Hitachi 55" UltraVision CineForm Plasma HDTV
Televisions

The UltraVision® Cineform™ 55" Plasma HDTV combines advanced original plasma technologies with uniquely streamlined design elements to produce a highly realistic, cinema quality viewing experience.
# 55HDT79

Hitachi 55" UltraVision CineForm Plasma HDTV Description

The UltraVision® Cineform™ 55" Plasma HDTV combines advanced original plasma technologies with uniquely streamlined design elements to produce a highly realistic, cinema quality viewing experience. Hitachi’s unsurpassed 16-bit/281 trillion color capability ensures the most realistic color reproduction possible.

The 768p high-definition display and high-contrast black rib structure combine to ensure the deepest blacks, truest colors, and overall highest impact in a larger screen television.

The new Hitachi PictureMaster™ HD III Video Processor digitally maps incoming signals and processes each frame for maximum sharpness and color reproduction while Hitachi’s innovative wide aperture pixel technology minimizes barriers between pixels, delivering a smooth, precise image.

In addition to highly realistic picture quality, the 55" CineForm ™ HDTV delivers convenience with maximum digital and analog interface capability, USB photo input. The HDT79 offers the option of wall-mounting or using the optional power swivel table top stand or the basic fixed stand. Hitachi’s signature Cineform ™ Series also features the TV Guide On Screen® interactive programming guide, distinctive black side speakers, and a slim ergonomically designed and Fully Illuminated Roll & Click™ Remote.

Key Features

• TV Guide On Screen® IPG
  Find your favorite shows to watch and record, just by pressing the Guide button on the remote control. TV Guide On Screen® works with regular or digital cable and is the most convenient way to manage all programming options.
• Fully Illuminated Roll and Click™ Remote
  Easily browse channels or adjust volume using the unique rolling wheels or quickly create or change favorite channels at the push of a button.
• USB Photo Input
  The USB input accepts adapters to view your digital photos on-screen in vivid accurate color. (Adapters not included)
• Digital Color Management III
  Ensures that the image colors are precisely tuned to match the palette of either video or camera input, creating the deepest and truest colors possible.
• Adjustable Color Decoder
  Allows the viewer to precisely adjust flesh tones to match individual color temperature settings for the ultimate in natural image reproduction.
• IR Outputs
  Designed to control your DVD Recorder, VCR or other recording device with the TV Guide On Screen “ Interactive Program Guide system.
• IR Pass Through
  Hide your VCR, DVD Player or cable tuner behind closed doors and operate it using the original remote control. This feature lets the TV receive the infra-red control codes and transmit them to your hidden equipment.
• Aluminum and Glass Design
  The wide-screen design compliments any living environment with precise aluminum trim and streamlined black side speakers.

• 1366 x 768p Display Resolution
  Hitachi’s 55-inch 768p high definition display provides a state of the art large screen plasma viewing experience.
• High-Contrast Black Rib Structure
  High-contrast black rib structure between pixels absorbs ambient light, leading to deeper blacks and a more precise image quality.
• High-Aperture Pixel Design
  High aperture pixel design increases light output and overall smoothness of the image by narrowing the pixel barriers.
• Pure HDTV Color
  A special phosphor and gas formulation allows Hitachi plasma to reproduce the full range of HDTV colors.
• 16-Bit/281 Trillion Color Capability
  Hitachi’s new PictureMaster™ HD III Processor features new 16 bit processing that increases the number of steps to over 65,000 per color for the smoothest and most film-like image possible. With a capability of over 281 trillion colors, distracting artifacts are eliminated, resulting in the most vivid and realistic range of color reproduction possible.
• New Natural Color Anti-Reflective Glass Screen
  A special coating on the screen minimizes distracting room light reflections and enhances contrast for dramatically increased picture quality.
• PictureMaster™ HD III Video Processor
  Hitachi’s new digital video processor is an ultra-fast computer that predicts the motion of on-screen images for improved picture performance.
• Day & Night Picture Memory by Input with Timer
  Separate Day and Night picture settings deliver superior image quality for any lighting condition. By simply pressing a button on the remote, or using the automatic timer, you can toggle between bright daytime settings and high fidelity nighttime settings for each source.
• HDMI™ Digital Interface x (3) (1 Side)
  Hitachi’s 2006 models provide industry leading digital interface options for the future. These HDTV’s are ready for up to 3 all-digital HDMI™ high definition sources.
• Component Inputs x (3) (1 Side)
  Hitachi’s 2006 plasma televisions accommodate a broad range of high-end analog input sources, including cable and satellite receivers, DVD players, VCRs and video games.
• Quick-Start Seamless HDTV (ATSC) and NTSC Tuner
  Hitachi HDTV tuner technology brings viewers a unique blend of convenience and performance. Conventional HDTV tuners need extended start-up time to scan for channels and require switching between antenna inputs when selecting analog or digital programming. Hitachi HDTV tuner technology delivers the picture quickly with seamless access to all available channels.
• CableCARD™ Compatible
  This digital cable ready set will allow viewing of premium programming on participating systems.
• Digital Cable Ready (QAM)
  Some cable providers send unscrambled digital channels to the customers home, a DCR(QAM) tuner allows these channels to be viewed.
• 4:3 Expanded Mode for All TV Signals
  An exclusive technique is employed to fill the widescreen with conventional 4:3 programming while minimizing perceptible distortion.
• 16:9 Standard with Zero Overscan
  Hitachi’s 2006 plasma televisions process all of the picture data for the best detail reproduction, without vertical scaling.
• Picture-in-Picture Split Screen(with Tuner Only)
  Watch one program with the built-in tuner while monitoring another using a separate cable or satellite tuner.
• 36-Watt 3-Way Speaker System
  Separate speaker drivers for high and low frequencies reproduce clear dialogue and dynamic sound.
• Optical Digital Audio Output
  Many digital TV programs have up to 5.1 channels of discrete audio, this output allows you to connect to your home theater system for surround sound when available.
• Multiple Screen Savers
  If you decide to use your new plasma as a computer display, this feature will shift the image periodically.
• Discrete IR Codes
  Many custom home theaters use programmable remote controls. This feature allows you to program your custom remote control to select individual inputs and settings.

Specifications:

55HDT79