- Apr 30, 2009
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I found this a few days ago and placed an order for this TV.
http://www.sears.com/hitachi-49inch-...p-05707158000P
I wasn't sure what to expect since there were no reviews for it and it generally is not well marketed.
I got it today and was able to play around with it for a bit. It's definitely a bargain at this price. My impressions so far:
Picture:
Excellent. I am not sure what panel it uses, but there is speculation that it is an LG. Tons of adjustments available to the user. 120Hz support. Unfortunately the viewing angles are a bit limited. If you sit at the center, it is beautiful, from an angle it doesn't do as well. I assume this is a sidelit model, but I have no way to verify apart from ripping the panel out.
Features:
Scarce. It has 3 HDMI ports (1 with ARC), digital tuner, very basic menu, no smart options. That is what makes it cheap though. I'll get a roku to match it up with this so this won't bother me.
Build:
Budget. You won't be able to tell from looking at it, but feeling the back materials, you can tell the casing is cheap. The whole thing weighs 26lbs though, so that can also be a benefit of the cheap casing. So long as it looks good from the front, I don't see why this would be an issue however.
Sound:
Mediocre. Not quite tinny sound, but I would definitely opt for external speakers with this. Gone are the days of tv set speakers. It does sound better than many new TVs that I have heard however.
Overall, not bad for the price at all.
Misc:
I plugged this into a killawatt. The power usage came out to just shy of 100W on standard picture settings.
http://www.sears.com/hitachi-49inch-...p-05707158000P
I wasn't sure what to expect since there were no reviews for it and it generally is not well marketed.
I got it today and was able to play around with it for a bit. It's definitely a bargain at this price. My impressions so far:
Picture:
Excellent. I am not sure what panel it uses, but there is speculation that it is an LG. Tons of adjustments available to the user. 120Hz support. Unfortunately the viewing angles are a bit limited. If you sit at the center, it is beautiful, from an angle it doesn't do as well. I assume this is a sidelit model, but I have no way to verify apart from ripping the panel out.
Features:
Scarce. It has 3 HDMI ports (1 with ARC), digital tuner, very basic menu, no smart options. That is what makes it cheap though. I'll get a roku to match it up with this so this won't bother me.
Build:
Budget. You won't be able to tell from looking at it, but feeling the back materials, you can tell the casing is cheap. The whole thing weighs 26lbs though, so that can also be a benefit of the cheap casing. So long as it looks good from the front, I don't see why this would be an issue however.
Sound:
Mediocre. Not quite tinny sound, but I would definitely opt for external speakers with this. Gone are the days of tv set speakers. It does sound better than many new TVs that I have heard however.
Overall, not bad for the price at all.
Misc:
I plugged this into a killawatt. The power usage came out to just shy of 100W on standard picture settings.