forums.audioholics says: No big deal, the $800 price difference is enough to turn me off...Five years same-as-cash at $3499 to replace the 27" Sony in the Family Room is the temptation...I was going to wait 'til Christmas and was only going to give Plasma's a cursory look...see more

nextag says: I have had numerous Hitachi CRT televisions in the past...The first P50H401 Plasma I had, did not power up...Now this TV is going back and I will be getting a refund and looking at other brands...see more

epinions says: This tv does a good job with standard definition signals, which some HDTVs seem to have a hard time with, and offers two settings to display the SD signals on the native 1080i screen...The sounds not nearly as bad as some reviews on other sites had mentioned, although it's nothing to write home about...Overall, I would highly recommend the Hitachi 51f59 to anyone looking to get in the HDTV game without spending a huge chunk of change...see more

epinions says: Stunning image, professional video editing quality, the best plasma money can buy for now...well they were good in their day...Other than that, they are the same set in every respect...see more

epinions says: They look good at first, price is good but after a month or 2 they die...So if you do not want to waste your good hard earned money run from Hitachi...If it is too good to be true then it is...see more