has obviously been designed with notebook users in mind, as it lacks input options. There is only one VGA input, which rules out using a monitor while the 7763P is connected to a PC for data projection. This doesn’t mean that the Acer is useless if it’s not connected to a notebook, but it doesn’t allow for referring to a monitor display when optimising the projected image. S-Video inputs, composite inputs (for VCRs or DVD players) and stereo audio connectors are available as optional extras on the audio/video adaptor.
Unlike the other small projectors reviewed, the Acer PalmPro 7763P is a digital light processing (DLP) unit, not a liquid crystal display (LCD) one (for a thorough explanation of the technology see ‘The high end: Putting the technology through Its paces’ on page 113). Considering this pedigree, you’d expect the colour scale to be excellent compared to its LCD counterparts. Surprisingly, it put in the poorest showing of all. In the DisplayMate tests, it produced dull and muted results for even the brightest colours. Intensity of blacks and greys proved to be another weakness, with only lacklustre recog-nition of subtle changes in the greyscale, and the true black was not of the same calibre as that produced by the NEC VT44O.
The 700 ANSI lumen brightness of the Acer PalmPro 77763P was also disappointing compared with the NEC VT44O (1,100 ANSI lumens). Any images it projects are best viewed in a darkened room.
The menu is not exactly exhaustive, but is far better than that offered by the Sony VPL-CS1. There is excellent scope for brightness and contrast, but even the highest settings cannot attain clear, bright and precise character definition and colour contrast.
The Acer PalmPro 7763P is best suited to those whose primary consideration in choosing a portable projector is the price. When compared directly with competitors
such as the NEC VT440, you realise what you are missing.

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