Hitachi L22D01U Reviews: 22" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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Score: 7.8/10

137 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on sound quality. “Design, picture quality and easy set up.” Jack, Isle of Man View all 137 real customer reviews

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137 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
69% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (134)
Design8.5
Ease of use8.2
Image quality8.1
Sound quality6.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.7
Overall rating7.8
Multi-purpose viewer (27)
Film and documentary lover (11)
Sports and games fan (9)
Occasional TV watcher (7)
High spec fanatic (4)
Other (76)
 

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Jack, Isle of Man , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

Score 5.0/10

+ Design, picture quality and easy set up.

- Appalling sound quality. Also, there appears to be very little difference in volume whether the setting is at volume scale 1 or 51 etc.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ Design. Picture. Features

- Sound. Slow functions. Constantly freezes/switches off - Product returned.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ great tv with dvd overall good product

- none

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Mar 2009

carol, ellesmere port , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ it looks good, picture quality and sound good.

- is really slow to turn over and turns itself off everytime you turn over.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2009

Terri, Berkshire , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Liked the modern slimline design. Very neat & tidy looking. Really liked the built in DVD player (no additional bulky DVD boxes to find extra shelf space for - TV's operation is fairly easy to use.

- We bought the TV for our spare room (7' x 9') - and it is fine for that purpose. However I would imagine in a larger room the sound and picture quality may need sharpening up a little.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Mar 2009

Brian, Carnforth , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ DVD in-built
Variety of programmes included
Slim design

- Complicated swithching programme bewteen Scart/ digital etc
Quality of sound not as good as expected

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ DVD and Freeview integrated

- Sound has to be turned up to be reasonable quality

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Sound terrible

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Apr 2009

Liliya, Tamworth , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ good design and images

- not so good sound on dvd

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ good looker

- Poor sound quality, I had to buy a speaker system. Slow in changing channels.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Apr 2009

Elizabeth, Maidstone

Score 7.0/10

+ Looks nice picture quality good

- The sound quality is terrible. It sounds really tinny and echos a lot. Not a good choice for my teenager as I keep having to tell him to turn it down as it sounds so awful. Esp bad when he's playing on his xbox. Needs upgraded speakers.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Sep 2009

Pamela , London

Score 10.0/10

+ Picture is very good. Nice looking.

- sounds a little bit echo ee.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2009

charles, Londonderry , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ easy to use ;good quality

- sound a little harsh

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Sep 2009

SARAH, GRAYS

Score 1.0/10

+ None

- Freeview didn't pick up a lot of channels, including terrestrial channels. TV froze when attempting to alter the volume or change the channel. Almost impossible to use this product due to the TV freezing when any buttons on the remote were pressed. Small green dot permanently in the centre of the screen. Volume level 1 was very loud and the sound became more nd more distorted as the volume was increased. I have returned this product for a full refund.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Picture

- Poor low sound setting - many firmware hangs
Not approved by Hitachi europe

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purchased 16 Apr 2009

John, Glasgow , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ Main problem is digital picture is not consistent in quality sometimes very good and at other times non existent
otherwise no complaints

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Apr 2009

Kevin, Harlow , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks good & sounds good,would recomend!!!!!!!!

- None

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purchased 15 Apr 2009

Mark, Bolton , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Style,and looks good

- None

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purchased 20 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 2.0/10

+ nice looking tv

- sound non existant had to have on full vol to watch a dvd picture quality on dvd not very good either, spend abit more money and get a samsung or something else

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purchased 19 Sep 2009

Funmi , Dagenham

Score 8.0/10

+ I love the flat screen and the quality of the picture.

- whenever I tune to some areas it says "No signal". Also the volume will not be audible until you increase it to between 20-- 30 the least.
SOME SPECIFICATIONS CAN NOT BE USED.

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purchased 17 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Price and free delivery

- Sound, small tv guide and the DVD player scratched dvd's

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purchased 22 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ superb value for money, probably saved myself or should I say my son, £100 by buying it refurbished

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 22 Sep 2009

Sue, Worcestershire , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Absolutely excellent for the price I paid. Nice design. Easy to set up and use. Better sound quality than a lot of other 22" lcd TVs.

- Can't think of any bad points

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purchased 24 Sep 2009

Arthur, Littleborough , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent purchase. Good quality picture, also has a built in swival stand with a tilt facility. I am very pleased with this product.

- None

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purchased 24 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ good picture, nice design.

