Hitachi C 21 F200

Advantages: Very neat - seemingly a lot of kit for the money
Disadvantages: Noisy FM in weak reception areas. Choosy CD player

...Just when I thought that I’d NEVER think of anything else to write about, being ‘challenged-out’, having used all my ‘any old c**p from A-Z’ options and not a new gadget in sight, there comes a howl from the galley slave. ‘This bloody ghetto blaster in the kitchen’s never played CDs properly – can WE do something about it?’ I like the ‘we’. Anyhow, some people are never satisfied - I paid good money for that, I’ll have you know – it was all of £12! OK, so maybe ‘ghetto blaster’ is a bit of an exaggeration - this baby couldn’t blast the ‘ghetto’ of Legoland let alone Harlem. However, to keep her in the kitchen was obviously going to cost me a few sheckels more than £12 this time, so off I set, in search of a ‘proper’ mini hi-fi, possibly with separate speakers, and a decent FM section and CD player. If some kind person were... Read review

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Advantages: Great TV, what more can I say.
Disadvantages: Not a 34 incher.

...Having tentatively moved into the New Millennium, whether that be on the official year “2000” or the unofficial year “2001” or the general populace one “Frankly my “year” I don’t give a damn” We decided that our pathetic looking yet trusted servant of 8 years had to go: Yes it was time for a new Television Receiver Set. Having looked at our trusted Hitachi 21” Opus Nicam Stereo for nearly a decade without a fault may I add, its death tolls where ringing. (Although my wife has consistently stated that she did not hear this interference on the set). This action was undoubtedly set in motion with our upgrade to Digital Cable and the fact that in my old age I was gradually moving my chair closer to see, what in my eyes was becoming a portable. In my wisdom, I popped round... Read review

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Advantages: As described in body of review.
Disadvantages: As described in body of review.

.... SE-A701 + SE-A901: Series 21 concept system (1999 release) - tall 100W speakers floor-standing. C-V150: 1997 release control centre (standard [RC-S0506] remote control). C-V301: 1997 release control centre (C-V150 including bi-directional [GRC-150] remote control). C-V350: 1997 release control centre (C-V301 including digital optical input). C-V351: 1999 release control centre (C-V301 including SRS and [GRC-151] improved icons on remote control). C-V751: 1999 release control centre (C-V350 including SRS, DD5.1, DTS and [GRC-151] improved icons on remote control). M-A300: 6x 100W power amplifier X-W320: Stereo cassette dual tape deck D-R350: 5-disk CD player G-EQ300: Graphic equalizer DV-S701: DVD/VCD/CD player DM-S500: Minidisk player/recorder... Read review

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