LG, which helped kickstart the Ultra Short Throw (UST) laser projector craze with the unique CineBeam, has simply unveiled a brand new high-end mannequin. The CineBeam HU915QE can mission a 120-inch picture from simply 7-inches away as earlier than, but it surely now does so with a scorching 3,700 ANSI lumens of brightness — properly past rivals just like the Optoma CinemaX P2. That must be sufficient for good image high quality in daytime with the blinds up, so it might change a TV whereas providing a a lot larger display screen measurement.
It additionally supposedly delivers a 2,000,000:1 distinction ratio, although I’d take that quantity with a humongous grain of salt because it relies on the kind of display screen, room brightness and extra. You additionally get 4K HDR video by way of the three channel laser (possible with a TI DLP chip) that ought to remove any rainbow impact. Since LG would not point out Dolby Vision or HDR10+, we are able to safely assume it is restricted to HDR10.
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It routinely adjusts brightness primarily based on ambient gentle situations, and makes use of HDR dynamic tone mapping to vary brightness on a frame-by-frame foundation. Another function, adaptive distinction, supposedly delivers the optimum distinction for every particular person scene.
It’s geared up with LG’s webOS that trumps different sensible platforms utilized by different manufacturers like Optoma. That’ll allow you to stream Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, YouTube and Apple TV with out the necessity for a Chromecast or different gadget. LG additionally guarantees trendy seems because of the 45 % recycled wool texture from Danish textile firm Kvadrat.
The HU915QE CineBeam 4K laser UST projector will arrive within the first half of 2022, which means in lower than 40 days or so. LG did not point out the worth, however it’s listed on pre-order at B&H Photo Video for round $6,000.