➤Review: LG SoundPlate LAP340, Replaces a Home Theater? 🕹

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Technical Specifications: LAP340

Review: LG SoundPlate LAP340, Replaces a Home Theater?

With Smart TVs, Chromecasts e Apple TVs becoming standard items in many homes, users are starting to wonder: do I really need a Home Theater complete, full of cables and interface not always so “smart”?

A LG seems to have come up with a solution, with the SoundPlate LAP340. It eliminates wires, separate speakers and complicated connections, trying to make the union between sound and image harmonious. See the analysis we put together on this new device:

Design:

Review: LG SoundPlate LAP340, Replaces a Home Theater?

The first thing you will notice when you try the LAP340 is differentiation through design. The model is a combination of speakers and subwoofer, sealed in a single rectangular piece – the sound card – which, by the way, is beautiful and discreet. It is 35mm thick, weighs 3,8kg and was built to support the weight of TVs up to 55 inches (according to company information), but we recommend caution if it's not a flat TV. Yes, you can save space in the hack by putting the SoundPlate under the TV.

Sound:

Review: LG SoundPlate LAP340, Replaces a Home Theater?

O SoundPlate works on a system 4.1 channelsUsing four speakers front (with neodymium magnets) and two subwoofers built into the underside – in all, that's 120 watts RMS of power.

We did the test comparing the SoundPlate with a Home Theater of the same brand, which costs R$ 989,10 in the store Submarino. Although the new device is more practical to install and use, the sound quality is lacking for the Home Theater which is more powerful and costs almost half the price. It is worth evaluating whether the practicality of the SoundPlate da LG compensates or not in your room, under these conditions.

Returning to the characteristics, the model has a special feature to give more immersion when watching action movies and series: the Cinema Sound. According to the manufacturer, it increases the feeling of surround sound, making the bass even more noticeable.

Practicality:

Review: LG SoundPlate LAP340, Replaces a Home Theater? — SoundPlate Accessory Kit. But you can dispense with the optical cable over Bluetooth

Perhaps one of the biggest advantages of LG SoundPlate is in the possibility of dispensing with wires almost completely. Excluding the power outlet connection, the model can connect to the TV or other electronic devices via Bluetooth. On LG TVs launched from 2013 onwards, it is still possible to synchronize controls and functions through technology Sound Sync Wireless.

The configuration is done through the TV sound menu, then press the “TV LG” button on the remote control. SoundPlate.

This makes the room free of wires and speakers scattered around the environment (which tends to be ugly in environments without built-in sound), as well as making it easier for you to connect directly smartphones, tablets e MP3 players with connection bluetooth quickly and practically.

Price:

With the suggested price of R$ 1.999, the device can already be found in specialized stores in the country. In a quick search, we found it for sale at a discount at shoptime for R$ 1.538,14, not Submarino for R$ 1.619,10 or in the American stores for R $ 1.538,14.

Conclusion:

O LG SoundPlate LAP340 It is a very innovative product that arrives in Spain to boost a niche of gadgets that has not yet been fully discovered by consumers.

Although it may make a lot of sense in small rooms and environments, the price of this gadget may surprise many of those interested in the novelty. It is worth evaluating what pays off the most for you – whether it is practicality or power – in the purchase decision.