The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro is a 4k HDR ultra-short-throw (UST) projector. It can project an 80-inch image from just six inches away and scales up to 150 inches at 20.2 inches. The projector employs a Tri-Color Pure Laser light source rated for at least 25,000 hours, supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and passes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio through its eARC port. It ships with a bare-bones Android TV 9 interface (with casting) and also includes an Amazon Fire TV Stick, giving access to Amazon's extensive app library. The projector offers three HDMI ports and a Game Mode with low input lag at both 4k @ 60 Hz and 1080p @ 120 Hz. Finally, it features a 36W stereo sound system.
We've independently bought and tested over 45 projectors, and we've published all the 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 methodology is also public on our website, so you can validate the results yourself.
Our Verdict
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro works for casual movie watching, but color purists may feel let down. If you care about accuracy and don't plan to hire a calibrator, the projector's out-of-the-box colors will disappoint. Furthermore, the projector is hard to calibrate. That is unfortunate, as otherwise the projector has high brightness, solid contrast, an exceptionally wide gamut, and a long feature list.
Bright projector, with spectacular brightness uniformity.
Decent contrast.
Extremely wide color gamut.
Has a ton of features, especially with its bundled Amazon Fire TV Stick.
Supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10+.
Terrible pre-calibration image accuracy.
Hard to calibrate, requiring multiple factory resets.
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro is a good gaming UST projector, just as long as you don't care about accurate colors, as it's terribly inaccurate right out of the box. Otherwise, it's a bright and colorful projector, and its contrast is decent enough to provide a pleasant gaming experience in darker rooms. The projector supports a ton of refresh rate and resolution options, from 4k @ 60Hz to 1080p @ 120Hz. Unfortunately, it doesn't have native 1440p support, and it doesn't hit 240Hz, so PC gamers and Nintendo Switch 2 gamers won't get the most out of their respective platforms with this unit. It does support Dolby Vision, which is great for Xbox gamers.
Bright projector, with spectacular brightness uniformity.
Decent contrast.
Extremely wide color gamut.
Supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10+.
Terrible pre-calibration image accuracy.
Lacks a 240Hz option, as well as 1440p support.
Changelog
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Updated Oct 03, 2025:
We made some minor adjustments before our official TBU 0.10 launch.
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Updated Oct 03, 2025:
We've added text to the Imaging, Optics, Noise, Supported Resolutions, HDR Format Support, 3D, Input Lag, and Audio Passthrough boxes as a result of our latest test bench. We've also added Gaming and Game Mode Responsiveness usages in the Verdict section.
- Updated Oct 03, 2025: We've converted the review to Test Bench 0.10, which updates our Design tests, and adds a whole new suite of Inputs tests. We also added new gaming-oriented usage scores in Our Verdict. See the 0.10 changelog.
- Updated May 14, 2025: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro. This projector has no variants, but it is part of AWOL Vision's 4K Laser Projector lineup, which also includes the AWOL Vision LTV-3500 Pro and the LTV-2500. All three are extremely similar, with some minor differences, in particular, maximum brightness and power consumption.
| Model | Brightness | IP Control | Display Technology | Noise | Power Consumption |
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| AWOL Vision LTV-3500 Pro | 3000 ISO Lumens | PJLink, Control 4, SAVANT and Crestron | Tl 0.47-inch ecd DMD | <=30dB | 320W |
| AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro | 2000 ISO Lumens | PJLink, Control 4, SAVANT and Crestron | Tl 0.47-inch pico DMD | <=27dB | 185W |
| AWOL Vision LTV-2500 | 1700 ISO Lumens | None | Tl 0.47-inch pico DMD | <=27dB | 175W |
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Popular Projector Comparisons
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro is in a crowded market segment, which includes products such as the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800, XGIMI AURA 2, NexiGo Aurora Pro, and the Formovie THEATER. Unfortunately, the LTV-3000 Pro's pre-calibration accuracy just isn't good enough to warrant a recommendation over any of these products, as they're all more accurate, while also often outperforming it in terms of brightness or contrast.
Check out our recommendations for the best 4k projectors, the best projectors for home, and the best short-throw projectors. If you'd prefer to shop for a cheaper product, look up the best projectors under $1,000 instead.
The Hisense PX3-PRO is better than the AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro. The Hisense is a bit brighter, with better contrast, and even has a wider color gamut, especially in the Rec. 709 color space. The Hisense is also much more accurate out of the box, and is easier to calibrate than the AWOL Vision. It even has more gaming features than the AWOL Vision, as it's capable of gaming at 1080p @ 240Hz or 4k @ 120Hz, while the AWOL Vision is limited to 4k @ 60Hz or 1080p @ 120Hz.
The BenQ X3100i is better than the AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro, although the BenQ is a long-throw projector while the AWOL Vision is an ultra-short-throw unit. Nevertheless, the BenQ is a bit brighter, has better contrast, and is far more accurate right out-of-the-box. The BenQ is also far more versatile for gamers, as it's capable of gaming at 4k @ 60Hz, 1440p @ 120Hz, and 1080p @ 240Hz, while the AWOL Vision is limited to 4k @ 60Hz or 1080p @ 120Hz.
