HITACHI 15WDVBDVD IDTVDVD Reviews: 15" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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21 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on sound quality. “Very stylish looking tv. i have purchased it for my kitchen as i spend a great…” Juliet, Greenock View all 21 real customer reviews

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21 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
84% of people recommend it.

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Design	8.6
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	7.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.1
Overall rating	8.2

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Dan, York

Score 9.0/10

+ Attractively designed, does everything you could want. Straightforward menu system. Good picture and sound quality.

- Nothing major, the manual is a little confusing in some areas.

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purchased 24 Jan 2008

Andy, Congleton

Score 9.0/10

+ Good quality TV and value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ nice looking tv, ideal for bedroom,easy to set up and use

- no off button(or at least ive not found it yet!!!) so needs to be kept on standby mode unless i turn it of by the main power point so not a particularly green tv

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purchased 24 Jan 2008

Juliet, Greenock

Score 9.0/10

+ Very stylish looking tv. I have purchased it for my kitchen as I spend a great deal of time in there! and it's a great addition.

- None

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purchased 31 Jan 2008

Roy, Helston. Cornwall

Score 6.0/10

+ Quality of finnish. DVD works OK. Freeview works OK

- Sound.. tinny and sqweeky. Screen image .....can only be viewed correctly when you are on the same viewing level with the screen otherwise it is either much too bright if you are slightly higher or too dark if viewed from slightly lower.

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purchased 06 Feb 2008

SIMON, WEST SUUSEX

Score 7.0/10

+ NEAT, WALL MOUNTABLE

- SOUND POOR ON DVDS, PICTURE NOT VIEWABLE AT SOME ANGLES

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purchased 18 Jan 2008

Kim, Gosport

Score 8.0/10

+ built in freeview and DVD player as well as being HD ready and digital

- because of the design of the screen you have to be positioned a certain way to see it clearly, eg if you are laying down the image is distorted

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purchased 11 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “bad points”

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- 1 Not easy to understand from booklet how too change from analogue to digital
2 Awful high pitched tone which cannot be adjusted

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purchased 31 Jan 2008

Sarah, Newton Abbot , “Female in her 50s”

Score 8.0/10

+ Looks good, compact shape. TV, Radio channels through Freeview, DVD/CD - ideal as secondary TV for use in kitchen/bedroom.

- Apart from sound quality, none really. For the price of the equipment, no real complaints

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purchased 16 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “female professional over 35”

Score 8.0/10

+ Good clear screen perfect for the kitchen as takes up very little room
Good to have dvd as well

- havn't found any yet

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purchased 01 Jan 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	15
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of Screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
HDMI Interface	1
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of Scart Interfaces	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	400
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768i
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Reflection Angle	90
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Screen Format	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	300
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
Weight (kg)	4.2

Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
Sound System	Nicam Stereo