Hitachi P50T01U review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Alex Jennings

Reviewed on: 18 October 2007

Tags: Hitachi, Hitachi P50T01U, performance, USB port, sports

We like:

Good price; very natural colour tones; connectivity is very good; features galore

We don't like:

Dithering noise when showing movement; not the best black level response; no 1080p/24 support

CNET UK judgement:

Hitachi was once one of the leading lights of the budget plasma TV world. But while the P50T01U remains attractive enough on the price front, its performance is let down by one or two old-school problems that other manufacturers seem to have solved

Full review:

With its unusually high -- not to mention strange -- pixel count of 1,280x1,080 pixels plus a superbly promising 10,000:1 claimed contrast ratio, Hitachi's latest plasma TV, the P50T01U, sports more potential than you'd expect of a 50-inch screen costing around £1,000. But is that potential realised? Continue Reading...