LG’s latest pre-CES 2025 product announcement continues the big-screen theme that’s already shaping up to be one of the key trends of the show. Only this time rather than the big pictures coming from king-sized TVs, they’re coming from eye-catchingly small projectors. In fact, in the case of LG’s new CineBeam S, they’re coming from what LG claims is the smallest ultra short throw 4K projector on the market.
Despite weighing in at just 2.5kg and measuring just 110(w) x 160(d) x 160(h)mm, the CineBeam S (AKA the PU615U) is capable of producing pictures as large as 100-inch across from a throw distance of just a few inches. What’s more, its RGB laser-powered projection system is claimed to deliver its 3840×2160-resolution images with an impressive 500 ANSI Lumens of brightness and even more promising 450,000:1 contrast ratio.
The CineBeam S is able to apply these impressive specifications for such a small projector to HDR signals (both the HDR10 and HLG formats are supported) as well as SDR, and is claimed to be capable of reproducing 154 percent of the DCI-P3 color space used in the mastering of most HDR content.
As well as being exceptionally small, the CineBeam S reinforces its lifestyle appeal by featuring a minimalistic metallic finish, and features Auto Screen Adjustment, Wall Color Adjustment and Screen Scaling/Shifting features to make it as easy as possible to set up in any room you want to use it in.
It’s got built-in stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos decoding too, so that you don’t have to always find an external audio system to use with it on movie nights. In fact, you can watch films and TV shows on it without even needing to connect an external source thanks to its built-in LG WebOS smart system, with its support for all the world’s most popular video streaming services.
Though if you DO want to use an external source such as a 4K Blu-ray player or games console, the projector carries an HDMI port — as well as supporting wireless playback from both Android and iOS devices.
LG’s other new CES projector announcement is the PF600U, which despite its rather bland name is actually a pretty unique proposition. LG describes it as “a versatile 3-in-1 lifestyle companion for everyday spaces” — a description it lives up to by combining its core projector functionality with the ability to also function as an LED mood lamp and a Bluetooth music speaker.
Its design reflects its unusual flexibility, too, with its stand-pole style — which has clearly been inspired by floor lamps — making it easy to integrate into virtually any space.
Its stereo speaker setup manages to incorporate passive radiators despite the projector’s compact form, helping it deliver a richer, more rounded and so more immersive sound, while the LED mood lamp feature is capable of enhancing your room’s ambiance with nine colours and five brightness levels.
The PF600U’s increased focus on versatility means it isn’t as well specified for pictures as the CineBeam S. Its LED optical system only supports a full HD (1920×1080) resolution rather than 4K, its brightness is rated at 300 ANSI lumens rather than 500, and its contrast ratio is quoted at 150,000:1 rather than 450,000:1. It does still support HDR10 and HLG playback, though, and since it’s not a UST model, it is rated as being capable of delivering a 120-inch picture — 20 inches more than the CineBeam S. Picture set up is made easy, too, by an auto screen adjustment function and the ability of the projector to tilt through 110 degrees on its pole mount.
As with the CineBeam S, the PF600U also carries LG’s webOS smart system, meaning that again you can stream movies and TV shows into the projector rather than having to attach an external source. Though also like the CineBeam S, the PF600U’s 7.5kg, 290(w) c 290(d) x 983(h)mm form does carry an HDMI port, as well as supporting wireless content sharing from Android or iOS devices.
LG hasn’t announced pricing for its two new home entertainment projectors at the time of writing, but if this emerges during the CES next week I’ll update this story accordingly.
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