Hitachi P50A402 50-Inch 1080I Plasma HDTV

 (3 customer reviews)

I purchased the television one week ago and was excited to experience the quality especially with my new BluRay dvd player. After installation it worked well, sharp colors and exceptional quality even with non HD cable channels. Unfortunately after just two days the system failed. Power would not come on as it developed an electrical fault. I tried having it exchanged but they were out of stock without reorder so it seems like this is an already or soon to be discontinued model. Changed to another brand and now awaiting exchange. If you decide to get one you are certain of excellent qualaity picture as long as it works.

Paid just over $1,000 from amazon delivered. Comparable 50" 720p offerings from Samsung and Panasonic are typically going for more than this. This is my second Hitachi plasma, I paid $6,000 for a 42" when I was living in Japan 4 years ago; it's still going strong, no burn issues and a truely superb picture so I had no reservations going that way again.

Pro's
+good connectivity set off to the side (this is important because with a tv this size it's difficult to reach around to the middle of the back)
+good colour, good blacks, excellent picture
+sleek looks, bezel is a glossy piano black, speakers are well hidden and manual controls are on the side out of eyeshot
+price, 1080i for the price of a 720p, falling between two stools makes for a bargain imo.
+ir window is off to the left side so doesn't get blocked by my centre speaker

Con's
-stand doesn't swivel, not an issue for me as it's (eventually) going on the wall
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I had this TV shipped to me from amazon and I'm really happy with it.

Pros:
- Great picture quality, especially for football games in HD, video games (using an hdmi cable works best), and movies
- Deep, rich blacks and vivid bright colors comparable to if not better than similar plasma TVs from Sony, Panasonic and Samsung. Not even comparable to the bland colors you see on LCDs

- Elegant black gloss finish on the sides and stand.
- Plenty of HDMI ports at a convenient place
- Swiveling stand at the touch of a remote

Cons:
- Dissipates a lot of heat, but this isn't much of a problem in larger rooms. However most plasmas release more heat than LCDs, so take the room you want the TV to be in into consideration because the Hitachi's heat dissipation is probably not too much more than that of another plasmas at similar sizes