Just picked up a Hitachi P42H401 Plasma HDTV at Circuit City on clearance for $688.96 (got the last one in the East Palo Alto, CA store. was new in box). 3 HDMI inputs, QAM, etc etc.

They also have the 50" version for $950, which is also 1080i. An excellent deal if you're in the market.

If you're an AAA member, you can get another 8% off at www.aaa.com/CircuitCity

edit: 1080i, not 1080p

This is not a 1080p set, it is actually 1080i.

Actually a decent deal, but I hope you don't think it's really 1080P.

I guess by now, you know the reality of the matter.

haha oh well, I have my 2405FPW for the real 1080p stuff anyways.

for $688, I'm not complaining

i bought the same thing last year... i think for a bit under 850... cant complain about the quality.... it does make an annoying hum when its on but i have heard thats normal for plasmas. ive compared to other higher priced (vs and i like mine better

I also have this TV and jumped on the deal last fall for around $750 or so. Great TV and a great upgrade from the old tube TV. I have had no problems with it yet and love the picture.

Hapless said:Why all the red?

I think, in general, because Hitachi continues to tout this tv as 1080(i), which confuses the "unsuspecting" (eg, OP), into thinking it is full 1080p.

In reality, in a side by side comparison with the 720p Panasonic, the Hitachi looks decent, but unremarkable.

I bought this TV over a year ago for about $800. It's a really good TV, and this is a great price for it. Nice find OP!

It's 1080i

it have 1080 horisontal lines (from top to bottom), but two rows share anodes.
So only one row can be updated at time, e.g interlaced.

So it's much better than 720p but not as good as 1080p

pros:
it does help eliminate the screen door effect as it only have half the numbers of the thin black lines between pixels.

Guess because its clearance they no longer have it on the website?

So i called the store and the employee told me he would look for me .... i heard him call his friends and tell them to get down there now for an excellent deal ....... boy are his friends gonna be disappointed .... he just told me they are out of'em. *smile*