The easiest wireless TV to set up and use, based on the first day with it
I received this product for free from LG as part of a promotional event. While I was asked to share my review, all opinions are entirely my own. I am very grateful to have won this prize and below will detail how the experience was for me unboxing the product.
First it comes in a reasonably sized box, where I would guess 80% of the weight comes from the stand. I’ve set up a 74 inch TV before and a 42 inch TV before and compared to both this was very light, easy to lift, and open. When you open the box you lay it flat on the side and undo the plastic at the top by the box handle. When you open you take out the base of the stand out and the stand rod itself out. Then you connect the rod to the stand and screw it in at the bottom underneath the base. The understanding the instructions and screwing easily took the longest of the setup time, mostly because I have an old screwdriver, but the instructions were very reasonable to figure out.
Once the base was screwed with the four screws (included), I put the stand up and the TV screen itself easily mounts onto the stand, where you insert it from an angle so the top of the circle on the back of the screen latches into the stand and clicks in. The most confusing part once I put the screen on and tried to do the initial launch set up is the controller wasn’t working and the touch screen wouldn’t allow me to use it due to accessibility settings. I figured out that it was because the controller uses a coin battery, so I had to remove a paper inside the controller between the coin battery in order for the controller to work. After that the controller worked fine.
After the initial setup with setting language, region, signing into LG, and installing the basic apps such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. I loaded into the main Web OS where I turned off Energy Saving Settings and switched to ISF Expert (Bright) setting since I was watching during the day. I first tested with a HDR video on YouTube and for a portable screen the picture is very very and I mean very impressive. There is a lot of depth and the colors really pop. The motion handling is also very smooth and you easily have enough brightness for a bright room.
So far the only cons I’ve experienced is the issue with battery in the controller not working right away due to the paper between the coin battery, and having to find a screw driver to screw on the base to the rod of the stand. Both of these issues have only been minor inconveniences, and so far I’m really enjoying the StanbyME 2!