Hitachi Revealing Tons Of New HDTVs [Hitachi Japan Adding 11 New Woo HDTVs, Includes Plasma, LCD]

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Hitachi has unleashed a metric ton (or 11) of new HDTVs on the unassuming Japanese public. They’re apparently in the “Woo TV” series and the Hitachi Japan web page proudly proclaims, “Wooo New Line Up!” in English to all. While those in North America and Europe have nothing to get excited about, Hitachi’s new offerings look solid.

The first series is XP05, which is includes three Plasma HDTVs and two LCD HDTVs. They’ll all be offering full HD (1080p) for the Plasma sets and will be support the DLNA standard for digital media streaming. In addition, they’ll come with a 320GB HDD for storing content and four HDMI inputs for your HD devices. Unfortunately, the two LCD models in this range will only support 720p video, but they’ll have all the other features, including DLNA, HDMI and the hard drive. Sizes range from a 32-inch LCD up to a 50-inch Plasma, with prices going up accordingly from $1,900 to $3,650.

The next series is a bit more modest. The HP05 will offer just two TVs, a Plasma TV at 42-inches and a LCD TV at 32-inches. Both will offer a 720p resolution and will meet DLNA standards and have a nice 250GB hard drive disk for storing your media content. The 42-inch Plasma is asking $2,200 while the 32-inch LCD will set you back $1,600.

At the low-end is the H05 which could easily be great TVs for kitchens and the kids room – that sort of thing. They’re all LCD HDTVs and range in size from 19-inches to 26-inches. They’ll playback content in 720p. No internal hard drive, but they do have networking support for DLNA. Prices range from $770 to $990.

While these models will land in Japan on April 17, no word on them coming else where. Hitachi, unlike some of these Japanese manufacturers, does bring their products to America quite often.