Acer H6510BD 1920 x 1080 DLP 3D Projector 3,000 ANSI Lumens (Standard), 2,400 ANSI Lumens (ECO)

Pros: Stunning picture right out of the box
Very bright (3000 lumens), great color/contrast, solid blacks
Quiet (not silent, but quieter than the rest)
Price - I would have easily spent 2-3x the money, but I really couldn't find a better projector than this

Cons: Not really a con, but if you are replacing an older projector, this might have a shorter throw or lack the adjustments you might need. I had no problems - perfectly aligned picture on a 135" screen.

My 3D content is Half-SBS format and the projector's 'auto' mode doesn't handle it correctly by default. I have to manually set 'side-by-side' mode in the menu each time I go to 3D mode as it seems to always reset back to 'auto' when you leave 3D mode. I programmed a macro into my remote to handle it, so no big deal.

Other Thoughts: I absolutely love this projector. Right out of the box, the picture is crisp and vibrant, with solid colors and blacks. Usually, I fine tune my sets for days, but I'm just not feeling the need to change much with this projector.

I was on the fence between this and the BenQ W1070. They are both amazing projectors, but the Acer is brighter and quieter, with other specs being about the same. The Acer is much newer, so reviews and ratings are still coming in. There are some comparisons online, so look around for yourself.

I've hosted a few movie nights, which has already led to a couple friends buying this same projector without hesitation. It really shows well and speaks for itself. I'm using this projector with a 135" Elite screen (ER135WH1) in a room with controlled lighting (total darkness).

The 3D mode works great with the DLP glasses I already had (Optoma BG-ZD101 and ViewSonic PGD-150). I'm not a huge fan of 3D in general, but it is cool for the occasional movie or video game. Acer has a feature called '2D to 3D', which takes normal 2D content and simulates 3D. I'm not sure I would use it much, but it does seem to actually work and is pretty cool. I watched about 30 minutes of Star Wars IV before I got tired of it.

Pros: This projector is awesome. Out of the box with no adjustment the image is stunning. I have just sold the Optoma H66 and Acer H5360 they just don't compare with this H6510. I am slighly impressed with this projectors 2D to 3D conversion. I used my old optoma 3D glassed 101 and 201 ant they worked perfect. I am current using and aged second hand Acer H7530D for every day TV/PC, the 1080p picture is very good but the 6510 beats it, but not by much. I have owned several projectors over the years and for the low cost of the 6510 and picture quality is has to be the best I have had. I am still testing the projector but first few days with it has been impressive. A very good AV toy ...I like lots

Cons: None really but I did have to move the projector to 10 feet from screen to fit my 7 ft screen my previous ceiling mounted position were 12 ft, but the 6510 throws a big picture after 10 feet

Pros: Bright!
Great Color Reproduction
Great Contrast
Sharp Image
No Motion Blur in 2D Mode
3D Works
Cost

Cons: Upward Throw Makes Ceiling Mount Tricky
Doesn't Come with Glasses

Other Thoughts: I purchased my H6510BD from Newegg Tuesday night and received it on Friday. I'm upgrading from a Panasonic PT-AE700U that provided me with 8 years of service. I'm projecting about 120in diagonal from a ceiling mount about 12ft from white drywall. The only slightly annoying part of using this projector from a ceiling mount is the fact that it has a 14 degree upward throw. This meant that I actually needed to angle the projector slightly towards the ceiling to compensate. This caused a mild keystone but the keystone correction seems to compensate quite well with no noticeable distortion.

My media room is moderately light controlled (blackout curtains) with a small amount of daylight leaking through. The immediate difference in contrast, color reproduction, brightness was astounding when compared to my old projector. My wife and friends noticed immediately, as well. The first thing I did was put the projector in eco mode since it was actually too bright in standard mode.

I ran it for about 12 hours this weekend including a couple of XBOX 360 games (Tomb Raider, Skyrim, and Black Ops 2), two NCAA tournament games (Tar Heels), a little surfing and Youtube on my media PC, and a little bit of standard HD cable programming. I found no noticeable motion blur (not sure if that's an issue with DLP anyway). The text from my PC was incredibly sharp at 1080p. 720p didn't look nearly as good but I understand that's to be expected from a non-native resolution. TV looked great despite the lack of 1080p programming. Video games looked fantastic as I noticed new details I'd never picked up on before. The presets that looked most pleasing to my eye were "Movie" and "Dark Cinema". I didn't mess with the color settings, contrast, or brightness. I left the dynamic black turned off because it didn't really seem necessary.

I experimented a bit with the 3D but my tests were limited due to the fact that my receiver is not HDMI 1.4a compliant so it would not pass the 3D signal. I bypassed my receiver and connected the projector directly to my XBOX 360. I ran Black Ops 2 in 3D mode with a pair of white (120hz) Sainsonic 3D glasses. I found the 3D effect in Black Ops 2 to be a bit underwhelming. It added some depth but I never felt like anything was actually coming out of the screen. I also noticed that quick movements (like my gun jerking when I fired) had a noticeably reduced framerate that seemed to affect my accuracy. This is probably not a fault of the projector but more to do with the game engine and the fact that 3D effectively halves the framerate of any video source. I haven't tried the 2D-to-3D long enough to develop an opinion on the usefulness.

I hope my amateur review helps somebody who's on the fence about this projector. I obviously don't have any other "modern" projectors to compare it to but I can assure you that it blows my previous 8 year old ($2500) Panasonic out of the water.