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Article: Hitachi UltraVision CineForm 42HDT51: pricey plasma has the right connections.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- March 1, 2005
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HITACHI'S UltraVision CineForm 42HDT51, a 42-inch plasma television, combines a swank design and reasonably good performance with an excellent feature package that includes a built-in HDTV tuner and a CableCard slot. But at $6,999, it's pricey compared with many other high-resolution 42-inch plasmas.
In addition to the 42HDT51's CableCard slot for receiving cable television without a set-top box, its built-in ATSC tuner lets you view over-the-air HDTV broadcasts if you connect an antenna. Two-tuner picture-in-picture (PIP) and picture-outside-picture (POP) are on tap for multiple-program viewing, and they both work with 1080i HDTV sources. You get six ...