HU70LAB
Outstanding projector that…
08/27/2020 01:34
Before 2020, our largest TV was a 43” 3D set - nothing special. About 10 months ago, we got an LG nano series, and it blew us away. Movie night was no longer a plea to the kids to get off devices, but a group activity. I posted many online reviews about how this was just what we needed.
Cue 2020: the lockdown, social distancing, and isolation from others preventing get-togethers. Since our LG nano series TV was such a hit, we started looking for a projector, and LG was our first stop. We'd never really needed a projector before, and in my occasional research, never found a good one that fit our needs anyway. This became a means to gather again though - distanced, but all able to enjoy the movie du joir.
In the last 2 weeks since buying it, we’ve had friends over to experience this beast. The image is so large that people can stretch out: in the pool (our kids), and across the back deck (week 1 – projected against the house), or across the driveway and front lawn while (week 2 – projected on the garage door), and all have a movie-quality experience, bringing us closer to the days before the negativity of coronavirus. All were blown away by the image quality, motion quality, and brightness – even in moderate light near dusk, where most units struggle. As a former optical engineer that worked on displays, the color representations are AMAZING… minor calibration was done initially (just because I’m a stickler), but even out-of-the-box, I was wowed by the color gamut.
We eventually plan to remove the entertainment center & make this our primary family room unit, but for now, are having too much fun with the portability!
While I love the addition, I’d like to offer a few suggestions. First/foremost, the remote needs to be UHF, not infrared. For the first 20 mins, I thought I had a defective remote, dead batteries, or defective projector sensor. Not fun, when everyone wants to start and the tech whiz is looking for batteries. Thankfully, I saw the guide while getting new AA’s & noticed a rear *IR* receiver in the diagram. For people who ceiling mount & have a lip between rooms (as we do), this could be problematic if not mounted just right. Second, internal sound is low… I had to disconnect a soundbar & attach to the projector outside as no one outside could hear beyond a foot or two away, even at max volume. Finally, YouTube TV needs to be an internal app! It is for LG TV's, please add it here - I don't want another unnecessary HDMI stick please!
nomdeplume
Winter Garden , Spojené státy americké
Age: 39
Gender: Female