jason74 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 who out there have an opinion on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 who out there have an opinion on this one I've had one of these for a tad under two weeks. It's only my second plasma, and I only had my first for two weeks..so not sure If I qualify as having a valid opinion. I find SD performance to be more than adequate. Watching live sport is brilliant. The cricket has been fantastic to watch on this tv. At my normal 2.9m viewing distance I've noticed it's 'noisy' with some source material, but this may be normal for any plasma? At 3.5m I can't see anything that distracts me. Solarisation artifacts are way less intrusive than the Samsung I had before. I haven't seen any of the 'flicker' problem that some past Hitachi's have had. HD performance was only observed in store, but I had the run of the shop and played with the settings for several plasmas. All the Hitachi's beat everything else there. One thing I don't like is that you must select the input source, it won't auto select the active source at switch on, and there's a separate button for each input on the remote. Overall I'm very happy with this plasma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Any one else here own one? I'm trying to figure out how to see the hours on? I'm keeping a log myself, but I'm curious to see what the 9500 thinks it's on hours are. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjc Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Any one else here own one? I'm trying to figure out how to see the hours on? I'm keeping a log myself, but I'm curious to see what the 9500 thinks it's on hours are.Mark Get into the service menu (how to is in the 8800 thread - likely to be the same for the 9500) and record every line which is likely to correlate to hours used. Especially now the panel is young - should only be in low tens perhaps but you should know as you have a log. Then go back after a week and only the hours used should have changed and bingo...that line is the hours used. Someone with the 8900 did this and helped out all those who were interested. Good luck Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron McF Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Hi, can someone please tell me what inputs this unit has? In particular, is there a PC input? I've looked on the Hitachi Aus website and it tells me very little. I can't even download a manual or brochure. Regards, Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjc Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Hi,can someone please tell me what inputs this unit has? In particular, is there a PC input? I've looked on the Hitachi Aus website and it tells me very little. I can't even download a manual or brochure. Regards, Ron See here You can always run DVI from pc to HDMI. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron McF Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 See here You can always run DVI from pc to HDMI. Philip Thanks Philip. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Get into the service menu (how to is in the 8800 thread - likely to be the same for the 9500) and record every line which is likely to correlate to hours used. Especially now the panel is young - should only be in low tens perhaps but you should know as you have a log. Then go back after a week and only the hours used should have changed and bingo...that line is the hours used. Someone with the 8900 did this and helped out all those who were interested.Good luck Philip Thanks, but no luck. First two attempts produced nothing and after the third attempt I got a 'Diagnosis Items' menu with 4 alphanumeric codes in an 2 x 2 array. Could not navigate from there as pressing the down arrow on the RHS side panel simply changed it into TV mode. Any help appreciated! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complectus Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I can't even download a manual or brochure. I asked Hitachi to email me the manual for the 960DTA & received it an hour later, & that included them asking me for an alternative email address because the 13MB file was too big for Hotmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP11 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Hey guys.. be careful in the service menu.. if any values are changed accidentally and you haven't taken note of the prior values, you could well and truly stuff up your panel. The hrs usage on the 8900 is line 894 and if you toggle through the 900 odd lines its easier to use the remote up and down (center toggle).. being v/careful not to sideways toggle. Remember.. do this at your own risk as it can be a minefield if your not confident of what your doing. The method of accessing the service menu for 8800/8900/9700, should be the same for the 9500/960D Here btw. I saw the 9500 in JB's this morning for $1995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 (edited) Hey guys.. be careful in the service menu.. btw. I saw the 9500 in JB's this morning for $1995 I promise to be careful..I just want to see the hours usage. However, this method does not appear to work for my 9500. As mentioned, the 'Diagnosis' menu that appears using the method from that post does not allow scrolling with side controls or the remote. Does a particular input need to be selected before entering standby? Great price btw. Edited February 11, 2007 by mxb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 OK..slight update. Using the method from the 8800 post does not work. I got caught at first because I must not have been pressing the 'down' arrow properly. Pressing the standby button and the