Page 1 of Hitachi FHD1080P LCD TV @£399 any good??

Just seen this in Argos - seems like a great deal but would appreciate opionions before buying!

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5294244/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C12108813/c_2/2%7Ccat_12108813%7CTelevisions%7C12108983/c_3/4%7Ccat_12108983%7C40+and+42+inch+LCD+TVs%7C12108992.htm

why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

This item was edited on Saturday, 20th June 2009, 19:21

looks good for the money and the 35 reviews are encouraging!



`i am going to live forever or die trying`

Tesco are doing a 42" plasma for £399, dunno if it can handle 1080p tho, tbh I didn`t really have a good look at it, but it seemed excellent for the money.

Bought the Hitachi, very impressed with SD picture quality so HD is gonna be great!

Nice easy menu system etc and a nice looking set - think it was a bargain.

why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

Congrats retro, looks like you got a good buy there. Good make, full HD and 42". Now, when are you gonna get Sky HD ?

Pete :)

Fitting date of 14th July! 8)

why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

Don`t be taken in by the name. Hitachi haven`t made a TV for the European market for years. It`s probably a re bagged Beko or some other Turkish manufacturer.

Yeh, I know that - same as nearly every other TV on the market unless you spend £1000`s and even then you don`t know what you are getting.

My old Hitachi 32 CRT that has not missed a beat in 6 years I have seen with Goodmans/Toshiba and another one I can`t remember on it.

However the 29inch Panasonic with full Pro-Logic surround sound on that cost me £1000 in 1996 packed up within 2 months and then again 2 years later. Then the red colour gun failed after 7 years so I won`t pay big money for a supposed good make again either.

I`ve just been into curry`s/comet and the picture on this Hitachi is as good as all the £8-900 pound ones so I`m happy.

why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

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I`ve just been into curry`s/comet and the picture on this Hitachi is as good as all the £8-900 pound ones so I`m happy

Steady now.....steeeeeeaaaaaaaaaadyyyyyy....

;)

LOL!

Actually, that should have said £7-800 ones but it is. The only ones that looked better had a blu-ray feed so they are bound too.
And some of them looked bloody awful, would put you off buying a new TV straight away.


Whether it`s just laziness in their set-up who knows, the Hitachi didn`t look great with standard settings but a few tweeks sorted that out. If it was s*** I would say so, I can take it back for a no quibble refund for a start but I won`t be.


Comet had an LED screen that looked fantastic (with blu-ray anyway!) Really thin panel and very detailed picture.

why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

This item was edited on Monday, 22nd June 2009, 21:29