Hitachi UT47V702

Description: The Hitachi UT47V702 is a 47-inch, LCD television. Compared to other LCD TVs on the market, it is expensive at around $2,990. This product is an LCD display, which is generally the best kind of flat-panel screen for viewing in brightly-lit rooms.

Pros: Has a 47-inch screen size. This is larger than the average TV on the market today, but is to be expected for a TV of this price. This unit can display images that are sharper and more realistic than analog television when hooked up to a high definition signal. The 3:2 pulldown feature of this unit 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: An LCD TV, suited for home entertainment. In general, a wide aspect TV 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 price seems a bit steep, with respect to its features. In fact, you would usually pay about 40% less to get a LCD TV with similar viewable size.

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