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For what it is worth, I had the opportunity to compare several RPTVs over the holidays and will post my reviews. I have chosen the Hitachi forum since, as the title of this post suggests, Hitachi comes out on top!
The tvs I compared:
Sony 57WS500
Toshiba 51H83
RCA 51xxx(not sure of the model)
Hitachi 57S500
This review is totally subjective, and based on viewing material on hand at the time. The only constant were my eyes, since I did all the adjusting.
The RCA was the least impressive. I couldnt even set this tv to look decent. It was grainy, lacked color, a very dingy picture on both DVD and SD cable. I couldnt set it too look any better.
The Sony was next. Looked nice and bright very even across the entire screen. However, the major downfall was EXTREME graininess and somewhat fuzzy picture. The picture on HD was better but still looked poor, I have seen better with DVD. Did not expect such a poor picture with HD. This tv lacked detail, I could not adjust for it at all, as thought the screen was just fuzzy. Another disadvantage was the lack of some sort of VSM (which I know a lot of people dont use, but still nice to have the option).
Next was Toshiba. Good picture, but in dire need of a convergence adjustment when I got there. I fixed the convergence in the service menu. This is my Dad's tv, he plugged it in and volia nothing else done. So after I reset the contrast from 100 to about 35 or so and adjusted the set for red tinge, etc he was very surprised how nice it looked! White line issue though. HD on this set was amazing. That was what I was expecting from HD. I have never seen pictures so clear! I was disappointed in the poor remote. For those people considering a Toshiba, go with the cinema series they have much nicer remotes! Other than that, digital cable was ok looking, DVDs looked good, nothing spectacular.
Top of the list is the Hitachi 57S500. My own tv. The picture on this set is by far superior to any of the aforementioned tvs. I have yet to see HD on this set, but imagine I will be plesantly surprized. DVD picture have much more detail than any of the other sets, this factor alone makes the Hitachi superior in my eyes. The other sets, the RCA and Sony did not even compare, the Toshiba was closer, but the detail in the picture of the Hitachi made images jump from the screen. It is as though you are actually watching the movie and being pulled into it rather than watching a screen. Fanastic!
The tvs I compared:
Sony 57WS500
Toshiba 51H83
RCA 51xxx(not sure of the model)
Hitachi 57S500
This review is totally subjective, and based on viewing material on hand at the time. The only constant were my eyes, since I did all the adjusting.
The RCA was the least impressive. I couldnt even set this tv to look decent. It was grainy, lacked color, a very dingy picture on both DVD and SD cable. I couldnt set it too look any better.
The Sony was next. Looked nice and bright very even across the entire screen. However, the major downfall was EXTREME graininess and somewhat fuzzy picture. The picture on HD was better but still looked poor, I have seen better with DVD. Did not expect such a poor picture with HD. This tv lacked detail, I could not adjust for it at all, as thought the screen was just fuzzy. Another disadvantage was the lack of some sort of VSM (which I know a lot of people dont use, but still nice to have the option).
Next was Toshiba. Good picture, but in dire need of a convergence adjustment when I got there. I fixed the convergence in the service menu. This is my Dad's tv, he plugged it in and volia nothing else done. So after I reset the contrast from 100 to about 35 or so and adjusted the set for red tinge, etc he was very surprised how nice it looked! White line issue though. HD on this set was amazing. That was what I was expecting from HD. I have never seen pictures so clear! I was disappointed in the poor remote. For those people considering a Toshiba, go with the cinema series they have much nicer remotes! Other than that, digital cable was ok looking, DVDs looked good, nothing spectacular.
Top of the list is the Hitachi 57S500. My own tv. The picture on this set is by far superior to any of the aforementioned tvs. I have yet to see HD on this set, but imagine I will be plesantly surprized. DVD picture have much more detail than any of the other sets, this factor alone makes the Hitachi superior in my eyes. The other sets, the RCA and Sony did not even compare, the Toshiba was closer, but the detail in the picture of the Hitachi made images jump from the screen. It is as though you are actually watching the movie and being pulled into it rather than watching a screen. Fanastic!