Hitachi Ultravision 55HDS69 55" Plasma HDTV

Average customer rating: 4.5

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Hitachi Ultravision 55" Plasma
Great tv for its price

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Hitachi Ultravision 55HDS69 55" Plasma HDTV

Manufacturer: Hitachi
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000FK9WAE

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Product Description

The Hitachi UltraVision 55 Inch Plasma HDTV produces a truly cinematic home viewing experience. The VirtualHD 1080p III Video processor technology ensures a sharp, smooth and seamless, by analyzing and optimizing each frame. An anti-reflective screen ensures the best picture performance possible in any lighting. With its ultra-slim design, the UltraVision 55" Plasma HDTV has a sleek profile as sophisticated as the innovative technologies inside. Anti-reflective glass screen Seamless HDTV (ATSC), NTSC tuner Digital Cable Ready (QAM) 3 Color Temperatures 4-step black enhancement 10-bit digital 4MB 3D Y/C Comb Filter Resolution - 1366 x 768 Pixel Pitch - 0.90 (H) x 0.90 (V) mm MTS Stereo/SAP with dbx Simulated Surround Bass Boost 36-Watt 3-way speaker system 3 language on-screen display Parental Lock (V-Chip) Connectivity - 2 S-Video in, A/V in(4 rear, 1 side), Optical & Fixed/Variable Output, RF input, IR output 3 HDMI interfaces -- 2 rear, 1 side Photo File Viewer USB CableCARD interface Color - Black with Silver trim Monitor Dimensions(HxWxD) - 33-1/8 x 59-1/2 x 4-1/4 Weight - 139 lbs. Wall Mountable Does not include TV stand. Optional Stand or Wall Mount required

Amazon.com Product Description

Get the most out of your high-definition plasma television purchase with the 55-inch Hitachi 55HDS69, which offers a wealth of advanced technological features that will ensure superior picture and audio performance for years to come. Its blend of refined aesthetics is ideal for any home while its fully high-definition display--with 768 vertical lines of progressive resolution--provides stunningly vivid and colorful entertainment. The set's built-in ATSC (DTV) tuner pulls HD signals (480p/720p/1080i) right from the airwaves, and its QAM tuner is fully compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception. The set's CableCARD port means the set will also receive digital cable television systems services directly from a compatible cable operator without requiring a bulky, external cable box. A standard analog NTSC tuner receives standard-definition (SD) programming.

Plasma display technology offers the widest viewing angle of any type of television. The wide viewing angle makes plasma the ultimate choice for wall mounted television. Plasma television performance is also exceptional for producing high quality images of fast motion content, like sports programming.

This set's video is powered by the PictureMaster HD III processing technology, which features third-generation 1080p processing and new histogram processing for enhanced contrast, sharpness, and color for a clearer, sharper picture. It also offers extended color capabilities to reproduce the purest reds, greens and blues, a maximum 16-bit/281 trillion color capability, and a 16 percent brighter panel.

The 4 MB, 10-bit digital 3D Y/C comb filter separates brightness and color signals better in 3D domain to eliminate cross-color, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion. It performs field-by-field comparisons of the television image to accurately separate the color from the black-and-white information and remove both horizontally and vertically hanging dots, as well as dot crawl, resulting in a razor sharp image. This set also performs automatic 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too--a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture.

The 55HDS69 has a 1365 x 768-pixel resolution, and a high-contrast black rib structure that provides excellent contrast and deep blacks with any source material or viewing environment. It's designed to make a big impact with images that will literally jump off the screen. Other video features include three color temperature settings, four-step black enhancement, multiple aspect ratio formats (four HD, six SD), and split-screen/picture-in-picture functionality. The anti-reflective, high-contrast screen effectively absorbs ambient room light, reducing reflections and producing richer blacks, vibrant color and increased detail in shadows and highlights. Convenience features include on/sleep timers, closed caption decoder, V-Chip parental controls, several screensavers, and three-language on-screen display (English, French, Spanish).

It has a three-way, 36-watt speaker system that can produce simulated surround sound and a bass boost. The set can also be used as a center-channel speaker in a full surround sound system. It includes the following video and audio connections: <ul>

Composite A/V: 4 rear, 1 side

S-Video: 2 rear

Component Video: 2 rear, 1 side

HDMI: 2 rear, 1 side

RF: 1

Digital audio output: 1 optical </ul>

<b>Tech Talk</b>
HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV--all over a single cable. HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It supports all ATSC formats--standard (SDTV), enhanced (EDTV), and high (HDTV).

<b>What's in the Box</b>
Plasma TV, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions

Customer Reviews:

LOTS OF LYEING GOIN ON.......2007-05-07

I even called the store before ordering the tv to make sure it would come with a stand so the tv wouldnt just fall over. But they promised me that it would come with a small base stand. Of course it didnt and when I called them they said they would send one right out, which of course they never did. Horrible purchases and follow through ...........It cost me over two hundred more to buy an cheap stand so I could use the dumb tv. Just beware from this company.

Just Bought One.......2007-04-10

I Went to local sears at the right time have a 57 hitachi projection, walking by sales assoc. says great buy on tv's happen to be this tv last one in a box and floor dislay got the one in a box for 899.99 didnt need but couldnt leave it behind for that price and now all these great reviews thanks Im 1 happy camper....

Excellent.......2007-03-11

I read all the reviews here and concur with all the rave reviews. The only problem I see and it's not unique to Hitachi is that Closed Captioning does not work in HD modes.

Hitachi Ultravision 55" Plasma.......2007-01-12

I bought this to replace my 61" projection TV.

Sleek, beautiful picture. Stock speakers sound great! Easy to figure out gadgets.

PIP option is awesome too!

You'll be glad you bought this if you do!

Erik

Great tv for its price.......2007-01-08

Pros

The picture quality is unbelieveble. HD quality is second to none. It is probably the sharpest picture I have seen (researched plasma/lcd tvs for over 2 years). It has lots of inputs for all devices and the setup out of the box is pretty easy. Picture in Picture quality is great.
TV comes with a WIPE functionality. This allows you to clean the plasma screen and prevent any burns. (Usually available with much more expensive models)

Cons

Remote is bit antiquated for the price of the tv. Picture in picture works only if one of the feeds is HD. Base needs to be bought (add $200 to the price.)

Bottom line - I would recommend buying this tv. Shop around and you should be able to find it for less than $2500.

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