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Hitachi 42HDS69
Created: 09/27/2006
Video description: Anchored by great connectivity, the Hitachi 42HDS69 competes well with other 42-inch plasmas in both price and picture quality.

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Hitachi 42HDS69 Review

Editors' rating

The good: Accurate color decoding; excellent connectivity with three HDMI and three component-video inputs; comprehensive aspect ratio controls; CableCard slot; slick styling; swivel stand.

The bad: Reproduces relatively light blacks; side-mounted speakers add to overall width; limit of five total external A/V sources; no PC input.

The bottom line: Anchored by great connectivity, the Hitachi 42HDS69 competes well against other 42-inch plasmas in both price and picture quality.

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Hitachi 42HDS69 Specs

Manufacturer: Hitachi America Ltd.
Part number: 42HDS69

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