Hisense PT1 review

The PT1 is the PX3-PRO with the extras trimmed off, and for a lot of living rooms those extras don't matter. You keep the RGB triple laser, 110% of BT.2020, a 3,000:1 contrast, Dolby Vision and HDR10+, Google TV, and 46 W of sound with Dolby Atmos. You also get AirPlay and Apple Home, which few projectors offer. You lose 500 lumens (2,500 ANSI), IMAX Enhanced, 3D and the gaming modes. At $1,999.99 on November 13, 2026, down from $2,999.99, it is the cheapest way into Hisense's laser range. The catch: no input lag figure and no return window on the page.

Less than the $500 gap suggests. Both use Hisense's TriChroma triple laser, both claim 110% of BT.2020 and 3,000:1, both decode Dolby Vision and HDR10+, both run Google TV on Wi-Fi 6E and carry a 2-year limited warranty. The PT1 is even a little shorter in throw (0.2:1 against 0.22:1), so it sits closer to the wall.

The PX3-PRO's extra money buys brightness (3,000 against 2,500 ANSI lumens), IMAX Enhanced, active 3D, the "Designed for Xbox" 240 Hz mode and slightly stronger speakers (50 W against 46 W). If none of those words made you sit up, keep the $500. The side-by-side is in Hisense PX3-PRO vs PT1.

For evenings, comfortably. For daytime, it depends on the screen and on what "bright room" means at your place. A 100-inch ALR screen made for ultra short throws rejects most of the light coming from the ceiling and the sides, which is what lets a 2,500-lumen projector hold its contrast with a lamp on. Direct sun on the screen beats every projector on this list.

A rule that works: under 110 inches with an ALR screen and curtains you can half-close, the PT1 is fine. For a 120-inch picture in a room with big windows, move up to 3,000 lumens or more. Our guide on how many lumens a UST projector needs walks through the math.

Per Hisense: the PT1 projector, a backlit voice remote with two AAA batteries, a power cord, a quick start guide and a cleaning kit.

At 15.9 lb it is one of the lighter Hisense models, and 20.5 inches wide. With a 0.2:1 throw ratio the lens plane sits about 17.4 inches from the screen for 100 inches, 20.9 inches for 120. Slide it into place until the image fills the frame, then sign in to Google TV. If you use Apple Home, add it there too: Hisense lists AirPlay and Apple Home support for this model.

For another picture size, our throw distance calculator works out the gap between lens and screen for the PT1.

A screen, as always: plan $500 to $1,500 for a 100 to 120-inch ALR model. If you care about sound for movies, a soundbar on the eARC port is a likely later purchase, though 46 W is a fair start. The price is a sale price ($2,999.99 regular), and shipping and return terms aren't on the product page.

Per 1,000 lumens claimed, that is $800: the figure our tie-break uses when two projectors land on the same score.

Each criterion is marked from the figure Hisense publishes; anything it doesn't publish gets the lowest mark. The weighted result is placed on our 7.5 to 9.6 scale. The scales and the weights are on our methodology page.

$1,999.99 on Hisense's own US store on November 13, 2026. Hisense's own store showed $1,999.99, down from $2,999.99, on November 13, 2026.

If that is more than you planned, the Formovie Cinema Edge costs $1,799 and scores 8.1/10. One step up, the JMGO O2S Ultra is $2,199 for 8.7/10. We link to the brand's store because that is where we read the price and the stock.

The two closest in price: JMGO O2S Ultra ($2,199, 8.7/10) and Formovie Cinema Edge ($1,799, 8.1/10). Put all three side by side.

Head-to-heads: Hisense PX3-PRO vs Hisense PT1, Hisense PT1 vs NexiGo Aurora Pro MKII.

Rankings with this projector: best ultra short throw projectors, best ust projector under 2000, best laser tv, best ust projector for home theater.

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