LG CineBeam UHD 4K Projector HU715QW – DLP Ultra Short Throw Laser Smart Home Theater Projector, White

Like having a 120″ Flat screen TV
I have to admit, we were a bit hesitant about dropping this kind of money on a projector. However, we wanted a short throw, 4k projector for our newly remodeled, outdoor covered patio. Now, we know it’s not meant to be outside for long periods so we bought a short, heavy duty printer cart so we could roll the thing outside and back inside. We had an extra Roku and hooked that up too. The thing is a beast. Remember those old late 70’s/early 80’s VCR’s? Yeah, big and heavy so not exactly ideal for mobile use. I was shocked by the image quality. You forget it’s a projector the images are so crisp and sharp. The sound is good too and another feature we plan to use is the bluetooth to add some JBL outdoor speakers. It was a bit of a headache to get it all setup after we turned it on but we got through it. We don’t have the wall space inside to use it without some major furniture shuffling so for now, it sits on the cart, in the family room until we want to go outside and watch it. What we wonder is how the summer humidity will affect the lens going from a/c. Will it fog up? Guess we’ll find out. Overall we are very happy with our choice.

Nice but not the best
I have had four to five different front projectors but this is my first short throw one. What is good: vertical view is aligned other projectors the image vertically is not 180 degrees despite changing the v mode. The LG handles the picture well but even after trying the pictures setting modes, it still lacks the bright warm colors of the viewsonic or optomer projectors. Another thing is that it comes with four standard apps Netflix, apple TV, YouTube, Disneyplus, Amazon prime but missing HBOMax. It has a app search feature for adding more apps but no hbomax. The software is buggy, especially trying to use the internet, some of the pages hyperlinks cannot be reached with the icon mouse, this was extremely frustrating for me since I went online to download hbomax app, which I could not do. The software needs to be able to automatically work with my amplifier instead of me doing it manually each time. Since, i use the amp for audio I would say the audio output from the LG is good. Overall, I recommend buying for the price but not the best compared to the picture quality of viewsonic front projector.

Disappointing picture quality and sounds
I bought the one because it has Apple play built in and I always trusted the brand.The Xgimi Aura 4K was the other one that interested me so I bought both to compare them. I usually never do that but it was too important of a purchase this time.Conclusion: I kept the Xgimi. The level of black was much better, the skin on the face of the people was much better. The sounds quality was also much better. The remote control felt better quality being made of aluminum. The Xgimi fan is less noisy. The Xgimi boot time is much less and It looks better.

Defective unit review are TRUE
The unit turns on by itself once plugged in. Great. Then shows a screen that says Power Only code 03.00.06.01. The power button on the unit and/or the the remote do nothing. 10 attempts with LG to troubleshoot. Chat disconnected me with 15 second lack of response time and kept transferring me to a different line of business which disconnects me upon transfer. Phone – put on hold to be hung up on all three times. I have owned and loved LG products before but was the biggest joke I have ever experienced with a product and customer service. Don’t buy it, trust me.