Ok, I was doing research all over and finally found this site absolutely fantastic! however, some of the threads are so long my head is swimming after reading here for about 45 mins.

First, I was almost 100% positive I was going to go pick up the Hitachi 57f59 then I read some of the comments on one of the threads and a big problem some people have is the silk screen door (sp ?) problem. The price is right around 1,000 or a little over for this unit (if anyone knows of better deals somewhere please feel free to email me) but I just dont' want to invest a ton of money in something that might be flawed.

I currently own a 32" Samsung console HDTV which I LOVE (can't remember the model)! It has a complete flat screen but the back is kinda large.

Anyways, does anyone have some concrete reasons why I should or should not pick up this 57f59 or is their another model/brand within 10 or so inches that is close in price that would be a better suggestion?

Thanks to anyone that takes the time to help. I'm very new to this and I have NEVER spent over $1,000 on a TV and just don't want to make a mistake.

Thanks to anyone that takes the time to help. I'm very new to this and I have NEVER spent over $1,000 on a TV and just don't want to make a mistake.

If you live in or near Austin, TX you can come buy my Pioneer Elite Pro-510 w/ the HDTV tuner module that I paid $5300 for about 4 years ago for $1200. It has one of the BEST Standard Def pics you have ever seen and of course being a 1080i native set it also is spectacular at HD! Oh, it is 53" diag, which is why I am selling it...in the new house I sit 13' from the screen and by the numbers that leads to 70"+ sets... Looking to upgrade to a 70" Sony or a 72" Toshiba.


Best of luck.

Damn! That sounds sweet. Too bad I live hundreds of miles away in Ohio....where the joke is.

I would love to purchase that from ya. So what do you think of the 57f59 Hitachi? Is it worth the price for a cheap, larger HD TV?

Damn! That sounds sweet. Too bad I live hundreds of miles away in Ohio....where the joke is.

I would love to purchase that from ya. So what do you think of the 57f59 Hitachi? Is it worth the price for a cheap, larger HD TV?

Don't know anything about it. Sorry I can't help you there.

Good luck and all the best!
James