Chroma Subsampling: Give a Little, Save a Lot

Chroma Subsampling: Give a Little, Save a Lot

Our tech expert explains the wizardry behind 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:2:0 video...and why it matters

Road Test: Optoma 4K550ST

The new Optoma 4K550ST, with a robust 4,500 lumens, is the lowest-cost short-throw, 4K projector in its brightness class...

Installer's Insight: The Last Step

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Chroma Subsampling Explained: Giving a Little to Save a Lot

Michael J. McNamra - Tuesday, Mar 19, 2019

Chroma subsampling is the fancy name for a form of compression that makes viewing high resolution video in your home possible. Contributing tech editor Michael J. McNamara shows us how it works.

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Optoma 4K550ST 4500 lm, 3840x2160, 13.0 lbs

$3,999

The least expensive 4K, short-throw in its class..

NEC P502WL-2 5000 lm, 1280x800, 19.4 lbs

$2,299

NEC P502WL-2

Epson PowerLite L610U 6000 lm, 1920x1200, 18.7 lbs

$3,499

A high-value, high output, $3,499 laser projector.

Hitachi LP-AW4001 4200 lm, 1280x800, 16.8 lbs

$2,349

A highly affordable, laser-driven UST projector

Canon REALiS WUX7000Z 7000 lm, 1920x1200, 37.4 lbs

$8,549

High value, high output laser projector

Panasonic PT-MZ770U 8000 lm, 1920x1200, 37.7 lbs

$7,499

Low price, light weight 8000-lumen laser projector

Casio XJ-UT311WN 3100 lm, 1280x800, 12.6 lbs

$1,499

Ultra Short Throw WXGA over 3100 lumens

Dell M318WL 500 lm, 1280x800, 0.8 lbs

$449

Dell M318WL

Optoma S365 3600 lm, 800x600, 5.5 lbs

$379

Optoma S365 SVGA Projector

Optoma WU336 3400 lm, 1920x1200, 6.8 lbs

$599

Optoma WU336 DLP projector

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Feb 13 - Big, Bright, Not All Business: Using A Commercial Projector in Your Family Room-Pt 2

M. David Stone

Part 2 of our two-part report on how cost-effective, high-brightness business projectors perform in ambient-light home theaters.

Feb 12 - Big, Bright, Not All Business: Using A Commercial Projector in Your Family Room-Pt 1

M. David Stone

Commercial projectors deliver super-high brightness for a fraction of the cost of high-lumen home theater projectors. But will they work in a family room? In this two-part series, M. David Stone takes a look.

Jan 21 - BenQ TH671ST Projector Review

M. David Stone

The BenQ TH671ST's compact size, short throw lens, bright picture, accurate color, and fast 16 ms input lag makes it an ideal choice for apartments and dorm rooms where a big image and gaming performance really count.

Dec 26 - Optoma HD27HDR Projector Review

M. David Stone

Optoma's HD27HDR delivers the benefits of 4K HDR content at 1080p resolution.

Dec 11 - Epson Home Cinema 4010 vs. Optoma UHD51A

Rob Sabin

We faced off Epson's new Home Cinema 4010 ($1,999) and Optoma's popular UHD51A ($1,699), two stellar values among under-$2K 4K projectors, to find out how they really differ in tech, features, and performance.

Nov 21 - Epson Home Cinema 4010 vs. 5040UB

Rob Sabin

Epson's new Home Cinema 4010 brings upgraded pixel-shifting and HDR tone-mapping over the last generation step-up, the HC5040UB. Here's our side-by-side comparison.

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