Gone are the days of the squatty idiot box. Here comes the new generation sleek, smart and intelligent flat panels with jaw-dropping aesthetics and innovative technology that can change the looks of your living space. Hitachi 26LD6600 LCD TV is a 26 inch widescreen LCD with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The contrast ratio is 600:1, and the operating frequency is 50Hz. The optimal luminance of 500Cd/m2, which renders natural images with vibrancy. The aspect ratio is 16:9 and the 26inch flat screen is HDCP compatible. The viewable screen size is 66cm and this TV is HD Ready. But the resolution is not high enough to support full HD transmission. So a separate receiver is needed to view HDTV signals. The built-in tuners include NTSC, PAL, SECAM. The 3DYC/3D Digital comb filter is used to enhance the picture quality. The multichannel preview features like Picture and Picture (PAP), split screen and Picture in Picture (PIP) are available. The pixel pitch is only 0.42mm. Adjustable colour temperature is another feature and the colour reproduction rate is as high as 16.7 million colours.
This TV offers excellent connectivity. The rear input connectors include 1 component connection, HDMI connector, one Audio-in(RCA), single RF connection, 1 D-sub(RGB-PC), 2 SCART connections and another audio-in connection. The front input connectors include a S-Video connection, a composite connection and an audio(RCA) connection. There is an audio-out connection and a headphone jack in the front output connection. Hitachi 26LD6600 26inch LCD is an HDTV monitor with TFT active matrix technology. Another noteworthy feature is the teletext with a memory of upto 1000 pages. NTSC Playback on PAL TV is also possible. Hitachi 26LD6600 26inch widescreen LCD is one among Platara series. The audio system in this TV is moderate with virtual surround technology and SAP/MTS stereo. Audio leveler filters the audio signals and render augmented output. The low powered speakers are the cons pointed out by the users. The stereo speakers deliver an output of 2×8W. 3-DSB and dynamic Bass technology are incorporated to augment the audio signals. The broadcast format displayed includes 720p,480p and 480i. The broadcast format supported includes 1080i and 720p. The operational power required by this widescreen LCD television is 180W and in the standby power consumption is dropped to 3W. The dimensions of this device are 79.7 x 24.5 x 47cm and it weighs 12.6Kg. This is a small flat screen with moderate performance.
I have been using this Hitachi 26LD6600 for past 6 months and I’m greatly impressed. It has high pixel resolution that delivers the picture & images with great quality. In addition to this, the picture in picture helps me to view the multi- channels at a time. Priced reasonably.
Pros:
Sleek design.
Rear HDMI Input.
High Pixel Resolution.
Picture-in-picture Feature.
Cons:
Speakers are Low powered.