Hitachi Ultravision P50S601 Full HD1080 Plasma HDTV Review

Hitachi P50S601 Plasma TV Key Features:

1920 x 1080 , Full HD1080

Integrated ATSC / QAM / NTSC Tuner

Power Swivel Stand

3 HDMI SimplayHD 1080p compatible inputs - 1 front

Anti-Reflective Screen with Black Stripe Filter

Hitachi P50S601 Plasma TV Review:
I have looked at several HDTV sets of the years and the P5S601 50-inch Ultravision plasma HDTV certainly had one of the more robust feature sets. Features aside,

what really makes me happy with a TV is the picture quality and the P5S601 50-inch Ultravision plasma HDTV was second to none. The clarity of the P5S601 50inch Ultravision plasma HDTV is very impressive. One of the things that I never really liked about watching SD shows on a HDTV was that the picture just didn’t look very good when stretched to fit the entire screen. Standard aspect ratio shows have never looked as good as they did on the P5S601 50” Ultravision plasma HDTV.HD programming from my local cable provided was flawless. The P5S601 50” Ultravision plasma HDTV is the next best thing to being at a live taping of your favorite shows. The dynamic day/night contrast of the screen worked very well at night it provided good image quality without being too bright and during the day when the room was brightly lit the picture was bright enough to look fantastic. The screen does a great job of reducing glare in a room from light sources.

Color reproduction on the P5S601 50” Ultravision plasma HDTV was superb with deep blacks and bright vivid colors. Skin tones looked natural, you almost feel like you are in the same room as the actors. Black levels were very good and I didn’t notice any pixilation during grayscale transitions. Upscaled DVD movies looked great at 1080i on the P5S601 50” Ultravision plasma HDTV and 300 on Blu-ray looked superb.

The motorized display stand Hitachi used is very cool. To be able to sit back and move the screen for your optimal viewing angle via the remote is a very nice feature. Low points for me with the P5S601 50” Ultravision plasma HDTV were few, these days I think three HDMI ports on the rear of a HDTV are a must. It’s not uncommon at all to have a minimum of three HDMI sources with your DVD player, game console and cable TV box. Putting one of the three available HDMI ports on the front isn’t the best setup for a high-end TV like this one costing right at $3500. A front panel HDMI is a good feature, but it should be a fourth not a third in my opinion.

Review by I4U.com