Every four years the same scene repeats itself. The World Cup begins, the games accumulate, the guests increase with the phases and suddenly the television in the living room seems too small. What is sufficient during the rest of the year falls short when we have to follow a classification, a penalty shootout or a, fingers crossed, final. The traditional solution is to buy a larger television. With the CineBeam S projector, LG proposes a different one: converting a wall into a movie screen.
That is precisely the objective of the LG CineBeam S, an ultra-compact laser projector that can display 4K images of up to 100 inches while being just a few centimeters from the wall. The minimum distance if we are going to be precise is 8.1 cm. And, to give us an idea, 100 inches is equivalent to an image 2.5 meters diagonal.
The most striking feature is its ultra-short throw system, these 8 centimeters mentioned before. This has an obvious advantage for those who live in small apartments or living rooms or if we want to take the game to another room: there is no need to install the device on the ceiling or look for a wall located at the other end of the room. Simply place it on a low piece of furniture, next to the wall.
The image is provided by a three-channel RGB laser light source, a technology that uses independent lasers for the colors red, green and blue. On paper it offers a Wider color reproduction than many traditional projectors and allows for 4K UHD resolution using pixel shifting techniques. In practice this means that the patches that the players wear on their shirts are seen with total clarity, bordering on immersion.
Another of its strong points is its size. With dimensions of just 11 × 16 × 16 centimeters (practically the size of the case of many dual-screen smartphones), the CineBeam S looks more like a smart speaker than a home cinema projector.
It also incorporates webOS, the same operating system as LG televisions, so it allows direct access to streaming platforms without the need for external devices. And its setup in this sense is very simple: connect to the internet, connect to an Android user and accept the QR codes of each streaming service that we have contracted. In five minutes it is ready. It also includes support for Dolby Atmos via eARC to connect to a sound bar or more powerful audio system.
As for brightness, we are talking about 500 ANSI lumens. Taking into account that the World Cup is played in the Spanish afternoon/night, There is no problem taking the project outside and watching the games in the garden or terrace.
The LG CineBeam S answers a very current question: is it necessary to buy a gigantic television to enjoy a huge screen? No and with the advantage that a portable battery It allows us to take it anywhere (less than 2 kilos), connect it to the mobile phone network and view the desired content. Of course, be careful with the volume: despite its size, it has its own power.