'Whisen Objet Collection Artcool' Launches on 20th
Continuous Photo Playback on Wood Frame LCD Frame
Music Playback Support via Update Next Month
LG Electronics will launch the LCD frame-type air conditioner 'LG Whisen Objet Collection Artcool,' which provides an interior effect like hanging an art piece, on the 20th.
The LG Whisen Objet Collection Artcool is a new-concept interior air conditioner equipped with a 27-inch LCD screen 'Cover Screen,' the first of its kind in Korea. With a sophisticated wood frame design, it serves as an interior object like a frame or artwork. It also comes with a pipe cover that can hide exposed piping during installation, enabling a neat interior space design.
Consumers can choose from various themes of cover screens such as personalized frames, masterpieces, and meditation according to their preferences. Through the My Frame menu in the LG ThinQ app, up to 20 photos, including family pictures, can be set to change at specified time intervals. When you want to relax, you can select the meditation theme, which plays calming videos along with quiet music through the bottom speaker.
The Whisen Objet Collection Artcool was selected as the Best of CES 2023 at CES 2023 held last January, receiving praise from the U.S. design media 'Yanko Design' as "a product with a beautiful design reminiscent of a frame rather than an air conditioner."
LG Electronics model uses the LCD frame-type air conditioner 'LG Whisen Objet Collection Artcool,' which gives an interior effect as if an art piece is hung on the wall. / [Photo by LG Electronics]
There is also a theme that allows you to check related information such as the current air conditioner status and energy monitoring. When used only as a digital frame, the monthly electricity bill is about 1,000 KRW (based on 8 hours of use per day). By utilizing the phone mirroring function of the Android operating system (OS), videos such as YouTube can be viewed on the LCD screen.
The Whisen Objet Collection Artcool is part of LG's UP appliance lineup. Even after purchase, new functions and images can be added through the LG ThinQ app's 'UP Appliance Center.' LG Electronics plans to provide a music listening service next month in collaboration with NHN Bugs.
The new product applies the cooling performance and hygiene management functions of Whisen air conditioners as they are. It is equipped with a dual inverter compressor to enhance cooling performance and boasts high energy efficiency. The cooling area is 22.8㎡, cooling the entire space in three directions: left, right, and bottom. The automatic cleaning management function keeps the airflow path clean step by step.
LG Electronics will start selling the new product through a live broadcast on its official website on the 19th. The price ranges from 2.88 million to 3 million KRW based on the shipment price. Next month, it will also be released as a 2-in-1 model together with the premium stand-type air conditioner Whisen Tower (18-pyeong size, beige). LG Electronics will operate a pop-up store at 'The Hyundai Seoul' department store in Yeouido, Seoul, from the 23rd to the 6th of next month.
Lee Jae-sung, Vice President and Head of the Air Solution Business Division at LG Electronics H&A Business Division, said, "Through the Artcool air conditioner, which combines artistic design, advanced cooling performance, and smart convenience, we will provide customers with a better life and differentiated value."
LG Electronics is leading environmental protection by applying R32 refrigerant, which has a global warming potential (GWP) level one-third to one-quarter that of the existing R410A, to all home air conditioners released this year. This is part of LG Electronics' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management efforts to create a better environment for future generations.
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