Hitachi Home Electronics announced yesterday their new LCD HDTV product lineup consisting of two new series – the Hitachi UltraVision Series and the Hitachi Alpha Series.  The Hitachi UltraVision Series comes in screen sizes ranging from 42 inches to 55 inches and has features such as 1080p resolution, 120Hz panel speed, and Hitachi’s Reel120 smooth movie motion technology. The Hitachi Alpha Series has two models at this time (a 32 incher and a 42 incher) and has features such as seven HD inputs with four of them being HDMI connections as well as RGB input for direct PC connectivity. Features aside – the biggest news about these new models? The price. The low end Alpha series has a 32 inch model under $500 dollars. The high end 55 inch model in the UltraVision series comes in at under $1800 dollars. Very nice!

Hitachi UltraVision Series

Common features and specs for the UltraVision lineup include:

• 1920 x 1080 resolution
• Five (4 on the 42 inch model) HDMI inputs
• x.v. Color and Deep Color support
• ENERGY STAR qualified
• Preprogrammed Remote
• SRS TruSurround HD
• Power Off Timer
• Intelligent Light Sensor
• Lockable Picture Settings
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 7 aspect modes and auto zoom
• ATSC/NSTC/QAM tuner
• 24 W Stereo Sound
• 2 Wideband component inputs
• 2 composite video inputs
• 2 S-Video inputs
• 1 PC input
• 1 PC audio input
• 1 RF antenna input
• 1 Optical output
• 1 USB input for software upgrades

The three UltraVision models are the

• UltraVision 55-inch Class L55S603 – available in September $1799
• UltraVision 46-inch Class L46S603 – available in August $1299
• UltraVision 42-inch Class L42S503 – available in June $999

Hitach Alpha Series

Moving to the Alpha lineup, here are the common features and specs:

• 1920 x 1080 resolution
• Four HDMI inputs
• ENERGY STAR qualified
• SRS TruSurround HD
• Anti-glare screen
• ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuner
• 4 aspect modes
• Custom input labels
• 24 W stereo sound
• 2 wideband component inputs
• 2 composite video inputs
• 2 S-video inputs
• 1 PC input
• 1 PC audio input
• 1 Optical output
• 1 headphone

The two Alpha models are the:

• Alpha Series 42-inch Class L42A403 – available in May $849
• Alpha Series 32-inch Class L32A403 – available in May $499

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