input button for 5 seconds brings up the 'Diagnosis' menu. A bit of finger trouble on my part! Back to square one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP11 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 OK..slight update. Using the method from the 8800 post does not work. I got caught at first because I must not have been pressing the 'down' arrow properly. Pressing the standby button and the input button for 5 seconds brings up the 'Diagnosis' menu. A bit of finger trouble on my part! Back to square one. Hi mxb I just did mine again... but it may be different for the 9500.?? things to note.. Make sure TV is in standby mode and no AVs are on.. Press the sub-power button AND the input select button AND the down-arrow button at the same time and hold for more than 5 seconds Note.. "I had to hold for almost 10 secs for the menu to come up.." The top of the menu looks like.. MAIN. NO.... Data.......VD105......42......TA....105 1.... 8 2.... 8 3.... 0 etc * etc * etc 894.......518... (this is my current hrs of use) * * 900.. (this is the 8900 end value) 1.... 2.... and it starts again , as you toggle through.. ( either up or down) I use remote up and down. I guess if this doesn't work you'll have to check other o/seas forums for clues fot your panel. Good luck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Hi mxb I just did mine again... but it may be different for the 9500.?? Thanks for your help. It must be a different method for the 9500, because it won't enter the service menu using that method. I held them for as long as 15 secs with the all AV devices disconnected at the rear panel. Is there a specific input that must be selected prior to going into standby? ie, is there only one input select the menu will appear on? Thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP11 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Thanks for your help. It must be a different method for the 9500, because it won't enter the service menu using that method. I held them for as long as 15 secs with the all AV devices disconnected at the rear panel.Is there a specific input that must be selected prior to going into standby? ie, is there only one input select the menu will appear on? Thanks, Mark No specific procedure other than mentioned earlier. As long as it's done with a blank screen. ie., no AVs on.. and in standby mode. I have tried to find a pic of the side control panel on the 9500.. maybe its different to 8800/8900/9700 ??... I guess you need to find some other owners for more info.. as I doubt Hitachi will give details or endorse this procedure EDIT ... I found these specs for the 9500 on the Hitachi Singapore site . http://www.hitachiconsumer.com/sg/products/download.aspx?file=705333321_9000Series Catalogue (A3).pdf I know you would know this Mark.. just that the Aust web site has almost no details. Maybe others are interested, if they're looking to buy this panel. Sorry.. I can't get the link thingo to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjc Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Try this link Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I have tried to find a pic of the side control panel on the 9500.. maybe its different to 8800/8900/9700 ??... Here's a pic. Anything different? http://members.iinet.net.au/~mxb/9500panel.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP11 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 This seems to be the problem. the 9500 has a duel up/down button. I did read over on the avforum where someone posted that you didn't need to hit the down button to get into the menu... Maybe just hold the sub-power button AND the input select /ok.. for 5+ seconds ?? (at your own risk) . BTW this doesn't work on 8900. Otherwise I think it's back to square one. The 8900 side panel. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/c4d55/tv004.jpg Here's a pic of the 8900 menu http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/c4d55/menutv003.jpg Be careful.. I inadvertently changed a value when I tried to swivel panel while taking a pic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxb Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 This seems to be the problem. the 9500 has a duel up/down button.I did read over on the avforum where someone posted that you didn't need to hit the down button to get into the menu... Maybe just hold the sub-power button AND the input select /ok.. for 5+ seconds ?? (at your own risk) . BTW this doesn't work on 8900. Ahhh. I've actually tried just pressing the sub-power and the input select. You get a display that says "Diagnosis" with a some other stuff on it, but you cannot navigate anywhere. As you say, back to square one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhodges Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I have had one of the 9500TA sets for about 6 weeks now. I made a terrible mistake and purchased a PD6000TA just over a year ago. It had an overscan problem with HDMI inputs @ 1080i. Sections of the top and bottom of the image were not aligned with the rest of the image. Hitachi offered to replace the unit in warranty, and we came to an arrangement to pay a little bit more to get a slightly better model. Best decision I ever made, the 9500TA is a much better unit. Picture quality is better, 2 x component and 2 x HDMI inputs is nice, menu's are more intuitive and it is much more asthetically pleasing. I would also like to know how to get into the service menu, as the process is not the same as the 8900 sets. I'm glad I got out of the 6000TA when I had a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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