Austin's Home Theater Setup: A Review of the LG CineBeam Laser 4K Projector

Hey guys, this is Austin. I'm standing here in my home theater setup. So a few months ago you might remember we did a video going over how we built this, including the massive 120-inch LG projector behind me.

With a 120-inch screen, we're pushing our ProBeam to its absolute limit. Now, it definitely will work, however, as with any projector, the larger the display area that you're projecting on the less light you have to spread across it. So, that on top of the fact that this is going to be only 1080 means that it's time for an upgrade.

That's where this comes in, the LG CineBeam Laser 4K, and, of course, huge shout out to LG for sponsoring our setup yet again. One of the cool things about this is that not only is it going to give us a full 4K resolution, but also come with HDR support.

One of the nice things about the CineBeam is that we do have multiple options of setting it up. What I think I'm going to do is put it behind me here on this table and just shoot across the couch. But if you want to get a little bit more of a compact setup, instead of using it with a mirror like this, you can actually just swivel the whole thing out of the way and using the included stand just adjust it and kinda angle it just about the way you wanna look at it on the display.

One of the things I'm excited for is this Corsair Lapboard. We actually have a full wireless mechanical keyboard with this weird trackball mouse. This is actually really cool though. The whole thing is going to be padded on the bottom. So, it's really meant more for actual gaming than any kind of home theater use, but the nice thing is you do still have a full-size keyboard so you can pretty much do whatever you want.

The only thing I'm not a huge fan of is the trackball mouse just 'cause it's weird, but I think especially considering that I don't wanna have to be moving all around here, it's a little bit easier to use. So, this is just the first version of this setup.

Now, with Radeon graphics inside we're going to have more than enough power to, of course, handle any kind of 4K projection that we want, but importantly, it also is going to be capable of some gaming, because it's not exactly going to be a dedicated gaming setup with a full projector, but it is possible.

Finally time to test the setup. The projector is fully up and running. You can see it actually looks pretty decent even though it is very bright in the room right now. So, the only thing left to do is to press play and hope that everything works.

So, I've watched this video I don't know how many times, but I've actually never watched it at full 4K HDR on a projector, oh man. Nope, nope, nope, nope, Yup. (laughing) Dude, this is so great. I'm so happy with this right now. Dude, it looks so good, especially considering it's 4K.

We've got a pretty large screen here. It'll go up to 150 inches, but right now we've got it at around 120 inches with this display. But, I mean, it is so sharp even when you get right up close to it. And something that's really surprising to me is how bright it is.