- sound quality on dvd is terrible, near useless.

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purchased 14 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ Great value and picture quality

- Not able to wall mount & sound quality not fantastic

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purchased 15 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ compact and stylish

- image appears a little blurred up close

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purchased 21 Oct 2009

Paul, Heathrow , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Very slim, built in DVD & Freeview, clear remote control, easy to use.

- Very small EPG display, unable to re-size.

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purchased 19 Oct 2009

Paul, Penrith , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 4.0/10

+ good quality picure / easy to set up and use.

- lowest volume setting far to loud.

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purchased 22 Oct 2009

John, Brighton , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 6.0/10

+ Good picture quality, compact design, easy to set up, built in Freeview & DVD player, can be connected easily to a PC.

- Poor sound quality (I have to use an external amplifier and speakers), EPG (electronic programme guide) does not update automatically and is too small to be read easily, Info button does not have a programme summary, only the title of the programme.

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purchased 31 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Price and style 10/10

- There is no set level to the sound, you can turn it up max to min and theres pretty much no difference

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purchased 02 Nov 2009

jeremy, new milton

Score 10.0/10

+ Very good value 22in lcd tv great design, great picture very easy to use highly recommended

- Epg (electronic program guide) hard to read very small text

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ This TV looks good and its slim line profile means it can be added to a room without hogging space.

- The sound seems harsh though this can probably be adjusted.

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purchased 14 Sep 2009

Rod, Bournemouth , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Good design and like it in white

- Cannot read EPG unless you are very close to TV, also EPG has not worked since retuning TV on 1st Oct

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purchased 12 Sep 2009

Sophie , London

+ Looks nice, works well and is great value, very pleased.

- The dvd player is a bit noisy when the TV first turns on but it's not a problem!

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purchased 01 Oct 2009

ciane, london , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ great value for money, nice to look at

- none

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purchased 03 Oct 2009

Brian, Swindon

Score 9.0/10

+ Appearance and price

- Sound quality

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purchased 12 Sep 2009

lauren, fife

Score 10.0/10

+ this tv is fantastic !!!!! it is stunning i love the fact that its white this is for my sons xmas and i thought it would come looking like a second hand tv for the money i paid but it came like i went into a tv shop and bought it brand new i cannot stress enough how lovely this tv is a++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

- i cant find any bad points??????????

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

Tom, Falmouth , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

Score 6.0/10

+ Looks good

- Noisy DVD drive. Buzzing sound through output cable. Uses same frequency as HUMAX PVR, which is now unusable!

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purchased 14 Oct 2009

GERRY, GRANTHAM LINCS

Score 10.0/10

+ excelent product only the sound is 'tinnee' the item is better than we exoected thankyou

- None

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purchased 13 Oct 2009

john, wrexham , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ a good make a good design and at 50 pounds cheaper than the lets say the not so well named products you cant go wrong,does exactly what it says on the tin.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ nice looking

- sound quality not good,remote control interferes with my dvr cctv box,no tv guide

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purchased 17 Oct 2009

nigel, boston , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ very neat looking tv

- poor sound and epg not work properly

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purchased 13 Oct 2009

LYNDA, NORTHAMPTON , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ GREAT PRICE, STUNNING PICTURE...& LOVE HAVING THE DVD TO USE AS WELL..

- NONE AS I SEE...

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purchased 20 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Style, price

- sound quality on dvdplayback

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purchased 19 Oct 2009

Dariush , Cheshire

Score 8.0/10

+ Value for many & as good as new.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Oct 2009

Karen, Derbyshire

Score 10.0/10

+ It was very easy to set up and it is ideal for my 10 year old son. The instruction for the DVD player is not too clear, however, was soon sorted out.

- The sound is not that brlliant you cannot turn up too loud.

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purchased 23 Oct 2009

emma , sutton , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

+ easy to use.. excellent condition.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Oct 2009

JIM, EXMOUTH , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ NICE AND COMPACT

- EPG NOT VERY GOOD

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purchased 26 Oct 2009

Caroline, Selby

Score 10.0/10

+ Everything other than the sound quality

- Just the sound quality - you have to have the volume on full

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purchased 27 Oct 2009

Paula, Liverpool

Score 10.0/10

+ This tv looks amazing sounds amazing and is a great purchase

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Oct 2009

Ruth, Bebington

Score 9.0/10

+ Great bargain and nice clear sound

- Extremely tinny sound but you stop noticing after an hour or so :) unless you leave the room and come back, when the tinniness is glaring again :(

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purchased 30 Oct 2009

keith, swansea

Score 5.0/10

+ easy setting up
reasonable picture

- poor sound, very tinny even when adjusted
first set had fault and replacement had a different fault so i gave up

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purchased 25 Oct 2009

Dawn, liverpool

Score 9.0/10

+ stylish. easy to use.

