TV’s-Is it dumb not to go out RIGHT NOW and buy a 55″ HDTV for $1099?
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at
5:24 am
If we have the money, what we are doing.
Hitachi UltraVision is a 55 “-HDTV LCD rear projection and reviews seem good and 0 % financing til by 2010.”
YOU need an idiot for this not TV, because we want a HDTV?
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Was sind u, das wartet? Erhalten Sie es JETZT!
It' s so billig!
I'm a big Hitachi fan and own one myself, a 51 inch CRT RPTV. I looked at the LCD set myself, but upon extensive research went the 'Old School' route with the CRT for a multitude of reasons, the first being rather poor reviews on the picture quality of the LCD. It was this which got me to thinking as the ONLY benefit of LCD over a CRT based set is it's ability to be hung on a wall. But when you take that LCD and house it in a RPTV you give up it's only advatage, that being space saving.Now when you look at it terms of picture quality there's simply no comparison as CRT is still the recognized 'King of the Hill' by most experts in the field, it's true balcks, natural color representation and overall realistic diplay far and above that offered by either Plasma or LCD.OK, so it doesn't seem as sexy right? How can this 'Old Tech' stand up to the latest and greatest? Well, both Sony and Mitsubishi have ceased any and all R+D in the field of Plasma and will no longer produce sets utilizing this technology. Hmmm, must be a reason don't you think?And let's examine the hidden cost of LCD, be it flat panal or RPTV as well as DLP. These require what is known as an Arc Lamp to provide the backlighting for a picture to be seen and the do an admorable job of this…for about two years! Then, as your picture dims you consult your manual which will tell you a bulb change is in order. "OK, no problem" you say to yourself as you dial up the local repair shop, only to have your jaw drop when you find the replacement will set you back anywhere from $200-$300 smackers! Of course you won't here this from your helpful sales person down at Circuit City or Best Buy and the factories are as tight lipped as a Nun at a Porn convention and who can blame them. They'll not sell sets if this becomes public knowledge, and their plan is that when these sets start to fail they'll be right there with the latest tech to hook them up again. Yup, planned obsolecence at it's finest. Don't worry, SED is due out sometime in 2008 to fill the bill and by 2010 it may even be affordable, just in time to replace all those bum Plasma and LCD sets.In effect it was thst CRT sets lasted so long that was there undoing, most giving trouble free service day in and day out for 10-15 years. Believe me, it wasn't performance which signed their death warrant.Now that being said I'm going to recommend you take a step back and look at this set. It's the Hitachi f59 series CRT RPTV, available in 51, 57 and 65 inch models. The 51 is usually $799, the 57 goes $999 on sale and the 65 about $1200. But I've seen the 65 as low as $1000 on sale and I picked up the 51 for $699 shipped so it pays to watch for the right sale.These babies have a native resolution of 1080i and are the best bang for your buck available today, bar none. No bulbs to worry about and a picture that is unriveled below the $3000 mark, and even then it's still a level playing field. Believe me, I did my home work and searched far and wide before plunking down my hard earned dollars and I'm glad I did. The folks who live and breath TV swear by these and with good reason though you'd be hard pressed to believe it by looking at a show room model. It's when you get it home and tweek the settings that the magic happens, then you've got a set that will put anything to shame.Heck, you can email me for the optimal settings if you do purchase one, settings derived using light and color meters, calibration disks and years of eyes on experience to achieve them. There's a wealth of info to be had over on the AVS Forum on these beauties, sort of like having a tech on call. In fact one of the regular contributers is an ISF Calibration Tech, a guy who makes his living helping folks achieve perfection on their home theater systems.Alright, the answer WAS a bit long winded but I'd hate for you to make a poor decision due to lack of proper info. Good luckand happy viewing, regardless of what you ultimatly decide to purchase.