The XGIMI AURA 2 is better than the AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro. The XGIMI is brighter, has better contrast, and is far more accurate out of the box. The AWOL Vision does have a much wider color gamut, especially in the Rec. 2020 color space, but its colors are inaccurate unless you hire a calibrator.
The NexiGo Aurora Pro is better than the AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro. The NexiGo has much better contrast, and has wider color gamut in the Rec. 709 color space, although the AWOL Vision performs better in the Rec. 2020 space, but these colors are terrible inaccurate without calibration. The NexiGo isn't terribly accurate out of the box either, but it's still far better than the AWOL Vision, giving it the edge.
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The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro’s overall brightness is solid—bright and spectacularly uniform, with no distracting hotspots. Its main drawback is the mediocre color-light output, which leaves colors looking less vibrant than they could be.
This projector has decent native contrast, leading to deep blacks in a dark room. It performs well overall in most scenes, but blacks are a bit more raised in very bright scenes.
Straight out of the box, the AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro is terribly inaccurate. Blues dominate every shade of white—most noticeably in brighter grays—while reds are muffled across the grayscale. The default color temperature therefore runs ice-cold, leaving the entire image with an obvious blue cast. Overall color accuracy also suffers: virtually every color drifts well off target, with severe color mapping issues across the board.
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro has a 2-point white balance calibration and full color calibration, which truly improves its accuracy. It's not perfect, but its white balance is dramatically improved, with blues and reds now reined in. This makes the unit's color temperature nearly perfect, which is a big improvement. Unfortunately, its color accuracy is sub-par; a big improvement, but many colors are still off target.
Note that the projector is hard to calibrate, as the colors on our unit were initially way off even after being calibrated. We had to do multiple complete factory resets before being able to calibrate the unit correctly.
The AWOL LTV 3000 has an extremely wide color gamut. It covers most of the Rec. 709 color space used with SDR content with minimal color deviations, but it does even better with the even wider Rec. 2020 color space, even though greens, cyans, and magentas to a lesser extent, are off target.
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 employs a nearly maintenance-free laser light source rated by AWOL Vision for 25,000-plus hours of use. While it isn't a native 4k projector—it relies on pixel shifting to simulate a higher resolution—it still delivers a sharper picture than a conventional 1080p unit, though not quite the fidelity of true 4k. As an ultra-short-throw (UST) projector, it can cast an 80-inch image from just six inches away and stretch to about 150 inches from roughly 20.2 inches.
The SPD shows narrow RGB laser peaks. In practice, you get very pure primaries and vivid color volume with minimal long-term dimming and no lamp changes. The typical trade-off is the risk of laser speckle, which can annoy those who are sensitive to it.
This is an ultra-short-throw unit with fixed optics and manual focus. Plan placement carefully and keep the cabinet level; we recommend the use of a dedicated UST ALR screen for best blacks. Here are a few typical throw distances:
- 80″ → ~17.4″
- 90″ → ~19.6″
- 100″ → ~21.8″
- 120″ → ~26.2″
- 150″ → ~32.7″
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro isn’t built for portability. It’s large, heavy, and lacks a built-in battery, so it has to stay near an outlet. Because it offers no automatic keystone or focus adjustment, you’ll need to fine-tune the image manually. On the plus side, its integrated 36-watt speaker system is powerful enough that you can skip hauling a separate soundbar when you move the projector.
At full light output, the fan is audible but easy to mask with a soundbar or AVR.
The AWOL Vision LTV 3000 has two HDMI ports and one USB port readily accessible on the back. There are also extra HDMI and USB ports behind a panel on the back, both meant for the included Amazon Fire TV Stick. The projector also supports Bluetooth.
The projector accepts a wide array of different resolutions and refresh rates. It accepts 1080p @ 120Hz, but you should enable Turbo Mode to avoid 120Hz frame-skips. Note that enabling that mode disables 3D support and keystoning.
With Turbo Mode enabled, responsiveness is decent at 120Hz for action titles; with Turbo Mode off, latency rises a lot, and play feels sluggish. The projector's input lag is also decent at 60Hz, so overall it's quick enough for a ton of different genres, although nothing that will blow your socks off.
Here are a few measurements with Turbo Mode disabled. Note that doing so enabled 3D support and keystoning:
- 4k @ 60Hz: 40.4 ms
- 1080p @ 120Hz: 24.3 ms
- 1080p @ 60Hz: 40.2 ms
The AWOL Vision LTV-3000 Pro passes through a ton of audio formats through eARC. Unfortunately, DTS-HD MA/DTS:X don't pass over eARC on this model, although ARC and optical carry legacy Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1. Ultimately, those of you rocking modern Ultra HD Blu-rays might be missing out on some crucial audio feeds if you're not using a receiver.
3D playback works with a left/right swap option. Enabling Turbo Mode disables 3D; turn Turbo off if you want to watch 3D films.
