--- title: LG Made One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2018 description: Find out why LG CineBeam Laser 4K Projector is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018. canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2018/5454317/lg-cinebeam-laser-4k-projector/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-15T11:44:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-02T23:28:40.170Z og:title: The Ultimate At-Home Movie Projector: The 50 Best Inventions of 2018 og:description: Find out why LG CineBeam Laser 4K Projector is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018. og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2018/5454317/lg-cinebeam-laser-4k-projector/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4c9578543a4c73e/69893ef1656a3f1044bd5f5f/cinebeam-best-inventions-2018-33.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Ultimate At-Home Movie Projector: The 50 Best Inventions of 2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Ultimate At-Home Movie Projector: The 50 Best Inventions of 2018 twitter:description: Find out why LG CineBeam Laser 4K Projector is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4c9578543a4c73e/69893ef1656a3f1044bd5f5f/cinebeam-best-inventions-2018-33.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 15, 2018 # The Ultimate At-Home Movie Projector LG CineBeam Laser 4K Projector by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  As movie prices skyrocket, some cinephiles are turning to elaborate setups to replicate the theater experience at home. There are few better ways to do so than the [LG](https://www.lg.com/ "undefined") CineBeam Laser 4K Projector, a [$2,999](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BVMSMRN/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=bestinventions2018-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BVMSMRN&linkId=3c59c733e278f44d1e647b42b2181978 "undefined") projector that uses lasers to beam a dazzling 150-in. 4K image up onto a wall or screen. “We sought to achieve two at-times divergent goals when designing the projector: delivering superior image quality in a portable, functional design,” says Yong Kim, head of projector development at LG Electronics. The CineBeam can stream content from most major streaming services from Netflix to Hulu, and also works with video-game consoles. At only about 15 lb. and equipped with a handle, it’s easy to carry around too. But it doesn’t make the popcorn. _—Alex Fitzpatrick_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2018/5454317/lg-cinebeam-laser-4k-projector/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2018/5454317/lg-cinebeam-laser-4k-projector/"},"headline":"The Ultimate At-Home Movie Projector: The 50 Best Inventions of 2018","datePublished":"2018-11-15T11:44:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:28:40.170Z","description":"Find out why LG CineBeam Laser 4K Projector is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018.","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2018/5454317/lg-cinebeam-laser-4k-projector/","keywords":["best inventions","Best Inventions 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4c9578543a4c73e/69893ef1656a3f1044bd5f5f/cinebeam-best-inventions-2018-33.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4c9578543a4c73e/69893ef1656a3f1044bd5f5f/cinebeam-best-inventions-2018-33.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2018/5454317/lg-cinebeam-laser-4k-projector/","name":"The Ultimate At-Home Movie Projector: The 50 Best Inventions of 2018"}}]}] ```