Version: 2008
HDTV.CNET.COM: CNET EDITORS' GUIDE TO HIGH-DEFINITION TV
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TOP REAR-PROJECTION LCD HDTV
Hitachi 50VS810
Hitachi 50VS810
This is a gorgeous HDTV with lots of features and a highly accurate picture.

The good: Plasmalike look from the front; accurate out-of-the-box presets; custom day and night modes for each input; excellent feature package, including two HDMI inputs.

The bad: Black levels not up to DLP standards; nonremovable screen collects ambient light; screen-door effect from close viewing distances.






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Top HDTV viewing picks
Top HDTV viewing picks
Here are Senior Editor David Katzmaier's top picks among HDTV shows.
Tennis: U.S. Open
(UniversalHD, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. ET, 1080i)

South Georgia Island: Life Under the Furious Fifties
(Discovery, Wednesday 8:00 p.m. ET, 1080i)

Crater Lake, The Mirror of Heaven
(PBS, Wednesday 10:30 p.m. ET, 1080i)

Tennis: U.S. Open
(UniversalHD, Thursday 7:00 p.m. ET, 1080i)

The O.C.
(Fox, Thursday 8:00 p.m. ET, 720p)

NFL: Oakland vs. New England
(ABC, Thursday 9:00 p.m. ET, 720p)

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Plasma - Display technology used in large-screen, flat-panel TVs. Each plasma panel contains thousands of tiny tubes that are like miniature fluorescent lights and are filled by ionized gas in a plasma state. When excited by electricity, the tubes glow in different colors and intensities to create an image.
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