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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"Stunning picture quality. Great value."
Pros: Over many days, my wife and I compared this set to pretty much all of its competition before deciding it was the easily the one to get.
Cons: As far as RPTV's go, I can't think of any cons for this one.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Pricy but you get what you paid for"
Pros: Awesome picture quality, beats LCD/DLP Projection, Plasmas and LCD panels hands down in terms of picture quality. Given that the brightness is not as high as the others but I would anyday take picture quality over brightness. Hardly any artifacts, try wat
Cons: Pricy, Bulky and Heavy
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Look for 57T500 - extra features"
Pros: Outstanding picture in HDTV (via Dish Network) and DVD. Consumer Reports indicated Hitachi reliability high in this category. Day/Night button great for quick adjustment for ambient light. Note: for best DVD performance use component imputs with progressi
Cons: Make sure you have an area large enough to accomodate a 25" depth. That is key reason to compare to #2 rated LCD Hitachi 50V500 in 5/25/04 C-net review as it is only 16" depth. Hitachi is only carried in Circuit City / Sears / Video Only in Northern CA so
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5 out of 10 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
Pros: Excellent picture out of the box, even better if you do a manual convergence. Plenty of inputs and options. Easy to set up and use.
Cons: Would like a learning remote. Some menu settings not adequately explained without referring to the manual. Would also like a "background- free" closed caption option (like on my very old Pioneer 52" projector. Could also use an audio output that is not
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0 out of 5 people found this review helpful
3.0 stars
Pros: Fantastic picture
Cons: Cooling fans are exceptionally loud on this model. Have had fans replaced twice with no improvement. Called Hitachi and were told that this is a common complaint with this model and there is no fix for it. They told us to "accept that big TVs make noise".
