Customer Reviews

Hitachi P50H401 50-Inch HD1080 Plasma HDTV

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

If you read the technical specifications, it clearly states that this television is 1080i, not 1080P. This is why we research before we buy.

This TV looks so much better than the 720p 50" plasmas for me, it was a no brainer. Most 'true' 1080p plasmas start about $1000 more than this TV, LCD's at 50" cost 5X as much. I really can't tell a difference between this Hitachi and the 'true' 1080p plasmas, if you can, your eyes are better than mine. You can save $400 to $500 by getting a 720p 50" plasma, but you will sacrifice some in resolution. Go compare them side by side, just make sure the inputs at the store are 1080p resolution to show the difference. I am VERY HAPPY with this TV. I bought it for $2000 4/5/07, look around and you can find this price.

Just had this delivered two days ago and am totally pleased with the picture and I don't even have the HD
receiver hooked up yet. If you didn't want or expect to get HD, still get this set as the standard def picture is
tremendous. I am not a technophobe nor audiophile so I found it a bit puzzling to get access from dvd, ps2 or
why the picture wouldn't come back on, but a little fumbling and I did finally catch on. Totally my fault. The
sound is good for me, I'm not looking to be launched towards the back wall with monster sound. I saved more than $1,000 from my next choice, so there's still Christmas in this house!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Only problem I have is that you can't do picture-in-picture with it..that's the only negative star!

edit- more than 2 years later, and it is still going strong. Read the manual about screen burn-in: you have to put the brightness on low for like the first 100 hours, and then after that you should be fine. Try not to leave it on one channel 24/7 and you should be fine. Oh wait, they don't sell this anymore :)

i do wish I could zoom the picture out. Some HD and analog channels would look nicer if they weren't so stretched out due to this thing's size.

I set this up myself. The only problem I had was turning on Power. When I first turned it on there was no power, I finally opened the manual and it told me about a power button on underneath the right front. Once I turned on power everything else was easy. 1080i is best choice for the money. My Satellite HD is 1080i, my HD DVD player (toshiba) is 1080i. I don't see the need for buying a 1080p TV because the only thing that is available is the HD DVD in 1080p. I love HD on this TV. Plasma is also a better choice for me because I need wider angle of view for the smaller room I have. I can see reflection of lamps and windows on the TV screen, but it is minor problem. I use a Denon amp with 7.1 surround sound and it works very well with HD movies. The sound from the TV is ok, but not as good as through an amp.

Unreal tv. Best $996.99 I ever spent. I have a 32" LCD and regular (non HD) channels don't look to great. On this TV though , non HD channels look amazing! I watched Surfs up and Transformers last night and I would rather watch this than go to the theater. I have a 1200 watt home theater system hooked up to it with 1080 upconvert dvd and I am more than satisfied. Watch Best Buys website for this to go on sale from time to time for under $1000. You will thank all us reviewers later.

I saw this TV on display along side a $4000.00 Pioneer. The Pioneer was better but not $3000.00 better. Prices are coming down on this model. I purchased mine for $875.00, and have seen it advertised at other B&M stores for around a grand. An excellent value.