Hitachi UT37V702

Description: The Hitachi UT37V702 is a 37-inch, LCD television. Compared to other LCD TVs on the market, it is expensive at around $1,515. This TV is an LCD display, which is generally the best kind of flat-panel screen for viewing in brightly-lit rooms.

Pros: With built-in HDTV compatibility, this TV set can display images that are significantly sharper and more realistic than regular television, as long as the source is high definition. (It can easily render standard-resolution digital TV broadcasts and also depict the full resolution of widescreen DVD video.) The 3:2 pulldown feature of this set reduces artifacts that can occur when motion pictures are transferred to a digital format such as DVD.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Appropriate for an small to medium sized apartment or condo living room. In general, a wide aspect display such as this one is ideal for DVD movies recorded in the popular 16:9 format, as well as high definition programming.

Value: In general, this TV's features are as expected for this price. However, you would usually pay about 25% less to get a LCD TV with comparable viewable size.

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