LG's Briefcase TV Is Straight out of a Spy Movie | LG StanbyME Go Review
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TV so what’s inside this briefcase is as cool if not more so than what you might imagine is in it I mean tell me you don’t want to show up to a gathering and pop this thing open for me it’s just got cool Factor oozing out of it so I hope you don’t mind our little Cloak and Dagger intro we thought something as fun as LG StanbyME Go portable briefcase TV deserved a review introduction that at least attempted to be as cool as it is but I think the important question here is what you have
left when the cool Factor wears off after all once you’ve already surprised all your friends with what it is what’s left is what it can actually do and that’s what we’re here for what can and maybe more importantly can’t the LG StanbyME Go do that’s what we’re here to find out so let’s get to it and hey if you like that intro do me a favor and slap this video with a like also consider subscribing if you want to see more where that came from and if you like the idea of this phase popping up
in your feed ring that notification bell while you’re down there clicking things thank you very much for your support I mean it I really do I mean seriously okay let’s go the LG StanbyME Go weighs 28 lbs that’s not nothing it’s not going to give you a hard time toing it from your car to a picnic table or across the parking lot to your friend’s tailgate but unless you’re a real hardcore hiker you’re not going to want to take this thing backpacking besides I think most Backpackers are smart enough to spend their packable weight on
liquid entertainment as opposed to the video kind I suspect most of the standby Migo’s weight can be attributed to its lithium ion battery pack but I reckon some of it may be due to the case the metal doesn’t feel super heavy but it does feel durable I mean this case isn’t just for show and cool factor it’s designed to protect the TV and the batteries inside and I get the feeling that it will do that very well as much as I’d like to have a spare StanbyME Go around that I could abuse by swinging hammers
at it and dropping the thing from from increasingly high altitudes I don’t so that job remains open to anyone with a spare $1,000 and no emotional attachments to nice TVs speaking of lithium ion batteries and altitude the StanbyME Go seems like exactly the sort of device that is going to cause you trouble if you take it on a plane maybe it’s okay to forget that you packed a couple of little camera battery cells in your checked luggage but imagine answering for this thing at the gate after it goes through the checked luggage scanner I suppose
you could treat it as carry-on luggage but do you really want more of the tsa’s attention in your life because this is going to definitely get that for you I guarantee it besides unless you’re flying first class this ain’t fitting in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you so you’re not taking this thing to Puerto Vallarta I mean unless you’re within driving distance to Puerto Vallarta come on you know what I meant but where could you take it well we’ll get to that in just a moment let’s get through the rest
of the important specs first the StanbyME Go charges off a standard two-prong power cable these are easy to replace so if you happen to lose it replacing it is going to be cheap uh you just may not be able to get one in the perfect color match flip the two latches open up the case and you’ll be greeted with the display laying flat in the bottom level and behind that is the speaker system and a little reminder that Dolby Atmos is a brand now and not the name of a specific audio experience but we’ll talk
about the actual audio pretty soon lift the TV panel and you’ll find that it has a pretty remarkable range of motion you can position it up high like this settle it down low and if you want to watch vertical videos you can simply rotate it the screen itself is a 1080p LCD touchscreen so yes you can control it like a giant tablet but also LG includes a little remote with it so that you can use it just like the TV that it actually is cuz it is a TV right I mean I’ve been calling it
that for a while I’ve seen others call it that but is it really a TV well technically no it is not it does not have a TV tuner built-in so if you wanted to post up in the parking lot and erect an antenna for the purposes of pulling down your local broadcast stations well that ain’t happening not without a separate little box that is the only thing though that prevents this from being considered an actual TV and that’s by the fcc’s definition of what a TV is not my own with the exception of the lack
of a tuner this behaves like an lgtv and that includes LG’s Web OS and all the apps and functionality that comes along with it you can stream Netflix use apple AirPlay play stored media and even connect devices via HDMI that would include a game console which I think is a great idea as for battery life LG claims the StanbyME Go just like the original StanbyME will last on battery power for up to 3 hours that should be a red flag to you by now anytime time something with a battery is claimed to last up to
any particular time you should probably just immediately cut that down by like 30% on its best day in eco mode and low power mode you will indeed likely get about 3 hours however you’re probably not going to want to use it that way to get the best brightness from this TV you’ll want to run it in a high power mode which will cut down the battery life significantly that being the case you might want to have some backup power available for longer viewing sessions speaking of backup power now seems like a perfect time to hear
