CENTERPIECE : Hitachi rolls out a “ 1080 ” blood plasma display .
PRICETAG : $ 2500
BEST SPEC : diligence ’s first 1 TB thrust will retail for $ 399
RANDOM STAT : This is Hitachi ’s 51st year of cranking out TVs
WHAT THEY DIDN’T SAY : PR guy mentioned the party ’s “ 1080 strategy , ” making us think that bequeath off the “ i ” or “ atomic number 15 ” after that 1080 number is an seek to mix up already - confused consumer . What is this 1080 , anyway ? It ’s 1280x1080i .
SUBPLOT : DZHS500A intercrossed camcorder with a 30 GB hard drive and DVD recorder inside augment its brandmate , DZHS500A hybrid camcorder which has a smaller hard drive inside but is useable now . The company is selling the convenience of shooting video and then putting that DVD in a player , for instant satisfaction . With its 30 GB Hitachi microdrivein there , the consumer does n’t have to choose between DVD and HDD . No PC is necessary , that footage can be dub to videodisk with one button energy . Ships in April .
WHAT ’S MISSING ? The “ p ” after 1080
SNAP JUDGMENT : “ The simplest solution is truly the best solvent , ” chant the voice - over announcer , but that explanation of why 1080 applied science is supposedly so swell was nothing but simple and will make buying an high-definition television even more complicated . But then it will be cheap , a 50 - in “ HDTV ” for $ 2500 .
gradation : C+
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