Hitachi 50V500 HDTV-Ready TV

Pros: Beautifully Constructed Picture, Huge Display, HDTV, Energy Star, Center Channel In, Burn-in Resistant
Cons: Price, Lamp Replacement, Pixilization, Burnt Pixels, Lack of Upconversion, Stand is almost mandatory

After having stared at the same old 27” CRT tube for most of my life, it was time to finally make a change. College was over and a steady income was now present, making it evident that it’s NOW time to buy the toys…before marriage sucks me in! I never ...

Pros: Gorgeous Set - Extremely Detailed Picture - Price
Cons: Weighs more than the 50" Sony Grand Vega

Hitachi has long been an industry leader in electronics, and they continue to show it again and again each year. This year they decided to jump on the LCD/P (Liquid Crystal Display / Projection) bandwagon. They have introduced the 50V500A onto the ...

Pros: Superb picture and sound.
Cons: Not every set works. SERIOUS life expectancy problem (Blue screen). AVOID

This is my review of the 50V500 by Hitachi. First of all, if you are considering this HDTV for your house, congratulations! You have taste and an eye for quality. As you can probably surmise I'm quite pleased with my purchase. But it took some ...

Pros: Picture. 1080P upconvert. Advanced Features & Set-Up modes. Vivid color & Sharpness
Cons: None yet, except the TV is limited to one designated stand.

I have been researching LCD rear projections, DLP, and of course Plasma. I've been doing so since before Christmas, so I have taken the time to read magazine articles, other reviews, product websites and visiting stores to do side by side comparisons. I ...

Pros: Picture Quality, remote and on-screen lay-outs, easy to use/change "Day/Night" control.
Cons: Two few component inputs. No HDTV tuner. Remote not "learning" type. "Center-channel" feature is disapointing.

Fantastic picture right out of the box. Best sound I've ever heard from a TV! Friends and family say the picture is better than my neighbors $9000 Pioneer 50" Plasma display. I compared the Hitachi side-by-side with Samsung & RCA DLT, and Sony & ...

Pros: Sharpness, Functionality, Ease of configuration of current and future components. On screen configurations.
Cons: NONE YET...........

I reviewed the Sony 50" LCD and compared it to the Hitachi 50V500 and truthfully, there is no touching the Hitachi. All parts in the Hitachi are made by Hitachi.. and the same cannot be said for the Sorry...I mean Sony.. I also took a look into the ...

Pros: Features, design, price, Actual HDTV picture is Flawless like Glass! Remote. DVI.
Cons: Extra cost of stand, which all TVs have, and seems unfair.

I had this TV before I upgraded to the 60" model. And with HDTV everyone who came around was impressed. It has alot of options that are not hard to play with, and easy to reset if you error. With the UPconvert DVD players thru the DVI port, the picture ...

Pros: Very high quality, high definition, well engineered TV.
Cons: Bulb will need to be replaced. Stand is pricey.

The Hitachi LCD Projection TV is one of the first HDTV ready sets that has a great picture right out of the box. The picture can be even better with just a little fine tuning. Throw away most of the things you've heard about LCD projection TV. ...

Pros: Picture quality, number of inputs, ease of use
Cons: Too much down time

I purchased the TV in September 2004 at Circuit City because it had the best picture of all the TVs on display. I did some shopping around at Best Buy and Tweeter, but nothing else compared to the picture and price of the 50V500. It also helped that ...

Pros: I was elated with this system until light engine failed. (Lasted three years.)
Cons: WARNING! Light engine failure should be =expected=.

I purchased the Hitachi 50V500 LCD three years ago last October, but only after three full years of consumer and "hands on/eyes on" research -- mainly due to its impressive consumer reviews. Indeed, for the first three years this set was the greatest ...

Pros: Great Picture, Lots of features
Cons: Horrible reliability

I have had this Hitachi 50v500 TV for just over 18 mo. It has been serviced 6 times. Fortunately I purchased the Circuit City extended warranty. On a side note the $399 extended warranty was WELL WORTH IT (see below) and the folks at Circuit City ...

Pros: Clear screen-no glares, soft-mute, HDTV, price, Picture-in-Picture, remote
Cons: Some features are confusing, need the instructions to learn the features

I bought the Hitachi 50V500 just short of a year ago as an anniversary gift. We had a very large big screen from over 7 years ago, and it was suffering a slow death, not to mention it was ugly and enormous. The salesman talked me out of a plasma TV, ...

Pros: Looks nice, sounds nice, easy-to-use menus, multiple aspect ratios, two-tuner nice for PIP.
Cons: Pixelated, blurry picture on everything but HDTV signals.

I purchased this TV on Jan 31 from the Video Only store in Beaverton, OR. I was impressed with the overall look of the TV, and I liked the feature set. The price seemed reasonable as well. When I took the TV home that day, I set it up and proceeded to ...

Pros: great for 18 months
Cons: price averages to $150 a month - before adding $1500 to fix

I AM a real person- not a tech at HITACHI who is paid to put in the gleaming reviews. I bought my 50V500A unit new in May 04 for $2700. Having never had good results with extended warranty I did not spend the extra 300 bucks. The beautiful picture ...

Pros: Appearance, Picture Quality, Sound Quality, Customizing options, Energy Efficiency, 5 Video Inputs
Cons: Lamp Replacement Cost

I am not going to go into as much detail as many of the others that wrote reviews on the Hitachi 50V500. I will say that whoever complains about the weight of this unit should not. My buddy and I got it up all the stairs to my tri-level without breaking ...