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how many knits this thing can put out and then explaining what that actually means for you let me please make you aware of the so-called outdoor TV market and what’s going on with that whole thing my experience with enjoying TV Outdoors specifically on outdoor TVs stretches back uh a ways it started with my first Sun bright TV review that was 11 years ago I really put that thing through the ringer and then a little over a year later I tried out another sunbrite TV more recently I experienced the Beast that is the Samsung Terrace and
along the way I’ve done plenty of rving during which I’ve tested plenty of non outdoor TVs as well as outdoor specific models made for rvers from the likes of furion bottom line is I’ve seen almost all of them and even those TVs that claim to be good for full size Sun well they are visible that’s true but they are also insanely expensive there are actually indoor TVs that can get as bright as some outdoor TVs but those super expensive things put all the money into processing and stuff and nothing into weatherproofing or dust proofing true
outdoor TVs are just on their own very specific usually very expensive level I point all that stuff out because the StanbyME Go is very much not an outdoor TV in that it’s a portable TV that can go outdoors I mean I actually prefer that this is way more flexible and useful to me than a fixed always Outdoors TV but this also means that you need to take care to protect the StanbyME Go and maybe temper your expectations a little bit take it to the beach sure just be prepared to vacuum out the sand taking it
camping cool just don’t put it next to the cooler and expect it to handle a spilled soda very well taking it tailgating awesome aome sauce unless that sauce is barbecue sauce in which case not so awesome for this TV generally speaking you’re going to want some shade for this TV either made by nature or provided by you because without shade you’re going to have to juice up this TV’s brightness and doing that is going to hit the battery pretty significantly this portable TV in Vivid mode with all power saving disabled can put out about 500
nits full screen and as a matter of fact that’s as bright as it gets for HDR highlights as well to get that kind of brightness though you have to know how to turn off all energy saving which I missed while shooting this tailgating setup the TV is not as bright here in this shot as it can actually get this shot though on a slightly dimmer day is more representative of what the StanbyME Go at its brightest looks like Outdoors unless it’s a cloudless day with full sun so while 500nits is great inside it’s plenty actually
outside that’s not enough punch to put up much of a fight against the brightest object in our solar system no not me silly I was referring to the sun though I must admit I have been feeling very radiant lately with a canopy be that the 10×10 popup type or the stand of Douglas firs type you’re going to see this TV just fine for about 2 hours or so which leads me to my next point you know that Ankor Solix F3800 I was just talking about well you don’t need something that serious Anker makes smaller portable
batteries as a matter of fact but if you’re going to tailgate with this thing or want to watch it for any significant amount of time while in the car or while camping or what have you I suggest having some backup power along so that you can power it directly or charge it back up or maybe you can just charge it off your EV or from your car if you’re driving the onboard battery will get you through many movies or a few episodes of your favorite show and if you’re in a dim or dark environment go
ahead and turn on low power mode and you’ll be able to get through most movies that aren’t made by Peter Jackson for extended fun you’ll need some extra power I should also mention the StanbyME Go’s onboard sound system is totally respectable it’s plenty loud for incar listening or watching in a hotel or camping in a quiet place or even chill tailgating but for more rockus environments I would suggest using a larger external speaker either via Bluetooth or using the uh StanbyME Go’s auxilary outport my speaker of choice uh is this new soundbox speaker keep an
eye out for a video about that thing soon look guys this thing is just fun I love it I’ve had a blast playing around with the StanbyME Go I think the most important thing for you to know is that even on an overcast day it’s still going to be bright enough outside to challenge this and most LCD TVs for visibility plan to find this thing and yourself some shade for the best outdoor enjoyment that’s going to extend your battery life too otherwise there’s no reason you can’t take the StanbyME Go anywhere you want the next
important thing for you to know is that the pre-order price of $1,000 ends on October 15 after that it goes up to $1,200 might come back down after several months but I don’t know I’m not sure that LG is going to make a ton of these things so this might be one of those times you’re better off getting one soonish if you really want one and if you do get one can we start an Instagram hat #and show our StanbyME Goes in the craziest places around the world that’s about the only thing I can imagine
that would make the StanbyME Go any more fun than it already is thanks as always for watching everyone are you not in love with this version of the portable TV either way let me know down in the comments below and tell me if I should do more fun intros like we did for this one also don’t forget to like comment and subscribe I’ll see you on the next one and until then here’s two other videos I think you might like
