Hitachi P50H401 50 Inch HD1080 Plasma HDTV
Hitachi’s HD1080 50-inch HDTV (model P50H401) incorporates breakthrough technology that is the result of extensive research and development and more than 1,300 patents for flat panel technologies. By engineering a new method of energizing pixels on a panel, Hitachi has improved picture quality by increasing the resolution to match the dominant 1080 HDTV broadcast format in the vertical domain. This TV features a total of 1.3 million pixels utilizing a 1280×1080 pixel array.
4 Stars nice…
Bought this from Best Buy for $996 (but I opted to get the $200 4-year warranty) so it was truly a steal.
I have basic analog cable TV, and it still looks great. So many settings you can play with, sharpness, black point, etc.
I got an upconversion DVD player for $30 (Magnavox, 1080i upconvert) from WalMart and I popped in Live Free or Die Hard, and it looked totally HD- it was great.
Your friends’ eyes will glaze over at how big it is.
Only problem I have is that you can’t do picture-in-picture with it..that’s the only negative star!
4 Stars Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Love this TV!!
OK,it is not a true 1080, but it was also a grand less any 1080 TV’s and priced below the 720 close out deals. Sears put it on sale for $1,299.99 and with a four year warrenty it came to $1,600.00. The picture quality is excellent, it just took a while to figure out how to turn it on.
the Audio could be better, but go through a reciver and you will be happy.
2 Stars Beware Screen Burn !
I purchased this exact model in August 2007 from Amazon. Now, in April 2008 there is plenty of screen burn such as the CNBC logo and the HIstory Channel logo. I called Hitachi to check the warranty and screen burn is not covered under warranty. Hitachi just said sorry, you have to live with it or buy another one. I will NEVER buy a Hitachi again. Another huge complaint is the remote. The button layout sucks and the remote has to be pointed exactly at the remote sensor on the tv or it doesn’t work even with fresh batteries. Also, when you change the channels there is a huge delay (a black screen)before the next channel appears. If your a channel surfer you will be in a nightmare. DO NOT BUY THIS PLASMA TV !
5 Stars Great HDTV!
We bought this TV right before Thanksgiving for $998 at BestBuy and love it. This is first HDTV for us and we are very pleased so far. True, it’s not 1080p but the picture quality is superb for 1080i and I’m not sure I’d know the difference anyways.
It was easy to set up and we were watching it in no time flat. Very nice, good size HDTV for the price.
5 Stars Love it!!
We love the Plasma TV. First one we have owned. I know it is not a true 1080, but a savings of 600-800 dollars is very convincing. The picture quality is excellent.
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