In reply to Timmd:
I'm still wary of 'smart TV'. The smart bit is often still a very closed platform, with a small number of apps that are not regularly updated. My preference is still for a dumb TV and an external smart function, provided by any number of cheap (~£30) android media boxes. Being android, these have access to the full play store, and upgraded apps.
IIRC, Hitachi TVs are, like many others, badge-engineered and made by Vestel. Google will show you the huge list of companies they supply.
Some of these have a design flaw in the power supply, leaving it prone to premature failure. But it's an easy fault to repair if you know what you're doing.
I have three Vestel TVs, and my parents have two; Sainsbury's Celcus TVs. I got a 23" some time ago, then got my M&D a 23" with DVD, then bought myself a 40", which I then gave to M&D when I got a Sony. Then bought a "spare" 40" when Sainos were knocking them out for silly money. Then I found a 23" with DVD (identical to M&D's first) by the skip up the road. With the aforementioned fault, that I repaired for 99p, which will also prevent the fault recurring.
