Hitachi 53SDX89B 53-Inch Ultravison HD-Ready Projection TV

by Hitachi

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 260 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B00001Z3HE
• Item model number: 53SDX89B
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #453,574 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hitachi 53SDX89B HDTV-ready 53-inch projection TV features 480p resolution, a 6-element lens system with red and green color-purity lens filters, a 3D digital comb filter, and advanced velocity scan modulation. The 53SDX89B also offers a 60-watt bass reflex speaker system with 7-band graphic equalizer, 2 built-in center channel speakers, and Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.

It has a built-in 181-chanel NTSC tuner; you'll need a separate HTDTV tuner to receive 1080i high-definition broadcasts. The 53SDX89B incorporates dual-tuner picture-in-picture technology, which allows you to view antenna inputs on both the main picture and subpicture simultaneously, with separate tuning control for each.

Tech Talk
Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio refers to the shape of the video image. Standard television has a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is almost square in appearance. Digital television will have either a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, which is widescreen and appears rectangular, looking more like a movie screen and filling more of the viewer's field of vision for a more lifelike viewing experience.

Scanning method: Frames of video are made up of many lines of video that are scanned onto a television screen so closely they appear to be a solid picture. The scanning method can be either interlaced or progressive. Interlaced scanning (also used in today's analog TV), indicated by an "i" in the video format, fills in the odd number lines (1,3,5,7...) and then fills in the even number lines (2,4,6,8...) until the frame is complete. Progressive scanning, "p," fills in each line consecutively until the frame is complete, like a computer display.

What's in the Box
This package contains the 53SDX89B 53-inch projection TV, remote control, 2 AA batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 123 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb TV, January 22, 2000

By 

Keith Allison (Vienna, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hitachi 53SDX89B 53-Inch Ultravison HD-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

Fantastic picture quality when connected via component video to DVD player. HDTV ready when set-top box ships. Great value compared to other HDTV-ready projection TV's.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great TV, June 20, 2002

By 

"digitalhistories" (Loudoun, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hitachi 53SDX89B 53-Inch Ultravison HD-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

Being a first time buyer of a big screen TV, I did some major research. And the Hitachi 53" HDTV-ready 53SDX89B was by far the best.
What sold me most was the available viewing angles. I have seen many projection sets where you have to be almost directly in front of the tv, and level with it to view it with any clarity. With this TV, you can be way off on either side, lying on the floor, or standing tall - it doesn't matter, the picture will look crisp and bright.
The menu is easy to use and the tint, color, brightness, etc adjustments are incredibly precise.
This is a HDTV well worth the money.