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08-26-2003, 02:45 PM
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Hitachi 51F500
Thanks to everyone here on the forum. Due to the information I received from everyone here, I ultimately decided to go with the Hitachi 51F500, as the size was perfect for my setup and needs, as well and the picture quality vs price. Doing my homework, I was able to get the set for $1699.
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10-22-2003, 10:08 PM
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considering this tv
the tv you purchased is one of my final contendors, will you please let me know a little why you selected this one over, say a sonoy kp51ws510?
or any input of how its performing, your satisfaction? anything else to think of when going to buy? thanks
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10-23-2003, 09:30 AM
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Well, I can say that I researched for months on rear projection TV's before I bought mine.
To make this short, I did not like the Sony's. I did not think their pictures were up to par with either Toshiba, Hitachi, or Mitsubishi. Second, the price. I got the 51F500 for $1699 at Circuit City. I think you will be hard pressed to find a 51" Sony for a similar price. Lastly, I have had my set for about 2-3 months now, and I love it. I recently got actual HD for my Hitachi, and it certainly does wow you. In synopsis, I did not like the Sony's. However, talk to any Sony owner, and they will tell you differently. I am not giving you fact, only my opinion. I will also state that in my opinion, there are many better RPTV sets out there for sure, BUT, relative to price, I do not think there is a better set out there than the 51F500. I hope this helps you in your search, and I am sure you will be happy with your eventual purchase. Brigadeer |
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10-23-2003, 09:41 AM
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hitachi f500 v sony 51 510
thanks for the reply. i have read most of the hitachi forum and a good deal of the sony forum. right now CC is running some sale and both sets are for 1599, i was sold on sony until reading this site...now second guessing if hitachi would be bettter, do you have ps2 or gaming system on hitachi?
any problems at all? how is your customer service? are many 'tweaking' sessions necessary for a good pic? thanks (if you answer any at all!)
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10-23-2003, 06:43 PM
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I have an Xbox, and it works just great. I don't use it that often on the big screen as game systems apparrently have a bad history of causing burn in. Some say it will inevitably happen if you play video games alot, other say no. I just know that I'm not taking a chance after spending over $2K on my set.
As far as the price goes, it sounds like you are going to get a real good deal. Figures they would drop the price like that after I bought mine. When I bought mine, they were retailing for $1899, and I got them down to $1699, so I thought I got a real good deal. That just shows you how large their profit margins are. As far as tweaking goes, I have only done the basic. If you read around the forums, you will see the phrase "torch mode" on occassion. That refers to the settings (ie- contrast, color, brightness, sharpness, etc) of the TV sets out of the factory. The factory settings are all set to 100% out of the box. The reasoning behind this is, they set the TV's to look good in a showroom with lots of florescent lights. If a TV is left in torch mode, it will dramatically increase the chances of burn in, and will certainly shorten the life of your set. The one piece of advice I would give you, regardless of what set you buy, would be to lower every setting below 50. Some will try to give you exact numbers of their contrast, color, etc. It will vary by TV set and your individual taste. Just make sure that all are below 50, and then tweak them to your liking. It also does not hurt to get a DVD calibration disk. I got the new DVE (Digital Video Essentials) disk to further calibrate my set, but have been too lazy to use it. All that said, I believe I get extremely good picture quality from my set. Everyone that has seen it has been wowed. Thats just me though. I am not into it enough to spend another $300-$500 to have it ISF calibrated. Brigadeer Last edited by Brigadeer : 10-23-2003 at 06:49 PM. |
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