Hisense’s PX3 Pro laser projector became a major critical and commercial hit following its launch toward the end of 2024, so home theater fans will be hoping for similarly great things from its new PX4 Pro successor. A successor that’s now just been formally launched into stores across the world following a teaser unveiling last December.
The PX4 Pro is, like its predecessors, an Ultra Short Throw model designed to deliver images as big as 200 inches from a throw distance of just a few inches, so you can place it on a sideboard at the edge of your room rather than it taking up space in the middle of your living space. This makes it easier to use as a big-screen alternative to a traditional TV, of course, rather than it just potentially being used for movie nights.
The PX4 Pro features one of Hisense’s TriChroma Laser Cinema optical designs, where three lasers (one for each of the image’s red, green and blue colour elements) shine through a DLP imaging system. The latest iteration of this system introduces some noticeable claimed improvements over its predecessor, though. Peak brightness, for starters, is rated at a promising 3,500 ANSI Lumens – a level that experience suggests could strike a good balance between dark room movie performance and still being enjoyable to watch even a regular living room environment.
Hisense claims the latest Digital Laser Engine 3.0 system is capable of covering 118% of the extreme BT.2020 colour spectrum, too, potentially enabling it to deliver both a wider, more vibrant range of tones with high dynamic range sources, but also subtler tonal gradients to create a more nuanced, textured and three-dimensional image.
Hisense’s CineBlack Pro System including proprietary Dynamic Grayscale Technology and an enhanced 7-step iris lens feature is provided to apparently reveal more subtle shading and low-light details in dark scenes, as well as contributing to a very respectable 6,500:1 claimed contrast ratio.
As we’ve come to expect from Hisense projectors, the PX4 Pro supports all of the “big four” HDR formats: HDR10, HLG, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. It’s also been certified as capable of doing justice to the IMAX Enhanced mastering system, and carries a Filmmaker Mode picture preset for home theater fans looking for easy access to “accurate” images designed to get as close as the projector can to creative intent.
The PX4 Pro bolsters the already strong gaming potential of its predecessor, meanwhile, by adding support for the AMD FreeSync Premium variable refresh rate system alongside the standard HDMI VRR system. This is the first time AMD FreeSync Premium has been supported by one of Hisense’s Trichromatic Laser Cinema models. Xbox Cloud Gaming is also scheduled to come to the PX4 Pro in the coming months via a firmware update to Hisense’s VIDAA smart system, with other gaming friendly features carrying over from the PX3 Pro including support for 240Hz refresh rates at 2K resolution, 1ms latency, and Dolby Vision gaming support.
The PX4 Pro’s connectivity comprises an Ethernet port, four HDMI ports (two with 2.1 specs, and two with 2.0 specs), an optical digital audio output, two USB ports (one 2.0 and one 3.0) with Media Reader and playback support, plus Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay and Bluetooth wireless support.
Supporting the PX4 Pro’s picture and gaming talents, finally, is a Dolby Atmos-capable 4.0.2-channel speaker array with Dolby Atmos support.
The Hisense PX4 Pro is available now priced at $3,999.99, or just £2,499 in the U.K.
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