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LG announced four new LED projectors that range in price from $350 to $1,000. The lineup includes one high-definition model and three portable Minibeam projectors, all rated for 30,000 hours, which equates to eight hours a day for 10 years.

Topping the new models is the 3.3-pound PF1500 ($1,000), capable of projecting 1920 x 1080 images up to 120 inches (diagonal) with a rated brightness of 1400 lumens. The “smart” projector is equipped to stream audio wirelessly via Bluetooth and provides access to content from Netflix, VuDu, Hulu Plus, MLBTV.com, YouTube, and Spotify as well as apps for vTuner Internet radio, Google Maps, Facebook, Twitter, and Picasa.

The Minibeam models are capable of projecting images up to 100 inches (diagonal) and are equipped with digital TV tuners for receiving TV signals over the air. Resolution of the 1.3-pound PW800 ($600) is 1280 x 800 and rated brightness is 800 lumens. The 1280 x 720 PH300 ($450) weighs 0.95 pounds and has a rated brightness of 300 lumens. The PV150G ($350) has a native resolution of 854 x 480, a rated brightness of 100 lumens, and weighs 0.6 pounds.

The PW800 and PV150G feature a wireless mirroring function for “beaming” content from a smartphone or tablet to the big screen; the PH300 offers this capability via HDMI with MHL.

The projectors are available at amazon.com, bestbuy.com, Fry's, Newegg, B&H, and Adorama.