The Hisense PX3-PRO is an Ultra Short Throw (UST) 4k HDR laser projector, and it succeeds the Hisense PX2-PRO and Hisense PX1-PRO. It's a fully featured projector with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos, providing an immersive HDR viewing experience. It's also certified as 'Designed for Xbox,' which means it features a low-latency mode and is capable of gaming at up to 240Hz in 1080p and 60Hz at 4k through its two HDMI 2.1 ports. It also has an HDMI 2.0 port, which doubles as the unit's eARC port.
As it's a UST projector, it displays content at an extremely short distance from the screen or wall, projecting a 90-inch image at a distance of 6.6 inches and up to a 130-inch image at a distance of 14.3 inches. It features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, and comes with the Google TV smart interface, which includes full Chromecast and AirPlay 2 compatibility. Finally, it has a 50W Harman Kardon sound system.
Our Verdict
The Hisense PX3-PRO is an excellent projector for watching movies. It's bright enough for rooms with a few lights, and it also produces bright, punchy colors, especially with its extremely wide color gamut. Its contrast is great overall, so dark scenes have solid depth, and mid-bright content looks especially rich and dimensional. It's also a fully featured projector with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos, making it very versatile. Unfortunately, its pre-calibration image accuracy is mediocre; those who care about accuracy will want to calibrate it for the best possible experience.
Great peak brightness, with bright and punchy colors.
Great contrast, especially in mixed scenes.
Ultra-short-throw capabilities, so you can place it very close to the wall or screen.
Packed with features for movies.
Supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10+.
White balance is noticeably warm out of the box.
The Hisense PX3-PRO is decently gaming-friendly, especially for PC gamers. It's very bright, with punchy colors from its tri-laser engine, so games look lively once you dim the room. Over HDMI, it accepts 4k at 60Hz, and in its high-speed gaming mode, it can run high refresh rates of up to 240Hz at 1080p, with far quicker input lag than at 60Hz or 120Hz. Unfortunately, the unit's input lag at 60Hz and 120Hz is disappointing, especially at 60Hz, making it a tough sell for console gamers. Thankfully, it supports Dolby Vision, which is great for Xbox gamers. Finally, it has native 1440p support that works at both 60Hz and 120Hz.
Great peak brightness, with bright and punchy colors.
Great contrast, especially in mixed scenes.
Supports up to 240Hz at 1080p and 120Hz at 1440p.
Feels quick when running at 240Hz.
Supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10+.
White balance is noticeably warm out of the box.
Feels a bit sluggish at almost all resolutions and refresh rates.
The Hisense PX3-PRO is a bright ultra-short-throw projector. It can comfortably light a big 100" screen and still look punchy in a room with some ambient light, and in brighter modes, it has enough output for casual daytime viewing on an ALR screen. You still get the best results in a dim or dark room, but you don't need perfect light control for the image to pop.
Bright enough for a 100" screen in a living room.
Strong color brightness, so images stay vivid instead of washing out.
Contrast is a strength for the Hisense PX3-PRO. In a dark room, it delivers convincingly deep blacks for most content, with good separation between darker areas and highlights, so movies and TV shows have a satisfying sense of depth. It looks best in mixed and mid-bright scenes, where it stays punchy and consistent. In very bright scenes, the black floor lifts a bit compared to the very best UST projectors, so it doesn't look quite as rich as the top performers, but it never becomes washed out or distracting.
Great native contrast with deep-looking blacks.
Changelog
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Updated Jan 21, 2026:
We mentioned the newly reviewed Hisense PT1 in the Input Lag section of this review.
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Updated Jan 19, 2026:
We updated our 'Dynamic' picture mode results in the Brightness text box, as we found out that our laser luminance was previously set too low.
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Updated Jan 14, 2026:
We updated the Native Contrast results after a recent adjustment to our testing. We also touched up the Our Verdict section and the Popular Projector Comparisons box.
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Updated Jan 14, 2026:
We've modified the text in our Brightness and Native Contrast text boxes as a result of our latest test bench and added a Sequential Contrast test. We've also added Brightness and Contrast performance usages in the Verdict section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the Hisense PX3-PRO, which succeeds the Hisense PX2-PRO and the Hisense PX1-PRO. All three are similar, although the newer PX3-PRO is brighter, has HDR10+, and has a more powerful 50W Harman Kardon sound system.
| Model | Luminance (Lumens) | HDR Formats | HDMI | Speakers |
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| PX3-PRO | 3000 | HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | 2 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 2.0 (eARC) | 50W |
| PX2-PRO | 2400 | HDR10, Dolby Vision | 2 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 2.0 (eARC) | 30W |
| PX1-PRO | 2200 | HDR10 | 2 x HDMI 2.1 (ARC) | 30W |
Our unit was manufactured in September 2024.
Popular Projector Comparisons
The Hisense PX3-PRO is a great ultra-short-throw (UST) projector, with high brightness, great contrast, and strong overall picture quality, although it's also quite expensive. If you're shopping at this price point, it's a better option for most people than its closest alternative, the NexiGo Aurora Pro, thanks to its more balanced mix of brightness, contrast, color performance, and smart features. The NexiGo can look a bit deeper in the darkest scenes, but it's less accurate out of the box, and its Android TV implementation is more bare-bones, so you'll likely want a streaming dongle for the best app experience. Overall, the Hisense delivers a more consistently punchy image across mixed and brighter content, and it's also a much better product than its predecessor, the Hisense PX1-PRO, as the newer model improves on it in almost every way.
Check out our recommendations for the best 4k projectors, the best projectors for home theater, and the best short-throw projectors. If you'd prefer to shop for a cheaper product, see the best projectors under $1,000 instead.
The Hisense PX3-PRO is slightly better than the Hisense PT1, except for gaming, where the PT1 has the edge due to its lower input lag. The PT1 is also a bit smaller and lighter, and is slightly quieter under full load. For image quality, however, the PX3-PRO is brighter and is a bit more accurate out of the box.
The Hisense PX3-PRO is better than the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800, but they excel in different environments. The Epson is noticeably brighter, so it's the better option to use in rooms that aren't light-controlled, or even as a patio option. The Hisense has the far better contrast, however, with punchier colors; this makes it the much better option for darker rooms. The Hisense also comes with a wider feature set than the Epson, making it more versatile.
Although they're very similar in terms of features, the Hisense C2 Ultra is a bit better than the Hisense PX3-PRO. While the PX3-PRO's contrast is a bit deeper, the C2 Ultra is noticeably brighter. It's also much more portable due to its lighter weight, fully functioning image correction features, and gimbal stand. Finally, the C2 Ultra is also more accurate out of the box.
The Hisense PX3-PRO is a bit better than the NexiGo Aurora Pro, but the NexiGo has its advantages. It has slightly better contrast than the Hisense, with colors to match. Unfortunately, the NexiGo is far less accurate than the Hisense and harder to calibrate. This makes the NexiGo the slightly better choice for those who plan to use their projector exclusively in a dark room and don't care about color accuracy; everyone else is better off with the generally superior Hisense, especially with its wider feature set.
We've independently bought and tested over 75 projectors and published detailed results for each, so you can decide which one to buy. These have all been tested under the same standardized methodology, allowing you to compare them side by side. We still have all these projects in our lab, so we can continually go back and compare them to ensure our reviews are still accurate. All our test methodologies are also public on our website, so you can validate the results yourself.
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