This Acer Super Series QLED TV certainly exceeded our expectations and is an option we can recommend to consumers looking for premium features at a value price. This TV uses a good quality VA QLED panel and punches well above its weight in terms of picture quality with accurate colours and skin tones. We also quite like the Dolby Vision HDR experience on the TV. On the downside, the default Movie mode, which is often a convenient option for purists, feels a little too warm in SDR and HDR10. For gamers, the inclusion of HDMI 2.1 and features like ALLM and DSC are important additions. The TV doesn’t support Apple AirPlay but FastCast serves as an alternative.
n recent years, the TV market has undergone a shift similar to the smartphone industry in the early 2010s. Brands like Acer, Blaupunkt, and Hisense are offering QLED panels, Dolby Vision, and high refresh rates at competitive prices, giving consumers feature-rich TVs without the premium price tags. While tier-1 brands like Sony, Samsung, and LG still command higher prices, especially for larger screens, these new entrants provide viable alternatives—much like the rise of affordable smartphones from Indian and Chinese brands that once challenged Apple and Samsung, making premium features more accessible.
One such contender is the Acer Super Series 55-inch QLED, which boasts a 4K display, Dolby Vision, 80W audio, and a high refresh rate—all at a competitive price. But how does it perform in real-world use? Can it deliver a premium experience at a fraction of the cost? Let’s find out in this review.
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The TV has a premium design for the price. The bezels on the side are narrow and the grey strip on the bottom has Acer branding and doesn’t feel distracting. The good thing is that the feet are metallic which adds to the appeal and is not something that we usually see in this price segment The frequently needed ports are side-facing but are located at a distance from the edges, so they may be a tad difficult to access when the TV is wall-mounted.
The remote Acer bundles with this TV is quite ergonomic and the build quality is at par with what we usually see with affordable TVs. Apart from hotkeys for four popular apps, you get a dedicated button to toggle ‘User profile’ for different family members. The ‘Smart’ button gives access to some useful Acer add-ons including Music Mode, FastCast, Sleep Timer, Night Mode, and World Clock. Music Mode turns off the display while keeping the audio playing in the background. This is a great option for times when you wish to use your TV audio setup for music. Acer has also added a dedicated menu button for additional controls when you play content via USB drives.
Our review sample employs a good-quality VA panel for the price. We recorded a native contrast of 4425:1 and for SDR, the panel is tuned for normal indoor viewing environments and closely follows the Gamma 2.2 curve. As with all VA panels, the high contrast comes at an expense. We noticed a shift in colours off-axis or when viewing TV from a wide angle but this is something normal consumers might not notice.
The panel can reproduce almost 100% of Rec. 709 colour space used for SDR content. HDR capabilities are also better than what we usually see in this price segment. The display panel supports 91.68% DCI-P3 coverage and 68.44% of BT2020 coverage in UV terms. We recorded a peak brightness of roughly 450 nits in standard mode and around 350 nits in relatively colour-accurate movie mode with a warm colour temperature.
The colour volume is at par with what we get with most QLED panels. Overall, the display quality is impressive at this price point.
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We tested the colour accuracy of the display using Spectracal C6 HDR2000 Colourimeter, Videoforge Pro pattern generator, and Calman Ultimate software. All measurements are taken in Movie mode which is the most colour-accurate preset on the TV for SDR and HDR10 content.
Motion smoothing or MEMC is enabled by default and if you are a purist, we recommend that you disable it from the Advanced Picture mode settings to avoid the soap-opera effect.
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Coming to SDR, we recorded an average delta error of 2.9, which is excellent and below the humanly perceptible value of 3.
Skin tones are mostly accurate and the TV can render dark and mixed SDR scenes quite nicely.
In bright SDR and HDR scenes, the whites appear a tad too warm as is also indicated by the average colour temperature of 5895 K which is warmer than standard D65 or 6500K. In standard mode, you can make some adjustments to the colours but we’d recommend that only if you know what you are doing.
HDR performance turned out better than we expected for the price, especially with Dolby Vision. Dark scenes in Dolby Vision were handled surprisingly well. This is important because a good portion of Dolby Vision content that I run into these days is graded to highlight deep, prominent shadows.
In HDR10 we recorded an average Delta Error of 3, which is above average. Once again the movie mode is warmer than the standard D65 out of the box. Critical memory colours like the colour of the sky, skin tones and foliage are rendered accurately.
There is also an AI mode that works for SDR and HDR10. We didn’t notice any immediate difference with the AI mode enabled in our viewing environment, but our test scores did point to subtle adjustments.
Overall, this Acer Super Series TV punches above its weight when it comes to picture quality and we quite like the overall SDR and HDR performance, especially considering the price.
This TV has a ‘Dual AI Processor’, which is a quad-core processor backed by 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. The performance is not snappy but it is once again decent for the asking price. The Google TV software is based on the latest Android 14 TV software with some customisations on top.
Acer has added a few useful apps like FastCast, File Manager and more which proved useful. FastCast presents a unified interface to cast or mirror screens from Windows PC, iPhones, Android phones and other devices.
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You can cast from popular apps like YouTube to the TV directly from your Android or iOS phone using Chromecast Built-in. FastCast also presents a convenient way to screen mirror your Windows PC, Android or iOS devices to your TV. You will however need to download separate apps on your devices for this to work. Apple AirPlay but Fastcast serves as a workable alternative which is not as seamless as AirPlay.
We like that you can zoom out of the picture and sound adjustment settings as an overlay and switch between different modes while observing their effects. The input key lets you access and switch between different inputs with ease. Content in a USB drive can be accessed from the Media Player.
The Acer Super Series QLED TV supports useful gaming features like HDMI 2.1 connectivity with ALLM and DSC. The gaming experience with the console and PC exceeded our expectations. The gameplay felt smooth and responsive.
The TV has an 80W Audio System with Dolby Atmos. For a capable Dolby Atmos experience, you will need an external speaker system as it is often hard for native TV speakers to deliver a convincing surround sound experience. Once you disable Dolby Atmos, the audio is quite loud and clear. The dialogue clarity is also decent.
This Acer Super Series QLED TV certainly exceeded our expectations and is an option we can recommend to consumers looking for premium features at a value price. This TV uses a good quality VA QLED panel and punches well above its weight in terms of picture quality with accurate colours and skin tones. We also quite like the Dolby Vision HDR experience on the TV. On the downside, the default Movie mode, which is often a convenient option for purists, feels a little too warm in SDR and HDR10. For gamers, the inclusion of HDMI 2.1 and features like ALLM and DSC are important additions. The TV doesn’t support Apple AirPlay but FastCast serves as an alternative.
