Hitachi 55PD9700 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Setting up the Hitachi is remarkably easy with a simple user interface

Pros: HD picture, Great price, Great features, Impressive audio

Cons: Standard-def performance, No 1080p support

Verdict: The 42PD9700 produces one of the clearest pictures on the market today, with awesomely sharp edges combined with almost totally noise-free crispness. This is bolstered by a mastery of blacks and greyscale that conveys convincing depth

Review summary: A 55in flat TV is no longer reserved for footballers and oil Barons.

Verdict: Although the 55PD9700's picture glitches mean we can't quite give it an absolutely unreserved recommendation, it's still got more than enough features and quality to register off the scale in value terms. And as such it potentially opens the mega ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: This Hitachi plasma may have 1080 lines, but there's still some scaling going on.

Verdict: Does the 42PD9700's native 1080-line approach really deliver a new level of HD picture performance? Perhaps not. But at the same time there's no denying that it's still one of the very best HD performers we've seen ? as well as being beautifully ...