LG CineBeam 4k laser Projection

[Corey_O]

Anybody have first person knowledge of the quality?

https://www.lg.com/us/home-video/lg...MIvLWPirG73gIVwtvACh03CQi3EAEYASAAEgKkxPD_BwE

its being sold through Sears Kmart Frys....what up with that

 

[Chad Lancaster]

I think LTT or one of the tech reviewers did a video on it

 

[L. Langer]

Reviews say it's interesting, but still falls flat for being worth 3K. It's also not a 4K projector, but a 1080P one that pixel shifts or whatever they call it these days. It's designed more for portable throw n' show than actual full-time use and it has some not so great issues with the software, since LG stuffed a streaming media player in there too.

 

[Saied_M]

Reviews say it's interesting, but still falls flat for being worth 3K. It's also not a 4K projector, but a 1080P one that pixel shifts or whatever they call it these days. It's designed more for portable throw n' show than actual full-time use and it has some not so great issues with the software, since LG stuffed a streaming media player in there too.

Are you sure it is a pixel-shifter ? Projectorcentral did a review and are pretty good at mentioning that sort of thing. They say "It uses the 0.47" 4K UHD DLP chipset..."

 

[David Grigorian]

My two cents on the LG. I recently upgraded my old Epson 8350 HD 1080p 3lcd projector and this was my top candidate, I really wanted to love this thing but after viewing it in person I was left very disappointed, the colors, contrast and black levels were very disappointing. Especially the colors, they looked dull and washed out with no pop. I opted to go for the Sony vpl-vw285es DCI 4K Projector which is about $1000 more but blows the LG out of the water on every level, especially the colors and cinematic motion(*not SmoothMotion aka Soap opera affect). There is a noticeable sharpness difference between the two as well because the Sony is a true 4K while the LG is definitely a pixel shifter. One of the most surprising things was that the Sony was actually brighter with more contrast even though it's rated at a lower lumens of 1500 versus 2500 of the LG. The Sony's out of the box calibration is also fantastic with multiple color modes that all look great, While the LG requires considerable tweaking just to look decent... The LG isn't a terrible product but certainly not worth the price, I think it works best as a somewhat portable game room, kids room, backyard special occasion use projector. The Sony on the other hand is absolutely incredible, especially with 4K HDR content. I am definitely in love with this Sony projector and can't recommend it enough. Especially if you want true 4K in a projector.

 

[Antony Newman]

I have not seen the LG in action.

Random thoughts:
+) When comparing projectors lumens - compare calibrated lumens of the non compromised modes (ie discout bright modes that kill colour accuracy)
+) laser projectors can do saturated bright well - but need a good implementation of dim colours for a realistic dark areas (not sure if any budget lasers pjs have pulled off good dark images yet)
+) Epson’s latest generation at pixel shifting may be a good enough of a compromise until laser projectors are more ubiquitous.

I would add the Epson Pro Cinema 4050 (europeon model = Epson Pro-UHD EH-TW9400) to your shortlist because it outputs 100% of the P3 colour gamut whilst still being bright.

https://www.projectorcentral.com/epson-home-cinema-4010-review.htm <- the 4050’s little brother.

AJ

 

[L. Langer]

Are you sure it is a pixel-shifter ? Projectorcentral did a review and are pretty good at mentioning that sort of thing. They say "It uses the 0.47" 4K UHD DLP chipset..."

It uses Expanded Pixel Resolution processing, which is used by pixel shift projectors to increase the picture quality. The DLP chip used in this product was introduced last year and has a resolution of 2716 x 1528, which puts it in the newer crop of low-end 4K projectors from Benq and a bunch of other players that aren't using native 4K chips.

 

[L. Langer]

LG just shat out a replacement for this, called the HU85LA. It is intended for fixed installation on a table, counter, or media cabinet or whatever, and is not portable like it's predecessor. There is no spec information at this time, other than the minimal "what it is" stuff, but it will be shown at CES.