Customer Rating: 
Summary: nice...
Comment: Bought this from Best Buy for $996 (but I opted to get the $200 4-year warranty) so it was truly a steal.
I have basic analog cable TV, and it still looks great. So many settings you can play with, sharpness, black point, etc.
I got an upconversion DVD player for $30 (Magnavox, 1080i upconvert) from WalMart and I popped in Live Free or Die Hard, and it looked totally HD- it was great.
Your friends' eyes will glaze over at how big it is.
Only problem I have is that you can't do picture-in-picture with it..that's the only negative star!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great TV for the money
Comment: I set this up myself. The only problem I had was turning on Power. When I first turned it on there was no power, I finally opened the manual and it told me about a power button on underneath the right front. Once I turned on power everything else was easy. 1080i is best choice for the money. My Satellite HD is 1080i, my HD DVD player (toshiba) is 1080i. I don't see the need for buying a 1080p TV because the only thing that is available is the HD DVD in 1080p. I love HD on this TV. Plasma is also a better choice for me because I need wider angle of view for the smaller room I have. I can see reflection of lamps and windows on the TV screen, but it is minor problem. I use a Denon amp with 7.1 surround sound and it works very well with HD movies. The sound from the TV is ok, but not as good as through an amp.
Customer Rating:
Summary: WOW
Comment: Unreal tv. Best $996.99 I ever spent. I have a 32" LCD and regular (non HD) channels don't look to great. On this TV though , non HD channels look amazing! I watched Surfs up and Transformers last night and I would rather watch this than go to the theater. I have a 1200 watt home theater system hooked up to it with 1080 upconvert dvd and I am more than satisfied. Watch Best Buys website for this to go on sale from time to time for under $1000. You will thank all us reviewers later.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't buy a Hitachi TV!
Comment: I'm an owner of a Hitachi TV that I purchased last year (though not this model). It's on its second trip to the repair shop. This time its been in there for 7 weeks. I keep getting the runaround from the repair center Hitachi had take the TV and Hitachi says their isn't much they can do for me except wait for it to be repaired. If you value your TV-watching experience, stay away from Hitachi. If you ever have problems with your set and need it repaired, plan to wait for months. I'd give this zero stars if Amazon would let you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Probably the best for the price
Comment: Just Bought this tv. Couldn't be happier with the picture quality. People complain that it's not a 1080p, however the cable and satellite providers are still ten years from tranmitting this. So a 1080i is the best picture you are going to get anyways.maybe i'll buy a 1080p when the tecnology is being used other than a hd dvd player or blu ray.
Summary: nice...
Comment: Bought this from Best Buy for $996 (but I opted to get the $200 4-year warranty) so it was truly a steal.
I have basic analog cable TV, and it still looks great. So many settings you can play with, sharpness, black point, etc.
I got an upconversion DVD player for $30 (Magnavox, 1080i upconvert) from WalMart and I popped in Live Free or Die Hard, and it looked totally HD- it was great.
Your friends' eyes will glaze over at how big it is.
Only problem I have is that you can't do picture-in-picture with it..that's the only negative star!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great TV for the money
Comment: I set this up myself. The only problem I had was turning on Power. When I first turned it on there was no power, I finally opened the manual and it told me about a power button on underneath the right front. Once I turned on power everything else was easy. 1080i is best choice for the money. My Satellite HD is 1080i, my HD DVD player (toshiba) is 1080i. I don't see the need for buying a 1080p TV because the only thing that is available is the HD DVD in 1080p. I love HD on this TV. Plasma is also a better choice for me because I need wider angle of view for the smaller room I have. I can see reflection of lamps and windows on the TV screen, but it is minor problem. I use a Denon amp with 7.1 surround sound and it works very well with HD movies. The sound from the TV is ok, but not as good as through an amp.
Customer Rating:
Summary: WOW
Comment: Unreal tv. Best $996.99 I ever spent. I have a 32" LCD and regular (non HD) channels don't look to great. On this TV though , non HD channels look amazing! I watched Surfs up and Transformers last night and I would rather watch this than go to the theater. I have a 1200 watt home theater system hooked up to it with 1080 upconvert dvd and I am more than satisfied. Watch Best Buys website for this to go on sale from time to time for under $1000. You will thank all us reviewers later.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't buy a Hitachi TV!
Comment: I'm an owner of a Hitachi TV that I purchased last year (though not this model). It's on its second trip to the repair shop. This time its been in there for 7 weeks. I keep getting the runaround from the repair center Hitachi had take the TV and Hitachi says their isn't much they can do for me except wait for it to be repaired. If you value your TV-watching experience, stay away from Hitachi. If you ever have problems with your set and need it repaired, plan to wait for months. I'd give this zero stars if Amazon would let you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Probably the best for the price
Comment: Just Bought this tv. Couldn't be happier with the picture quality. People complain that it's not a 1080p, however the cable and satellite providers are still ten years from tranmitting this. So a 1080i is the best picture you are going to get anyways.maybe i'll buy a 1080p when the tecnology is being used other than a hd dvd player or blu ray.