Rating: 
Summary: Tied for the best on the market
Review: As a former salesman of big screens, this one is easily tied for my favorite with the Mitsubishi 46" HDTV widescreen. Mitsubishi has an edge on color and lighting, Hitatchi has the edge on clarity and overall realism due to the most lenses on the market.
First off, this TV is complex, yet simple. Plenty of features and inputs, but simple enough for anyone to use. The Magic focus is a great example. Hit one button and the TV automatically sets the convergence.
Next is the size. One needs to know the stand built for this TV sells seperatly...so that's one thing to consider before you buy. If you get the stand, you'll quickly notice how much easier it is moving a two piece system into your home instead of a solid one piece TV.
While small in comparision to a lot of HDTV's on the market, this TV still looks huge once you get it into your home. And with the quality of the picture, you'll be glad you didn't get a larger TV for the same price from some lower quality brand.
I'll admit, sound isn't the greatest. But if you're buying an HDTV, you should be investing in surround sound anyways.
Another huge feature this TV has that most brands don't is an auto refresh not found on earlier models and other brands. Basically, if you're watching something in 4:3 mode with bars on the side, the TV automatically refreshes the bars constantly so that they don't get burned into the screen. It's constant too so you don't even notice.
Overall, this is a great buy. Compare it to the Mitsubishi. Decide which is better for you. I can guarentee you won't be disappointed.
Rating:
Summary: Tied for the best on the market
Review: As a former salesman of big screens, this one is easily tied for my favorite with the Mitsubishi 46" HDTV widescreen. Mitsubishi has an edge on color and lighting, Hitatchi has the edge on clarity and overall realism due to the most lenses on the market.
First off, this TV is complex, yet simple. Plenty of features and inputs, but simple enough for anyone to use. The Magic focus is a great example. Hit one button and the TV automatically sets the convergence.
Next is the size. One needs to know the stand built for this TV sells seperatly...so that's one thing to consider before you buy. If you get the stand, you'll quickly notice how much easier it is moving a two piece system into your home instead of a solid one piece TV.
While small in comparision to a lot of HDTV's on the market, this TV still looks huge once you get it into your home. And with the quality of the picture, you'll be glad you didn't get a larger TV for the same price from some lower quality brand.
I'll admit, sound isn't the greatest. But if you're buying an HDTV, you should be investing in surround sound anyways.
Another huge feature this TV has that most brands don't is an auto refresh not found on earlier models and other brands. Basically, if you're watching something in 4:3 mode with bars on the side, the TV automatically refreshes the bars constantly so that they don't get burned into the screen. It's constant too so you don't even notice.
Overall, this is a great buy. Compare it to the Mitsubishi. Decide which is better for you. I can guarentee you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 
Summary: ok hdtv
Review: Good TV with excellent picture, hook up a progressive scan dvd player and it dosn't get any better. One thing to mention, this tv is advertised here and alot of other places as having a DVI input, IT DOES NOT. Hopefully this will change.
Rating:
Summary: I love it!!!!
Review: I have had this tv for about 2 weeks now and love it too death. The picture is excellent and the sound is strong. I find myself with the volume bar on around 23 out of 60.This was not my first choice, the Sony 46wt500 was but after my wife saw the Hitachi she persuaded me to change my mind and after reviewing the specs she helped me make the right choice. Go out and buy today. Remember these reviews don't mean much until you see it in your house and CC helps because you have 30 days to return it if you don't like it.
Rating:
Summary: This is one hell-of-a TV!
Review: I have had this tv for about 2 weeks now and love it too death. The picture is excellent and the sound is strong. I find myself with the volume bar on around 23 out of 60. This was not my first choice, the Sony 46wt500 was but after my wife saw the Hitachi she persuaded me to change my mind and after reviewing the specs she helped me make the right choice. Go out and buy today. Remember these reviews don't mean much until you see it in your house and CC helps because you have 30 days to return it if you don't like it.
Rating:
Summary: I love it!!!!
Review: Man oh man...It took me weeks and weeks of research to finally plunk down the money for a Rear Projection set and I am glad that I waited. This Hitachi set is just spectacular!!! Picture is awesome, features are awesome, everthing about it is awesome! hehe
Rating: 
Summary: Best set I've ever owned!
Review: This is my first plunge into "projection" tvs. Once I saw the hitachi I read all I could on it. Hitachi makes 67% of all the guns used in porjection televisions, and it shows with this set.
I couldn't be more pleased. The sound quality is lacking some what, but hook it up to your stereo or surround sound and just sit back and enjoy what this set does well, and that is produce picture quality that is many cases is better than sets costing 1k more.
I shopped and got an excellent price [money] That included the set, stand, 5yr. warranty & free delivery. With a little effort you'll save tons of ....
I've only had it in house for three days, but I'm in love. Go
try it out, you'll love it too. I especially love the split screen PIP.
Rating:
Summary: Great TV
Review: We really enjoy the definition and versitility of this tv.
Rating:
Summary: Great picture, good features. External sound system a must.
Review: When shopping for a High Def monitor I was limited to those in this size range due to space constraints. This set has the best picture of any rear projection set I looked at in this range. The "magic focus" does a great job of setting convergence. The viewing range is good horizontally, is a bit restricted vertically but not unduly so. Colors are spot on, clarity is excellent and there are plenty of inputs including two wideband component. The Virtual HighDef function for NTSC signals is not bad, but you will need a strong signal or else you'll notice picture quality shortcomings. The remote is well laid out and easy to use with quick access to input selections. It did NOT have built in codes that would drive my DVD or VCR (JVC), but my universal remote did a fair job of taking on the Hitachi functions. Some of the zoom modes are useful, the best being 4:3 expanded- it zooms around the edges of the picture to fill your screen and help prevent burnin. Though it takes a little getting used to the tendency for people to become thin and then fat as they walk off the edge of the screen... if you choose to watch 4:3 in vertical letterbox you can select either gray or black bars. No such choice in non-anamorphic widescreen mode- bars are black. Built in speakers are fair but I'd guess nearly anyone buying a set of this type has an audio system already so this is not a big deal. I've run my center channel through the "mono" connection so can either use my center channel speaker, the TV speaker or both for more volume. So far no quality issues!
Rating:
Summary: Great picture, good features. External sound system a must.
Review: When shopping for a High Def monitor I was limited to those in this size range due to space constraints. This set has the best picture of any rear projection set I looked at in this range. The "magic focus" does a great job of setting convergence. The viewing range is good horizontally, is a bit restricted vertically but not unduly so. Colors are spot on, clarity is excellent and there are plenty of inputs including two wideband component. The Virtual HighDef function for NTSC signals is not bad, but you will need a strong signal or else you'll notice picture quality shortcomings. The remote is well laid out and easy to use with quick access to input selections. It did NOT have built in codes that would drive my DVD or VCR (JVC), but my universal remote did a fair job of taking on the Hitachi functions. Some of the zoom modes are useful, the best being 4:3 expanded- it zooms around the edges of the picture to fill your screen and help prevent burnin. Though it takes a little getting used to the tendency for people to become thin and then fat as they walk off the edge of the screen... if you choose to watch 4:3 in vertical letterbox you can select either gray or black bars. No such choice in non-anamorphic widescreen mode- bars are black. Built in speakers are fair but I'd guess nearly anyone buying a set of this type has an audio system already so this is not a big deal. I've run my center channel through the "mono" connection so can either use my center channel speaker, the TV speaker or both for more volume. So far no quality issues!
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