Hisense PX3-PRO  Projector Review

This projector has very good peak brightness. It's bright enough for a pleasant experience in rooms with a few lights, and its colors are bright and punchy. The projector's uniformity is alright; it won't bother most people, but the center of the screen is a bit brighter than the corners and sides. If you're looking for an even brighter projector, consider the Valerion VisionMaster Pro 2 instead.

The projector has great contrast and performs exceptionally well in darker scenes, leading to deep blacks when watching content in a dark room. Its relative contrast performance drops as the scenes get brighter, but it's quite good overall.

The Hisense Laser Cinema PX3-PRO's pre-calibration accuracy is mediocre; it's fine, but its white balance is quite poor, as reds are heavily overrepresented in most shades of white outside of dark grays, with blues and greens being very slightly underrepresented in the same shades of white. This makes the projector's color temperature noticeably warm. Its gamma is mostly on target, although very dark scenes are slightly too bright, and the brightest scenes are instead too dark. If you really care about pre-calibration accuracy, consider the XGIMI AURA 2 instead.

Its color accuracy, however, is great. Most colors look how they should, with only minor deviations. The projector's color mapping does have minor issues throughout, and it especially struggles with all desaturated colors, but overall, this projector's colors are accurate.

This projector has full 20-point white balance calibration and color calibration. Its color accuracy after calibration is excellent, with some minor color mapping issues remaining, and most colors very slightly deviate from what they should be.

Its white balance accuracy is fantastic, with barely any errors, and the color temperature is now exactly on target. As for the gamma, it's now mostly on target, although dark scenes are still too bright, and the brightest scenes are too dark.

The Hisense PX3-PRO has an extremely wide color gamut and covers all of the Rec. 709 color space. Its colors are almost exactly what they should be, with only minor deviations. It performs nearly as well in the wider Rec. 2020 color space, although some of its colors, especially greens, are very slightly undersaturated.

The Hisense PX3-PRO uses a single-chip DLP with a 0.47-inch DMD and pixel shifting to put a 4k image on screen. It isn't a native 4k image, but its pixel shifting improves fine detail versus 1080p-only DLP units. Illumination comes from a TriChroma RGB laser light engine rated for 25,000 hours or more. The spectral power distribution shows narrow peaks at red, green, and blue, which drive an extremely wide color gamut and very vivid primaries.

The Hisense PX3-PRO has motorized focus plus automatic and manual geometry tools. Hisense's auto-keystone requires you to scan a QR code and upload a picture of the projected image. It doesn't work very well, so you'll most likely need to adjust the image manually. Whether you do it automatically or manually, it's best to avoid keystoning when possible, as it impacts image quality.

It's a UST projector that can be placed extremely close to the wall or screen. Below are real-world throw distances for common 16:9 screen sizes:

• 80″ → ~15.3 in (1.28 ft)
• 90″ → ~17.3 in (1.44 ft)
• 100″ → ~19.2 in (1.60 ft)
• 120″ → ~23.0 in (1.92 ft)
• 130″ → ~24.9 in (2.08 ft)
• 150″ → ~28.8 in (2.40 ft)

The Hisense PX3-PRO isn't meant to be portable as it's quite heavy and lacks an integrated battery, so you need to plug it in. The projector has a feature for auto keystone correction, but it requires you to go through a few extra steps, such as scanning a QR code and uploading a picture of the projected image. Furthermore, it doesn't work well, so ultimately, you'll most likely need to adjust the image geometry manually, and it also doesn't have autofocus.

It doesn't have an adjustable stand, but it does have adjustable feet. It has a 50W Harman Kardon speaker system, so you won't need to worry about connecting it to a soundbar if you move it.

Fan noise is audible at full light output from a nearby seat, but it's much less intrusive once you lower the brightness or sit away from the unit.

The projector has two HDMI 2.1 ports and one HDMI 2.0 port, which also doubles as the eARC port. It has one USB 2.0 port on the side of the device and one USB 3.0 port on the back. It also supports Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E.

The Hisense PX3-PRO supports most common resolutions. Its high-speed gaming mode supports high frame rates of 120Hz and 240Hz at 1080p, which is where it feels quickest. 480p and 720p work, but only when the HDMI format is set to "Standard." For 240Hz, or for 120Hz at 4k (downscaled to 1080p), Enhanced Format needs to be enabled on HDMI ports 1 or 2.

In Game Mode, the Hisense PX3-PRO is pretty quick at 1080p @ 240Hz but noticeably slow at every other resolution and refresh rate combo. For slower single-player games, you can get away with playing at 4k/60, but the latency is palpable.

One HDMI input supports audio return on the projector, so you can send audio to a soundbar or AVR without a separate cable. Over eARC, the unit passes common streaming formats like Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus (including Atmos in DD+), as well as DTS audio formats, which is great if you watch a ton of physical media.

• Power cable
• Backlit remote control
• 2x AAA batteries
• Extra feet
• Air cleaner
• Gloves
• Microfiber cloth
• Brush
• User documentation

The Hisense PX3-PRO has built-in Google TV with full Chromecast and Airplay 2 integration, so you can play content from your phone directly on the projector. Finally, the projector has an integrated 50W Harman Kardon sound system.