Hitachi 42PD6600

When I purchased this TV this was the phrase used by the sales assistance in the shop. "It's a TV with a difference". I was not overly convinced by his technique but in a strange way the TV seemed to sell itself to me. It was the lifestyle that came with the TV that seemed to appeal to me.

Just the thought of inviting all the lads round and watching the world cup on this baby had me handing over the cheque and waiting for delivery..

When it came I found it quite simple to assemble and it was up and running quite quickly.

After about 4 hours of TV fest I started noticing that the room was getting very hot. I checked if the heating had come on and it hadn't so I just sat back and carried on watching TV. Another hour passed and I stood up to close the curtains. As I walked past the TV I noticed a warm sensation as I past. I stopped and touched the front of the screen and I couldn't believe how hot it was. I was a little worried and decided to call it a night.

In the morning I rang the shop from where I got it and was informed that other users have reported a similar condition and I was reassured that everything would be ok.

I have been using the TV for quite a while now and I have not experienced any dangerous effects from the heat of the TV. It does seem to be safe.

As time has gone by the picture has seemed to improve. I don't know if this is just my eyes or if it is really happening but other people in my house have said the same thing. The picture has always been great and watching the world cup on it was a real delight.

Apart from the heat there is only one other problem and that is that the remote control is not very easy to use and, once you do figure it out, it is impossible to link it up to the sky. I have ploughed through the instructions and have found no help on how to do this or found any indication what the problem might be. So for the time being I am left with the prospect of using two remote controls (I'll be expecting sympathy cards in the post please. lol)

The sound on the TV is average nothing special but I have linked it up to my sound system and it is sounding great.

So all said and done, a very good product for a very good price.

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Category Plasma Television Brand Hitachi
Screen size 42'' Aspect ratio 16:9
Brightness 1200 cd/m² Resolution 1024 x 1024
Frequency 50 Hertz Number of tuners 1
Additional decoders HDTV Tuner type NTSC , PAL , SECAM
Audio type Nicam Digital Stereo Number of speakers 2
Total speaker power 20 Watts Text services Teletext
Picture function Picture in picture (PiP) AV Input/Output SCART x 3
Product colour Black Width 104.6cm
Height 72.8cm Depth 9.7cm
Weight 38kg