Hitachi 42 inch Plasma TV 42EDT41 Reviewed

Hitachi has invested an enormous amount of money in the past five years to be able to offer a wide range of state of the art digital products. The Hitachi 42 inch plasma tv is one such high-end development to emerge out of their intensive research and investment.

Plasma technology has actually been around for decades, and has, with the passage of time, grown more and more complex. To briefly describe what happens in a plasma display, one could say that plasma television screens illuminate gas which is trapped between two glass plates by applying electricity to electrodes. This produces a reaction resulting in light, and an image.

It has long been recognized that, for anything larger than a 24" television screen, the old cathode ray tube (CRT) technology is sadly lacking. LCD displays over 20" work well, but so far their manufacture is not cost-effective.

The answer? Today's high-definition large-screen plasma televisions neatly fit the bill. Plasmas require no projection tube at all, thereby eliminating the bulk of a CRT television. Today's plasma TV's are only a few inches thick, and can be mounted on the wall, almost like a painting. The new plasma display screen is completely flat, creating images without distortion from viewing angles up to 160 degrees.

Ideal for home or business displays, the Hitachi 42 inch plasma tv 42EDT41 system has come into its own. These days, you'll find the Hitachi plasma in use at hospitals, education facilities, factories, conference rooms... and of course, in the home.