We first saw LG’s Laser Display back at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, where it managed to really stand out from the crowd of regular TV screens.
![](https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/0d6ee57b0d623e2f63941bc57094621c0fb7ec8a/hub/2013/06/14/c5120974-871d-11e3-9955-14feb5ca9861/lg-laser-display_1.jpg?auto=webp&width=644)
(Credit: LG)
It’s a laser light short-throw projector — and we mean short throw: the projector itself sits just 56cm in front of the screen. The screen itself is 100 inches, and made from specially designed anti-reflective material. This helps reduce glare from light sources above the screen and ambient light in general, meaning that you can get great contrast images even in a brightly lit environment.
Because of the short-throw design, the Laser Display has a surprisingly small footprint for a 100-inch screen, as well as ensuring that nothing can block the projection when you’re watching. It also manages to keep the operating noise to just 22dB — very quiet, indeed.
![](https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/9ccaedfa6c538a9dce827781af987192aaa27f04/hub/2013/06/14/a6f91612-c90c-11e3-bddd-d4ae52e62bcc/lg-laser-display_2.jpg?auto=webp&width=644)
(Credit: Nic Healey/CNET Australia)
The use of lasers for the projection also improves the lifespan. LG claims that the laser diodes in the display can run for 25,000 hours — or five hours every day for 13 years.
In Australia, the Laser Display will ship with a 1TB Twin HD Tuner PVR and Blu-ray player combination (LG’s HR938T model to be exact) and a specially designed stand is available as well.
LG has made the Laser Display exclusive to Harvey Norman at the aforementioned AU$8999 price tag, which will include free installation. You’ll find it in retail from mid-July.