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42" UltraVision CineForm Director's Series Plasma HDTV 42HDX62 from Hitachi

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Description

Combining the ultimate in Hitachi technology with state of the art design, the UltraVision CineForm Director's Series Plasma HDTV delivers unparalleled performance. A perfect blend of form and function, experience unrivaled color quality with exclusive ALiS technology that produces over one million pixels along with the Virtual HD 1080p II digital processor that enhances any TV picture. The Director's Series deep-black anti-reflective shield which effectively absorbs ambient room light to produce vibrant colors and rich blacks. Digital Color Management III enables true color rendering for both the photo input and video while the Custom Color Temperature feature delivers greater convenience with memorized video profiles. Picture perfect, with its sleek black high gloss finish and new TV Guide On Screen Interactive Program Guide, the HDX62 delivers a superior home theatre experience.

Exclusive Features:

High Gloss Black CineForm Industrial Design:
An elegantly sculptured black frame surrounds the high definition picture.

Deep Black Anti-Reflective Shield:
A special coating on the screen minimizes distracting room light reflections and enhances contrast for dramatically increased picture quality.

Film Quality Image Tuning:
Provides greater detail in shadows and highlights for superior picture quality.

Simple Remote:
Concentrates the power of total home theater control into a small twelve-button remote. This convenient and intuitive remote fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and can command an entire home theater system.

Adjustable Color Decoder:
Allows viewers to precisely adjust flesh tones to match individual color temperature settings for the ultimate in natural image reproduction.

Digital Color Management III:
Ensures that the image colors are precisely tuned to match the palette of either the camera or video input, to create the deepest and most true colors possible.

VirtualHD 1080p II:
When content from film is sent to your home it requires processing that can cause picture noise or distortion. VirtualHD technology reduces this noise to a minimum, recreating the smooth curves and high fidelity image of the original film source. An advanced technique, dynamic histogram processing, digitally maps the incoming signal to optimize on screen contrast, color and sharpness.

Quick Start Seamless HDTV Tuner:
Hitachi HDTV tuner technology brings viewers a unique blend of convenience and performance. Conventional HDTV tuners need extended start-up time to scan for channels and require switching between antenna inputs when selecting analog or digital programming. Hitachi HDTV tuner technology delivers the picture quickly with seamless access to all available channels.

Learning AV NET IV:
The advanced Learning AV NET system simplifies operation of your complete home theater with a single convenient interface. Learning AV NET makes the new UltraVisionÆ television the command and control center of your entire home theater system.

Illuminated Roll & Click Remote:
Easily browse channels or adjust volume using the unique rolling wheels or quickly create or change favorite channels at the push of a button.

Day and Night Memory with Timer:
Separate Day and Night Memory settings deliver superior picture quality for any lighting condition. By simply pressing a button on the remote, or using the automatic timer, you can toggle between bright daytime settings and high fidelity nighttime settings for each source.


Key Features:

ALiS Plasma Technology:
Hitachi has revolutionized plasma television with original ALiS technology for 42" HDTV's. ALiS minimizes the barriers between picture elements to deliver a smoother, more film-like picture. Designed with more than one million pixels, ALiS reproduces more detail than any plasma in its class. ALiS is also unique in that it is designed to match closely to the 1080i HDTV system for a sharp, smooth and seamless image.

TV Guide On Screen Interactive Program Guide:
Find the best shows to watch and record, just by pressing the Guide button on the remote control. TV Guide On Screen works with regular or digital cable and is the most convenient way to manage all programming options.

Custom Color Temperature:
Allows enthusiasts to fine tune color temperature to their preference without a technician or complicated service menu.

IR Output for Remote Control
Designed to help keep electronic components out of sight, infrared output capability lets you control hidden home theater equipment simply by remote.

CableCARD Compatible:
This digital cable ready set will allow viewing of premium programming on participating systems.

Photo File Viewer (USB):
The USB input accepts adapters to view your digital photos on-screen in vivid accurate color. (Adapters not included)

HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface (2):
HDMI is the state-of-the-art connection for the highest quality digital image. Hitachi has integrated HDMI technology to ensure compatibility with modern digital sources and for access to high definition content for years to come.

IEEE-1394 with DTVLink
Easily records to and plays back content from a compatible DTVLink external hard drive.

Powered Swivel Table Top Stand (Optional on 55" Model):
Use your remote control to swivel the TV to the best viewing angle.


Also Available in 55" model

Price: $5,499-6,999


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