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It may take up to a week for your review to appear. Sort by: Date reviewed Rating Helpfulness. Items per page: 20 40 View page: Prev Next. Verified customer What's this? Verified employee purchase What's this? Pros: Cons:. Have questions for. Crutchfield response. More details on the Hitachi 42HDS Researched by Crutchfield's Research Team. You can select from three types of Picture-In-Picture modes: Split Mode: This mode displays the main picture and the sub picture evenly on the screen.
It is displayed in full frame until the Exit button is pressed to return to normal viewing. Split Freeze: When the pause button is pressed, the sub picture on the right in the Split Mode will freeze while the main picture on the left continues to play normally. Strobe Freeze: When the pause button is pressed, the TV freezes three frames of the picture about 0. The following "locks" can be activated: Channel Lock: You can block out the picture and sound for a selected channel.
Side Panel Lock: All buttons on the side panel can be deactivated, with the exception of the Power button. The inputs contain HDCP copy protection to protect prevent illegal copying of video content. Component Video Inputs: There are two component video inputs Y, Pb, Pr , labeled Inputs 3 and 4, capable of receiving i, p, p, and i video signals.
Each of the component video inputs also have stereo audio RCA jacks. If a future software upgrade is required for the TV, Hitachi will notify you, and provide you with a flash card. You must complete and return the supplied warranty card in order to receive written notification of upgrades.
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If your headphones are not currently selectable, please use the link above to request our Listening Kit. Submit Don't show this again. Go to new page. Direct line:. Located in Virginia. More about us. Your Connect ID. Answered on Oct 05, The message on the screen will disappear after 3 seconds, then the screen automatically goes to the clock setup mode see page Order Hitachi spares as replacement cables.
Replace with the same type fuse for continued protection against fire. If the clock is not set, you can not use this function and the screen below will appear. This technique involves the installation of a jumper wire on the component side of the circuit board. Popular Tags problems tv firmware This metal is use to hold the -iV and the Base ; so it needs to be remove in order to separate the TV from the Base.
This slot is for the CableCARD that will be provided by your local cable operator to gain access chosen cable channels.
Carefully bend each IC lead against the circuit foil pad and solder it. Depending on the input signal format received, the picture format ratio allows you to adjust the images through the following options. When the selected picture is Composite Video signal, S-Video of monitor out is no picture. Otherwise harmless motion such as the brushing together of your clothes fabric or the lifting of your foot from a carpeted floor can generate static electricity sufficient to damage an ES device.
Upgrade Card This card slot is for future software upgrades. Modifications The FCC requires the user to 42hdz69 notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Hitachi America ,Ltd. In theory this should produce a sharper picture than standard 1,x plasmas, but in reality it's extremely difficult to tell the difference. The Hitachi 42HDS69 comes fairly well equipped with convenience features. Many entry-level panels omit picture-in-picture nowadays, but the Hitachi still has it, allowing you to watch two sources simultaneously.
The set's selection of aspect ratio modes is excellent, including six for standard-def and four for high-def, one of which shows every line of i sources without any scaling or overscan --a great option since it lets you see the entire picture.
We appreciated the ability to adjust vertical position while using a few of these modes and the presence of an "auto aspect" setting that can choose a mode for you. A few modes are designed to address image retention , including a "wipe" setting that displays a white field across the screen.
Unlike most of its competition, it also includes a CableCard slot, which lets you watch cable high-def and digital channels without attaching a cable box. Picture-affecting features include two separate independent input memories per input, entitled Day and Night. We like this feature because it allows you to do two separate setups for each input, allowing you to optimize the picture for nighttime and daytime viewing. There's even a timer that will switch from one mode to the other.
The obligatory selectable color temperatures are available, including Standard, which comes closest to the reference, as well as Medium and High. Selecting the Auto Movie Mode engages pull-down detection to eliminate motion artifacts from film-based video sources.
A Black Enhancement mode simply crushes black to a lesser or greater degree, obscuring details in shadows, and it's best left off. As we mentioned at the outset, one of the Hitachi 42HDS69's best features is industry-leading connectivity , beginning with three HDMI inputs--one on the side and two on the back. The good news continues with three component-video inputs one on the side , a number that's again unheard of at this price. Some might be rather minute and not noticeable to the user, while others might be serious issues.
Basically when watching dark scenes in movies, the display will attempt to adjust the black levels and thus the user is left watching what can be best described as a strobe effect. The display shifts from a dark black to a lighter back. This flicker can happen quite a bit in dark scene movies. As stated, this can be very distracting and certainly was for me for quite awhile.
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