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LG says its new 4K projector is a ‘stylish art object’::LG’s new CineBeam Qube is a small, boxy, minimalist 4K laser projector with a handle and HDMI eARC support.

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[–] jwt@programming.dev 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)

LG: It's a pretentious box with a lens.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

They could have done so much with it, instead they made an ammo box with a lens on it

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 36 points 10 months ago

Saw the ads for this one and then saw it’s only 500 lumens. Hope you like watching your crazy expensive projector in a perfectly dark room where no one else will see its “style”.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

...that's a pencil sharpener.

[–] scorpious@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Should totally keep a cup of pencils next to it.

[–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Okay, but can we get a "LG says its new phone is an 'epic comeback'"?

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

Is this an ad for a subpar, dim, normal throw projector in a shiny box?

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ah yes, a "stylish art object".
Looks like these:

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Kinda looks like an automatic air freshener combined with a womens razor

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Those are Chinese medical cum harvesters. Incidentally, how's your mom's job hunt going?

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She says AI and machines took er jerb, but im sure she will tell you all about it tonight

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hard to converse with a ball gag in my mouth and she charges by the minute. I can't afford the luxury of a sentence more than the 2 minutes I need of her company.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ill tell her to think of bringing in a loyalty card system so you get a freebie occasionally, probably everly 13th free, a traditional wankers dozen.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That's be great! My Iphone 4s isn't compatible with her app, so I have really been missing out on promotions.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Thats strange, everything else she does is backwards compatible.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

And it's a useless toy compared to my 1 k$ ceiling mounted white Epson.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 8 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


LG announced the CineBeam Qube (model HU710PB) laser projector yesterday: It’s got a minimalist look and stature, weighing 3.28 pounds and measuring 135mm square on one side and just 80mm wide at the front.

It also has an unspecified number of HDMI eARC and USB-C ports, and a 3W built-in mono speaker.

Impressively, LG says it can project an up-to-120-inch image at full 4K resolution with a pretty standard 1.2 throw ratio.

The Qube uses the company’s webOS, which is fine taken on its own as an OS, but lacks the diversity of Google TV or Apple’s tvOS.

It looks a little like a cross between the Binomes from the 90s CGI cartoon ReBoot and the hand-cranked Bell & Howell 8mm camera that floated around my house growing up.

And while I usually recoil at companies describing their devices with terms like “stylish interior accessory,” I have to admit the Qube calls to me, as a person who is willing to forgive the flaws of quirky, boxy tech that has a handle — like the GameCube, for instance.


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[–] egeres@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
  • "Show the movie LG"
  • "I'm sorry dave, I cannot play 'Harry.Potter.and.the.Deathly.Hallows.Part.2.2011.2160p.MAX.WEB-D.mkv'"
  • "Dammit LG, show the movie!"
  • "I think this conversation has no other purpose, good bye dave"
[–] Amphobet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So it's pronounced "kwoob," right?

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago
[–] Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Why are upvoting ads?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Reminds me of a brownie camera.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

When I was in uni I bought a projector for my room. Best thing I ever bought.

Just put it on my bedside table and used it to watch movies on the white wall either alone or with the FB. Even took it downstairs and on the old console played split screen COD with the housemates. It was awesome.

But that was 10 years ago now and TV tech has moved on. Most people have a huge TV that gives pretty much the same size as what screen I was protecting but much clearer, and they also don't live in a shitty uni room with no space for a TV stand and no walls mounts.

The projector had its short window of being the right solution but I think a lot of people missed it and now a TV is almost always the right option.