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Hisense PX3-PRO vs Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800
The laser-TV fight — which should you buy?
Two ultra-short-throw 'laser TVs' that live on a credenza: Hisense's triple-laser PX3-PRO at $2,499.99 and Epson's single-laser LS800 at $3,799.99 tracked. Whichever wins, the screen decision is not optional — see the compatibility section.
Reading the numbers honestly
The light engines differ in kind, not just wattage: the PX3-PRO uses a triple-laser (RGB) source — the widest-gamut approach — while the LS800 uses a single laser with a phosphor stage but claims more raw output: 4,000 vs 3,000 lumens. Both figures are manufacturer claims measured in the flattering mode, as all projector brightness is. One stated-vs-unstated gap: the LS800 states a 20 ms 4K60 input lag; the PX3-PRO's input lag is UNSTATED in our data — gamers should weigh a stated number over an absent one.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance● SOURCE-TRACKED
| Spec | Hisense PX3-PRO | Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 |
|---|
| Price | $2,500 | $3,800 |
| Brand | Hisense | Epson |
| Technology | Laser DLP | not stated |
| Native Resolution | 4K pixel shift | 4K pixel shift |
| Brightness Lumens | 3000 | 4000 |
| Contrast Ratio Native | 3,000:1 | not stated |
| Light Source Type | triple laser | single laser |
| Lamp Life Normal Hrs | 25000 | 20000 |
| Throw Ratio Min | 0.22 | not stated |
| Throw Type | ultra short throw UST | ultra short throw UST |
| Image Size Min Inches | 80 | not stated |
| Image Size Max Inches | 150 | not stated |
| Frame Interpolation | Yes | not stated |
| HDMI Inputs | 3 | 3 |
| Contrast Ratio Dynamic | not stated | 2,500,000:1 |
| HDR Support | not stated | HLG |
| Input Lag Ms 4k60 | not stated | 20 |
| HDMI Version | not stated | 2.0 |
| Wifi | not stated | Yes |
| Bluetooth | not stated | Yes |
| Width Inches | not stated | 27.4 |
| Height Inches | not stated | 6.2 |
| Depth Inches | not stated | 13.4 |
| Weight Lbs | not stated | 27.6 |
| Noise DB Normal | not stated | 32 |
Shaded rows differ · green dot = lab-measured · amber = manufacturer-verified · blue = retailer/community-reported · grey = estimated · “not stated” means exactly that
Compatibility · computed, not written
The screen decision, computed: Elite Screens Aeon CLR 3 103"
Both the Hisense PX3-PRO and the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 are ultra-short-throw designs, and that decides the screen before it decides anything else: a UST projector fires steeply upward, so it needs a lenticular ceiling-light-rejecting screen built for that geometry — like the Elite Screens Aeon CLR 3 103" in our catalog. On a standard-gain screen the image washes out; our builder flags exactly this pairing as an invariant, whichever projector you pick.
Computed from the catalog's normalized fields — the same fields the builder's compatibility engine reads. A missing field reads as "can't check", never as a pass.
Check either one against your own build →The verdict
Buy the Hisense PX3-PRO — $1,300 less as tracked with the wider-gamut triple-laser engine. The Epson LS800's case is its claimed 1,000-lumen brightness edge and its STATED 20 ms input lag; if daytime sports in a bright room is the whole job, that extra claimed output is the one spec that matters. Either way, budget a lenticular UST screen — see below.
Movie color in controlled lightHisense PX3-PRO — Triple-laser RGB is the wider-gamut architecture, and it's $1,300 cheaper as tracked.
Bright-room daytime viewingEpson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 — 4,000 vs 3,000 claimed lumens — brightness is the UST battleground and Epson claims a third more.
GamingEpson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 — A STATED 20 ms 4K60 lag beats the Hisense's unstated one — not because the Hisense is slow, but because we don't assume specs that aren't published.
What our normalized data addsNOT ON THE SPEC SHEETS
- Both are UST designs, which triggers the pairing rule nobody's product page states: a UST projector fires steeply upward and needs a lenticular (CLR/ALR-for-UST) screen — on a standard screen the image washes out. Our compatibility engine encodes this as an invariant.
- Triple-laser vs single-laser light engines — an architectural difference (gamut vs raw output) our normalized light_source_type field states explicitly.
- Input-lag honesty: the LS800 states 20 ms at 4K60; the PX3-PRO's lag is UNSTATED in our data — flagged rather than assumed.
- 3,000 vs 4,000 claimed lumens at $2,499.99 vs $3,799.99 tracked.
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