So, of course, if you guys wanna check out any of this stuff the link will be in the description, but if you excuse me, I'm gonna go watch some videos on our super-cool new setup. I'm just gonna crank the volume now.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey guys, this is Austin.I'm standing here inmy home theater setup.So a few months ago you might rememberwe did a video going allover how we built this,including the massive 120-inchLG projector behind me.With a 120-inch screen,we're pushing our ProBeamto its absolute limit.Now, it definitely will work, however,as with any projector, thelarger the display areathat you're projecting on the lesslight you have to spread across it.So that on top of thefact that this is goingto be only 1080 means thatit's time for an upgrade.That's where this comes in,the LG CineBeam Laser 4K,and, of course, huge shout out to LGfor sponsoring our setup yet again.So one of the cool things about this isthat not only is it going togive us a full 4K resolution,but also can go all the wayup to a 150-inch screen,more than enough power tohandle our 120-inch display.One of the main criticisms you guys hadof our last setup had to do with audio.So right now we're usingthe SJ9 Sound Bar.Don't get me wrong, it actuallydoes sound pretty good,especially considering how small it is,but for a full home theater setup we needto up the game just a little bit.What's cool about this guy isthat it's in a very unusual shape.It's definitely not going to come cheap,but what you're getting here is somethingthat's going to be pretty portableif you wanna actually move it around.So I'm actually curious,I was able to take a lookat this guy at CES ah, there you go.So if you wanna walk around with it,not only does it have the built-in handle,but it also has a power cablebuilt in, I think, right?Oh, yeah, look at that.So the power cable just winds out,so you don't even needto worry about anything.If you wanna take this on like a,I don't know, what do you do?Go outside to a pool party or something?So what's interesting about this guy isthat it actually is going tobe in a really unique shape andthat's because they actuallycompletely reoriented itcompared to most standardlaser projectors.I say standard as iflaser projectors are allover the place, butbasically what they've doneis they flipped the entirething up on its side.So what you're actuallydoing is you're goingto be shooting everythingoff of this mirrorso everything can be much more compact,and you're also goingto be getting somethingthat is going to be handheld, somewhat.I'm a little afraid that it's goingto be too tall for this setup.We may actually have tomove everything back.- Oh, that's depressing.- Okay, so, it turnsout that this projectornot exactly short-throw like the other oneor not as we expected, so.- It don't work right.- It won't fill thescreen like we thought.- The room's too small.- The room's way toosmall, buy a bigger house.- Is this really the solution?- I think so.- Yeah, this is, yeah,this is pretty comfortable.- So it is day two andwe have a little bitof a better plan than yesterday.So as opposed to doing theentire setup at my houseinstead we're going to bedoing it here at the officewhere, you know, we have a roomthat's larger than seven-feet wide.So unlike with a ultrashort-throw projector,the CineBeam actually needs some spaceto be able to give you the full size.So technically we couldhave it a couple feet away,but then the screen sizewould be like this big.To actually get a full 100,120, or even 150 inches,you need to have thisthing several feet away.So, with that, I think it's timeto repurpose our oldset, which we actually,if you guys remember,this is where we usedto shoot all of ourvideos, and get ourselves aproper office home theater setup that'sactually functional unlikewhat we did yesterday.- So we just got the projector screen up,we lowered the screen itself,and I think the placementlooks pretty good right now.We have this console tablethat we've had from our old setup.We're gonna use it to holdall of our components.- Okay, so, the AC isnot currently working.It's over 90 degrees in theoffice and yet work continues.- So what are wedoing as far as audio goes?- Okay, so basically wehave a 5.1 setup right now.So we have this Yamaha receiver.It'll take all of ourspeakers, our subwoofer.We got basically all Klipschjust to kind of match everything.And we also have this thingthat'll hook up to our PC.So it is a desktop DAC and headphone amp.Really, what's interestingabout this is that it comeswith a Blu-ray player,which is really weird.I've never seen somethinglike this before.- The realanswer here is that youpicked a bunch of stuff that you wantfor your own set up,you're gonna steal as soonas this video's over, right?- Shh.- One of the nice thingsabout the CineBeam isthat we do have multipleoptions of setting it up.So what I think I'm going todo is put it behind me hereon this table and justshoot across the couch,but if you want to get a littlebit more of a compact setup,instead of using itwith a mirror like thisyou can actually justswivel the whole thingout of the way andusing the included standjust adjust it and kindaangle it just about the wayyou wanna look at it on the display.One of the things I'm excitedfor is this Corsair Lapboard.So we actually have a fullwireless mechanical keyboardwith this weird trackball mouse.This is actually really cool though.So the whole thing is gonnabe padded on the bottom.So it's really meantmore for actual gamingthan any kind of home theater use,but the nice thing is youdo still have a full-sizekeyboard so you can prettymuch do whatever you want.The only thing I'm not a hugefan of is the trackball mousejust 'cause it's weird, but I think,especially considering that Idon't wanna have to be movingall around here, it's alittle bit easier to use.So this is just the firstversion of this setup.So right now we're going to be usingthe latest Intel Skull CanyonNUC to power everything.Now, with Radeon graphicsinside we're gonna have morethan enough power to, ofcourse, handle any kindof 4K projection that we want,but, importantly, it alsois going to be capableof some gaming, 'causeit's not exactly goingto be a dedicated gamingsetup with a full projector,but it is possible, andthis PC will run everythingwe need in a nice small package.It is finally time to test the setup.So the projector is fully up and running.You can see it actuallylooks pretty decenteven though it is verybright in the room right now.So the only thing left to do isto press play and hopethat everything works.So a great test isgoing to be watching oneof our very first 4K HDRvideos right off of YouTube.Oh, man, it's so good.(video playing in background)So I've watched this videoI don't know how many times,but I've actually never watched itat full 4K HDR on a projector, oh, man.Nope, nope, nope, nope.Yup.(laughing)Dude, this is so great.I'm so happy with this right now.Dude, it looks so good,especially considering it's 4K.So we've got a pretty large screen here.It'll go up to 150 inches,but right now we've got itat around 120 inches with this display.But, I mean, it is so sharp even when youget right up close to it.And something that's really surprisingto me is how bright it is.So, I mean, it is not dark in here at all.We've got the windows,we've got the top light,and yet you can still seeit is super, super bright.This is great.So, of course, if youguys wanna check out anyof this stuff the linkwill be in the description,but if you excuse me, I'm gonna gowatch some videos on oursuper-cool new setup.I'm just gonna crank the volume now.