A Sneak Peek at LG's Latest CES Lineup

Hey guys, this is Austin, and I'm here at CES with a little bit of a sneak peek at what LG has cooking up. Not only were they awesome enough to sponsor this video, but importantly, they gave me a badge to get in a whole day early, so I can explore before everyone else gets here, shhh. So if you look behind me, you might notice the star of the show.

This is the LG Signature OLED TV R, and as you can see, it stands for rollable, because these are well, completely flexible OLEDs. So there are a couple of components to the TV. First of all, is the stand which does come with it, but above that, that is the actual main base. You can see as the TV rolls out, it's all sort of coiled up inside, and there's a really cool mechanism that actually sorts of pulls the TV up and keeps it straight. Now you might think, oh look at that rollable TV, you're gonna notice some sort of picture quality issues or anything, but just like with the wallpaper TV, it looks exactly like the other OLEDs with the added benefit of being able to disappear when you don't wanna watch TV.

So you might wonder, why exactly do you want a TV that can roll up? Well, if you imagine if you put it in front of say a window, you could roll it all the way down and have essentially just a nice piece of furniture, and when you're ready to watch TV, you hit a single button and the TV springs to life, rolls to life, animates to life. It's actually pretty cool to think about, having a TV that can be more than just a TV, it can be something else entirely.

Now, let's talk about the audio side of things. There's a couple really cool things here, and most noticeably there's the SL9 Soundbar. On one hand, you can actually wall mount it and have it completely flat, or if you wait for it to actually come up, you also could do it in a standard orientation like you would normally put on a table. What's cool about this is that it does take advantage of Dolby Atmos as well. But what's even cooler is the fact that this soundbar can serve multiple functions depending on how you want to use it.

Continuing down that audio side, we have a series of XBOOM speakers. And first of all, we have the small guys, so these are the XBOOM Go. Yeah, there we go. On the XBOOM Go side, the PK7, the 5 and the 3 are all available on sale right now. Now, let's talk about the AI side of things. So these both take advantage of Google Assistant. This is actually something we've already taken a look at in the past, but this is the one that has the full smart display with Google Assistant.

Now, if you're curious, I'd like to tell you more about the gram laptops from LG. The LG gram was one of my favorite laptops of 2017. The idea that you have the display does make Google Assistant a lot more useful, and on top of that, it sounds pretty solid as well. There's also a pair of brand new LG grams this year. Not only does the 14 come in a 2 in 1 form factor, but there's also now a 17 inch gram. Considering that you have a full 17 inch display with a 2560 by 1600 resolution, the fact that this laptop weighs less than 3 pounds is incredibly impressive.

Now, let's talk about the gram 2 in 1. What's cool about this is of course you can use it in the standard laptop mode, or you can flip it around and take advantage of its being a full 2 in 1. If you wanna know more about the gram, we're actually going to be doing a lot more on this very soon, so stay tuned.

