With its definition of 1024 x 1080 points, Hitachi P42T01U is placed between the standard HD Ready and HD Ready 1080p. Indeed, the number of lines that outclasses widely televisions compatible with the first, while the columns are not reaching 1920 points required to be certified HD Ready 1080p.
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ttractive figures announced in brightness and contrast compels us to know a little more about this TV.
In practice, the figures are quite different. Settled at best, and thus by default, the P42T01U displays a low 87 cd / m, which translates into a very bland. A value simply unworthy of plasma and the reset input Thursday It is indeed inconceivable to watch television in good conditions with such brightness. Especially since the dark is not very dark, and unchanged at 0.37 cd / sqm.
The colors are in the middle of the other models tested, either very bad or very good. And that's a shame, because it is clear that the plasma technology provides a wide gammut, well above what is found on most LCD.
With sources SD, the picture is quite soft and does not present too many parasites. The transition to HD reveals a certain lack of precision. It remains well below that provided by an LCD with 1080 lines.
In all cases, the image suffers too the lack of brightness. The slab, too reflective, accentuating this impression, even in a poorly lit room. Only the angles very broad, specific plasma, are out of the pack. Another feature of this technology: the marking! We must be careful not to allow a still image and very bright displayed too long, failing which his whereabouts remain visible for a long time ...
We also found that the connection to the PC was not always stable and that we lost from time to time the image. The computer can also screen in 1024 x 768.
Finally, the menus are displayed slowly and are not a model for ergonomics.
