Hitachi L37V01U

After purchasing my Hitachi L37V01U LCD TV I cracked the screen and was unable to get anyone to repair, saying the replacement screens were too costly. The TV was excellent until this point but it seems a waste that a three month old TV could not be repaired.

This Hitachi L37V01U tv has a lot of pluses, it has two HDMI inputs and two scarts with three other scart inputs, the picture quality is very good with some stunning colours, I like the TV set but would not buy another.

Hitachi claim it has an expected life span of 20 years if used for 8 hours a day for 7 days a week, well mine lasted 16 months and I cannot use analogue TV, any HDMI connections or the scart sockets, I can only use the integrated digital tv (no sky or setanta) and when that breaks it will be going to the tip. In my opinion, poor build quality.

Considering that this was an expensive purchase and the expected life span of the tv, neither the seller or manufacturer were willing to look at repairing the tv. One word to sum it up. Rubbish.

The Hitachi L37V01U is my first LCD TV. The picture is brilliant, i paid £449 from Richer Sounds and i am very pleased, it is full HD 1920 x 1080p, has x2 HDMI and all the other connections you will need, i have my pc plugged in through hdmi @ 1920 x 1080p the picture is brilliant for playing WoW and searching the web. The remote is great, no problems also the IDTV is instant (now or next or 7 day) (unlike my old freeview box).

Easy connection to my Creative Inspire 5.1 surround through coaxial cable (SPIDF).

If you want a very good LCD tv with full HDMI and fantastic picture for a great price then this is it.