Hitachi 43FWX20B 43 in. TV
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- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 4:3 Enhanced 14:9
- Weight: 153 lb.
- Screen Size: 43 inch
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Happy with the TV
Pros
Widescreen loads of inputs 2 component inputs for 480p
Cons
no DVI-HDTV connection
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
if you are in the market for a widescreen, hdtv ready tv, then you would not go wrong with this one.
I am guessing this review I am writing is probably not going to be of much use - since I think the TV is no longer being sold.
In any case, I happened to swing by a Sears outlet store and after checking this TV out online decided to buy it (along with the extended warranty) for a total of $1233.
It has pretty much what I wanted:
- 480P/540P/1080i modes
- Each input remembers the viewing mode (16:9, 4:3, 4:3zoom etc). So if I switch from one input to another I don't have to diddle with the aspect ratio.
- Widescreen, movies *do* look nice on it.
- It has a good load of inputs in the back. And 2 sets of component inputs which are today's as-good-as-it-gets technology.
- No DVI input.
- I think the tv needs a stand since the optimum height is around 3feet.
- Sound, is okay, not great. Bass is poor, voice is good. However, since I don't yet have my theater system setup, I pipe the L/R out of my dvd player's 5.1 channel decoder to my stereo system and I pipe the center channel into the TV. So I have good control on voice through the tv, and my stereo does a fine job of rendering the rest. And even if it is no comparison to a theater, for spending no money extra it sounds pretty darn good.
- I got the better remote for the higher Hitachi model, and it works fantastic. It has independant buttons for the inputs and antenna, the aspect ratio, and a host of niceties that you don't have to go through the menu to change.
However, if you lose the remote, you are sunk since you can't change some of the basic things like inputs etc, through the tv's front interface.
- Picture quality is very good, I won't say its "awesom" but after watching the plasmas and the DLPs all else looks like crap.
In any case, I happened to swing by a Sears outlet store and after checking this TV out online decided to buy it (along with the extended warranty) for a total of $1233.
It has pretty much what I wanted:
- 480P/540P/1080i modes
- Each input remembers the viewing mode (16:9, 4:3, 4:3zoom etc). So if I switch from one input to another I don't have to diddle with the aspect ratio.
- Widescreen, movies *do* look nice on it.
- It has a good load of inputs in the back. And 2 sets of component inputs which are today's as-good-as-it-gets technology.
- No DVI input.
- I think the tv needs a stand since the optimum height is around 3feet.
- Sound, is okay, not great. Bass is poor, voice is good. However, since I don't yet have my theater system setup, I pipe the L/R out of my dvd player's 5.1 channel decoder to my stereo system and I pipe the center channel into the TV. So I have good control on voice through the tv, and my stereo does a fine job of rendering the rest. And even if it is no comparison to a theater, for spending no money extra it sounds pretty darn good.
- I got the better remote for the higher Hitachi model, and it works fantastic. It has independant buttons for the inputs and antenna, the aspect ratio, and a host of niceties that you don't have to go through the menu to change.
However, if you lose the remote, you are sunk since you can't change some of the basic things like inputs etc, through the tv's front interface.
- Picture quality is very good, I won't say its "awesom" but after watching the plasmas and the DLPs all else looks like crap.
