Monday, June 29th 2026

LG Electronics Unveils StanbyME 2 Max: an Immersive Personal Screen With a Larger 32-Inch 4K Display

LG Electronics (LG) is expanding its lifestyle screen lineup with its new StanbyME 2 Max, delivering a more flexible and enjoyable entertainment experience on a larger movable 32-inch screen with 4K resolution.

First introduced in 2021, LG StanbyME pioneered the "Movable Screen" category by taking viewing experiences beyond the capabilities of stationary displays. This lineup continues its evolution with the StanbyME 2 Max, which features its largest screen yet and upgraded picture quality for more engaging and convenient user experiences.
A Bigger Movable Personal Screen With 4K Resolution
The new 32-inch StanbyME 2 Max features a 4K UHD (3840x2160) display, a significant upgrade from the previous 27-inch QHD (2560x1440) screen. This larger, high-resolution screen delivers rich, high-quality visuals that enhance the portable viewing experience.

The LG StanbyME 2 Max creates a more immersive experience by supporting Dolby Vision for enhanced picture quality and depth and Dolby Atmos for clearer, multi-dimensional sound. Dolby Vision brings greater brightness, sharper contrast and more diverse colors, while Dolby Atmos delivers an enveloping soundscape with richer detail.

In addition, it offers a wide range of entertainment options, including LG Channels, LG's global free ad supported streaming TV service known as FAST, and LG Gallery+, an art content platform available on the LG StanbyME lineup for the first time. These enhanced experiences contributed to its recognition at CES 2026, the world's largest consumer electronics and IT exhibition, where it earned a CES 2026 Innovation Award in the "Content & Entertainment" category.

The device's new α (Alpha) 8 AI Processor Gen3 uses AI to optimize both picture and sound. Key features include:
  • AI Picture Pro adds depth and detail by identifying key elements on screen.
  • AI Super Upscaling refines textures and edges to keep 4K visuals looking clear on the larger 32-inch display.
  • AI Sound Pro delivers a virtual 11.1.2 channel surround, improving clarity and a sense of space through the built-in speakers.
A More Usable Lifestyle Screen for Everyday Spaces
The LG StanbyME 2 Max is designed as a movable personal screen for use across different everyday spaces. Its screen can be attached to or detached from the wheeled docking stand, allowing users to move it from room to room and place it where needed. This supports a range of daily uses, such as watching content in the living room, following recipes in the kitchen, exercising, making video calls or viewing content in a personal space.

The combination of a larger display and enhanced portability enables a more immersive viewing experience across a wider range of everyday settings. Users can enjoy content on a bigger screen while retaining the flexibility of a movable display that adapts to different environments.

The display can also rotate between landscape and portrait modes to suit different types of content. In portrait mode, StanbyME 2 Max serves as a larger personal screen for vertical content, browsing, video calls and mobile-style app use, offering an alternative to viewing on a small mobile screen.

Through LG Gallery+ and other supported apps, the screen can also be used to complement a room's interior. LG Gallery+ provides access to over 5,000 artworks, enabling users to display art content and create different visual moods in their space. The device also functions as a large touchscreen display, with intuitive controls for apps such as Let's Draw, as well as browsing and streaming.

Flexible Power Options for On-The-Go Users
A built-in battery provides up to 4.5 hours of continuous video playback for use anywhere without a power connection. The battery can be recharged via the docking stand or its USB-C port on the detachable screen, offering reliable and flexible power options.

LG is rolling out its StanbyME 2 Max globally in phases, with market availability varying by region.
Source: LG Electronics
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11 Comments on LG Electronics Unveils StanbyME 2 Max: an Immersive Personal Screen With a Larger 32-Inch 4K Display

#1
_JP_
Wasn't Thomson the brand with almost a handful of pedestal portable displays, without competition?
At least, this seems very much in line with same purpose, but aren't cheap because of the cordless uptime.
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TheLostSwede
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_JP_Wasn't Thomson the brand with almost a handful of pedestal portable displays, without competition?
At least, this seems very much in line with same purpose, but aren't cheap because of the cordless uptime.
It seems to be US$1300.
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_JP_
TheLostSwedeIt seems to be US$1300.
I'd expect motorized wheels on a 32" portable for that much moolah! :laugh:
"Gemini, bring thah screean toh meh!"
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#4
ixi
What is there so "immersive"?
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#5
azrael
TBH I still haven't found out what this is genuinely useful for. Maybe it's just a question of my imagination ...or apparent lack thereof.
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#6
_JP_
ixiWhat is there so "immersive"?
Since you can bring the screen casually right up onto your face, you can see and feel all of the Dolby.
azraelTBH I still haven't found out what this is genuinely useful for. Maybe it's just a question of my imagination ...or apparent lack thereof.
Think, "I want to watch a show on my back yard but not on my laptop or tablet". Or you have one TV alone for your whole house and you just move it around, storing it away when you don't need it.
I mean, I can think of a few more, but it does have its uses.
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#7
Waldorf
I got a "better" 50in plus similar stand for less over 3y ago, of course no battery, but how many gonna sit in a dark room/nothing else working, to watch local content?
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#8
zenlessyank
Knock-off name from one of my favorite movies? Who is Stan and why do I want him near me?

I don't get this at all. I wonder how much LG pays their advertising and PR employees.
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#9
Waldorf
I can see it in a hotel/commercial fair environment, where it would allow for multi use.
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#10
lexluthermiester
TheLostSwedeIt seems to be US$1300.
LG has joined Valve and everyone else in the "Clueless" pricing schemes. What a bunch of....
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#11
bonehead123
_JP_I'd expect motorized wheels on a 32" portable for that much moolah! :laugh:
And a freshly prepared, 12 course home-cooked meal, a gallon jug of the finest 100 year old wine, and a uber-elegant/decadent dessert to finish it all off with :D
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