- not able to wall mount T.V.

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purchased 28 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- can not conect to sky
sound is either loud or off

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purchased 04 Nov 2009

Danny, Uddingston , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ great picture quality and attractive white body.

- none

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purchased 03 Nov 2009

ANGELA, LONDON

Score 5.0/10

+ LOOKD GOOD AND SOUNDS GOOD

- I HAVE FOUNG THE PICTURE QUALITY VERY DARK MAINLY WHEN USING IT THROUGH SHY BOX

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purchased 28 Sep 2009

philip, aldridge , “High spec fanatic” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ clear picture

- could not lower volume to minium sound without going to the menu .

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purchased 29 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Price is fantastic
Easy to assemble
Looked brand new

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

keith, st austell , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Good points is there are only two bad points

- Sound quality and on / off switch at rear of the set

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

Robert , Braintree

Score 10.0/10

+ great tv and dvd player good allround design and quilty

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 14 Oct 2009

daniel, liverpool

Score 3.0/10

+ design

- poor picture and sound quality, instructions booklet nnot very clear, remote control set out not very user friendly

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purchased 16 Oct 2009

michelle, dundee

Score 9.0/10

+ great value and quality

- the sound on the dvd player is not very load at all

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purchased 18 Oct 2009

aileen, skipton

Score 7.0/10

+ style

- picture quality, sound can be a bit tinny

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purchased 19 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ The TV is stylish with good image quality, and it was so easy to set up that I did it by myself in minutes! Perfect for a small bedroom.

- The sound wasn't very impressive – even at full volume it was hard to hear the sound (and I have a very small room!) and there was bo bass whatsoever. I solved this with a cable connecting from the TV to my stereo, now it sounds great!

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purchased 19 Oct 2009

francis, Birmingham

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- epg screen too small.
epg not comprensive

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purchased 20 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to set up, realy good picture

- Volume control is poor, setting 1 sounds as loud as setting 10.

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purchased 20 Oct 2009

George, Warrington , “High spec fanatic” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ just as good as a new one. No scratches etc and it works well

- a matter of taste.I would prefer a less glossy case

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purchased 17 Oct 2009

Paul, Ipswich , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Superb service will do it

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 24 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ value for money

- sound quality cannot be wall mounted

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purchased 22 Oct 2009

Nick , Telford

Score 8.0/10

+ Value

- Not wall mountable. Sound does not go low enough.

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purchased 15 Oct 2009

Deborah, Kendal , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Very good value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Oct 2009

Andrew, Warwick , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ size and price

- sound quality

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purchased 24 Oct 2009

garry, middlesbrough

Score 8.0/10

+ good value for money,a smart compact tv/dvd with good picture quality

- sound quality could be better

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purchased 29 Oct 2009

Alan, Southall , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy of set up adnd style

- DVD Player makeo get s an uncomfortable sound everytime the TV is turned on! Had to get a booster ariel do channels !

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purchased 26 Oct 2009

miji, nottingham

Score 7.0/10

+ nice product. good value for money

- not able to see the detail of the channel on the screen while watching TV.

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purchased 28 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Clear screen, easy to set up

- Stand - a bit wobbly

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purchased 30 Oct 2009

phil, maidstone

Score 8.0/10

+ nice picture quality goog looking tv.

- sound very low,will have to use xtra speekers to boost hearing.

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purchased 01 Nov 2009

Guy , WORCESTER , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ ease of use and lightweight design

- Sound from in board DVD player mutted. If another DVD player is plugged in using the scart lead the sound is not mutted.

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purchased 01 Nov 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 22
Type of Screen LCD
HD TV HD Ready
Built-in Disc Player DVD Player
HDMI Interface 2
Number of Scart Interfaces 1
Frequency (Hz) 50
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 1000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 768p
Screen Format 16:9
Brightness in Candela per square metre 300
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Energy Savings Trust Feature No
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System Nicam Stereo
Colour Black

Also known as: HITACHI L22D01UB, HITACHI L22D01UW, L22D01UB, Hitachi L22D01UBR, Hitachi L22D01UWR

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