It's not what you put in: If you want to build a thinner television, the trick is to take something out. So, Hitachi has slimmed down its latest LCD lineup by the simple expedient of taking out the TV tuner and supplying it as a separate, but included, wirelessly connected box. The result is its four XP800 models, which feature bezels that have a thickness of 35 mm. Beyond the slimness, the televisions have standard styling, sitting on a rounded stand and coming in either black or white.
The slimness isn't the XP800s' sole inducement, however. The separate "Woo Station" includes a 250-gigabyte hard disk, allowing the user to record up to 200 hours of TV programs. Moreover, anything that you record can be shared with other TVs, computers or similarly connected devices if they are part of your home network.
The station also has an SD card slot, allowing users to view their photos on the big screen. Apart from the look, Hitachi also touts the XP800 models as being light on power consumption. It is bringing out the new models in four sizes, ranging from 32 inches to 47 inches, with all of them sporting full HD resolution of 1920×1080. They also have 120 Hz Motion Flow technology, which Hitachi says creates smooth images for fast-moving action scenes.