With that, I think we're about to get kicked out. Like literally everything's turning off around us. So, that my friends is a sneak peek at what LG has at CES this year. If you're interested in anything that I talked about, I'll have links to as much of it as I can in the description. And stay tuned, we might just get a couple things in the office for some videos.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin.And today I'm here at CES witha little bit of a sneak peekat what LG has cooking up.Not only were they awesomeenough to sponsor this video,but importantly, theygave me a badge to get ina whole day early, so I can explorebefore everyone else gets here, shhh.So if you look behind me,you might notice the star of the show.This is the LG Signature OLED TV R.The R stands for rollable,as these are well,completely flexible OLEDs.So there are a couplecomponents to the TV.First of all, is the standwhich does come with it,but above that, that isthe actual main base.So you can see as the TV rolls out,it's all sort of coiled up inside,and there's a really cool mechanismthat actually sort of, pulls the TV upand keeps it straight.Now you might think, ohlook at that rollable TV,you're gonna notice some sort ofpicture quality issues or anything,but just like with the wallpaper TV,it looks exactly like the otherOLEDs with the added benefitof being able to disappearwhen you don't wanna watch TV.So you might wonder,why exactly do you wanta TV that can roll up?Well if you imagine if you putit in front of say a window,you could roll it all theway down and have essentiallyjust a nice piece of furniture,and when you're ready to watch TV,you hit a single buttonand the TV springs to life, rolls to life,animates to life... I'm outof synonyms and adjectives.So in addition to full view,which is the TV extended,you also can use what'sknown as line view.And this gives you about75% of the TV rolled up,so it's much smaller, and in that caseyou can put up things likethe gallery, listen to music,or you can just completely hide the TV,and the speaker does still function.Now as you might expect,we don't exactly have a price on this guy,although it won't come cheap.But it actually will becoming out this year.Now if that's not crazy enough for you,I think this definitely will be.This is an 88 inch, 8K OLED.Yes, you heard me right.It's an 88 inch, 8K OLED.I want one.Every year at CES there are a ton of TVs,and usually they get better and better,but this is hands downthe best looking panelI have ever seen, like full stop.So of course, OLEDs alreadyhave great picture quality.When you combine thatwith a full 8K resolution,I mean, it is ridiculous.You cannot see pixels unless you're like,really uncomfortably close.This is legitimately my dream TV.Right, it's massive.This is the biggestOLED they've ever made.Even watching this video,you can watch it in 4K all you want,you cannot see just how sharp,just how crisp this TV is.Now it is very early days for 8K,there's really not a lotof 8K content out there.So YouTube is actuallyone of the few platformsthat does already support 8K,so you will be able to watch8K videos straight on the TV.But on top of that, itdoes support HDMI 2.1.Actually you know I've neverreally thought about it,we've never uploaded a video in 8K,but theoretically we could upload itand watch them all on our 8K OLED.Right LG?Now, if that's not enough 8K for you,there's also a brand new NanoCell 8K TV.And the main difference here--Ohhhh!- Sorry.(censor beep)- If that's not enough 8K for you,there's also the 8K NanoCell TV.This creates OLED for LCD,and you have to go downto a mere 75 inches,as if that was notalready enormous enough.But the main thing hereis that you still getall of those key upgradeswith going to 8K.Moving into a slightly darker environment,we have the LG Cinebeam HU85L.Now this is their latestultra short throw projector,and at a full 120 inches, this looks nice.Now we are at a pretty bright show floor.Usually you wanna watch a projectorin a little bit of a darker environment,but this is surprisingly bright.Of course, it is a full 4Kprojector, and importantly,it is a dual laser projector as well.When I say ultra short throw, I mean it.You get a full 120 inch displayfrom only 7 inches away.What's cool about this,is that the unit itselfis actually still fairly compact.I know it's not quite as portableas the last Cinebeamthat we took a look at,but if you're doing aproper home theater set up,full 4K, plenty of brightness,this is a really good way of going.Now when it comes to audio,there's a couple really cool things here,and most noticeablythere's the SL9 Soundbar.So on one hand, you canactually wall mount itand have it completely flat,or if you wait for it to actually come up,you also could do it ina standard orientationlike you would normally put on a table.What's cool about this, isthat it does take advantageof Dolby Atmos as well.But it's really cool to beable to have a single soundbarwhich can serve multiple functionsdepending on how you want to use it.In case you're curious,it sadly does not come witha full, motorized wall mount.(cheerful music)Is that how you do an audio demo?Continuing down that audio side,we have a series of XBOOM speakers.And first of all, we have the small guys,so these are the XBOOM Go.(upbeat music)Yeah, there we go.So on the XBOOM Go side,the PK7, the 5 and the 3are all available on sale right now.On top of that, we also dohave the AI side of things.So these both take advantageof Google Assistant.So this is actually somethingwe've already taken a look at in the past,but this is the one thathas the full smart displaywith Google Assistant.-Hey guys, this is Austin.The LG gram was one of myfavorite laptops of 2017.- The idea that you have the displaydoes make Google Assistanta lot more useful,and on top of that, itsounds pretty solid as well.It sounds pretty solid as well.I like when my voice cracksin the video, oh boy.There's also a pair of brandnew LG grams this year.So not only does the 14come in a 2 in 1 form factor,but there's also now a 17 inch gram.Considering that you havea full 17 inch display,with a 2560 by 1600 resolution,the fact that this laptopweighs less than 3 poundsis incredibly impressive.Now, if we walk a littlebit over to this side,we have the gram 2 in 1.So what's cool about this,is of course you can use itin the standard laptop mode,or you can flip it aroundand take advantage ofit being a full 2 in 1.Now if you wanna know more about the gram,we're actually going to be doinga lot more on this verysoon, so stay tuned,and with that, I think we'reabout to get kicked out.Like, literally everything'sturning off around us.So that my friends is a sneak peekat what LG has at CES this year.If you're interested inanything that I talked about,I'll have links to as much of it as I canin the description.And stay tuned, we might just geta couple things in theoffice for some videos.(censor beep)It's legitimately time to leave,they're shuttingeverything down around us.