With the 42HDT55’s expected retail price of $6,299 ($8,299 list price), it’s up to the prospective buyer to decide what is more important: a cheap flat display that suffers from many picture defects, or one that can be used with any source material and produces pictures that equal or surpass those of the behemoth boxed sets. For me, the choice is clear: I go with the Hitachi.

Photography by Gross and Daley Photography

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Description:
42HDT55 16:9 plasma HDTV monitor with outboard A/V Control Center and virtual 1080p processor

Contact:
Hitachi Home Electronics
800.HITACHI
www.hitachi.us/tv

Price: $8,299