LG says its new CineBeam Qube 4K projector is a ‘trendy artwork object’

LG introduced the CineBeam Qube (mannequin HU710PB) laser projector yesterday: It’s obtained a minimalist look and stature, weighing 3.28 kilos and measuring 135mm sq. on one facet and simply 80mm large on the entrance. (For comparability, the iPhone 15 Professional is simply shy of 147mm tall.) It additionally has an unspecified variety of HDMI eARC and USB-C ports, and a 3W built-in mono speaker. Impressively, LG says it may possibly mission an up-to-120-inch picture at full 4K decision with a fairly normal 1.2 throw ratio. Oh, and it has a deal with!

There are some obvious drawbacks to this itty bitty projector. For starters, it pushes out a comparatively dim 500 ANSI lumens (in comparison with 2200 ANSI lumens of the bigger Xgimi Horizon Professional we reviewed two years in the past). That implies that, though LG says this projector helps HDR 10, it gained’t pop the way in which brighter HDR TVs do exterior of a really darkish room. The Qube makes use of the corporate’s webOS, which is ok taken by itself as an OS, however lacks the variety of Google TV or Apple’s tvOS.

I simply wish to decide it up and stroll round with it. Picture: LG

Nevertheless it’s potential none of that issues if you happen to simply desire a neat little factor that’s cursorily helpful. It seems a bit of like a cross between the Binomes from the 90s CGI cartoon ReBoot and the hand-cranked Bell & Howell 8mm digicam that floated round my home rising up. And whereas I often recoil at corporations describing their gadgets with phrases like “trendy inside accent,” I’ve to confess the Qube calls to me, as an individual who’s prepared to forgive the failings of quirky, boxy tech that has a deal with — just like the GameCube, for example. (Clearly, the GameCube, having no flaws, is only a handy instance right here.)

One other view of the LG Qube. Picture: LG

LG didn’t announce both pricing or a launch date for the Qube, nor does it say whether or not it would help options from different LG projectors like AirPlay 2, good voice management, or actually… something about its capabilities exterior of the very fundamentals like these talked about above.