Hitachi C32WF540 SN

Advantages: It looks nice
Disadvantages: Its existance

...time only, to see smoke pouring from the rear of the television. As I rushed to switch the power off at the button, a strong current of elctricity ran across my hand, as you can imagine I was not overly pleased. I contacted Argos who are replacing the television with a Samsung in 35 days time, the person I spoke to said that this television had now been removed from sale in the UK market. Apparently all the components are manufactured in Turkey and although they work initially they do not stand the test of time with the UK current. It's a sad day for me, as I have always had something Hitachi branded in my home since the 80's and this is the last time Hitachi and I will meet. I had a Hitachi video recorder for 13 years, and a previous television for 20 years. I should count myself lucky as I did a search on the internet on this model... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Good tone quality, looks, reliability and functions
Disadvantages: no cassette player facility

...I wanted a portable CD player for my home-office desk, because I found that playing CDs on my computer whilst I was working seemed to use up memory and sometimes caused my computer to crash. I wanted one with a decent tone, but one that would not take up too much room on my desk. My birthday was coming up (last year), so that answered my wife's question of what to get me for a present. Off we went to Comets. When we arrived there were many CD players that would have suited me for around the £20 mark, but my wife pointed to the Hitachi CX68 saying how good looking it was with it's round, blue-lit window on the front that indicated radio stations or CD information, depending on what was being played. I noticed that it also played MP3s, and that I thought, would be great if I wanted to download music from the internet. I've never... Read review

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Advantages: Good looks, easy to use menu, great picture
Disadvantages: haven't found any yet

...This is great piece of kit and is a worthwhile addition to any home cinema setup. The look of the panel is very smart with its integrated speakers and blackish finish. This would be classed as a middle of the road plasma. Not cheap, but not overly expensive. I think it gives a good balance of cost and quality without breaking the bank. It has loads of great features on the easy to use menu system and enough connectors to keep an army of technophiles happy. The picture quality is fantastic but dont expect that as a given. As with any 'sensative' technology format you need to make sure you have the right combination of contectors, source signal, picture setup etc. Get it right and the Hitachi will provide hours of endless picture (and sound) satisfaction.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful