The 43HAL7351 is a 43 inch 4K TV from Hitachi, launched in the year 2021. It comes with a 10-bit IPS panel.
It can display a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 with a refresh rate of 60 Hz and pixel density of 103 ppi.
Picture Quality
After screen size and resolution, the next important feature to look for in a display is its Color Reproduction Accuracy, which is defined by its color gamut specification.
This TV doesn't come with a color gamut specification, but don't worry, we have other means to guess that. Considering the TV comes with a 10bit IPS panel, we can safely assume its equivalent sRGB coverage to be 100% or above. Undoubtedly The color quality on this TV should be Lifelike!
What Color Gamut means ?
Color gamut specification of a TV is a measure of the range of colors that the TV can show.
Meaning, this specification determines the ability of a TV to produce accurate colors. A display with low color gamut coverage will miss out on some colors (such as deep red), so the image produced will look "washed out" in colors.
Different manufacturers use different units to specify color gamut. Such as — sRGB (most popular), NTSC, DCI P3 etc.
But don't worry, below is a chart that you can use to choose a TV with good color accuracy.
Now, after color gamut, the static contrast of a TV similarly impacts its picture quality.
Understanding Static Contrast
A TV with high enough static contrast ratio will produce natural deep blacks while a TV with low contrast ratio (<1000:1) will produce images that will look muddy as shown in below image.
As you can see, this will affect your experience considerably.
Also, a TV with high constrast ratio allows you to see more details. So, resolution and static contrast ratio go hand in hand.
If given a choice, always prefer a FHD TV with high contrast ratio over a 4K TV with low contrast ratio.
This TV is rated with a static contrast ratio of 8000:1., enough to display deep blacks and eye-catching visuals. The panel comes with local dimming backlight technology which is a plus.
HDR is also supported on this TV in form of HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma), HDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision.
Coming to brightness, the peak brightness the Hitachi 43HAL7351 can achieve is 350 nits. The backlight of this TV is powered by Direct LED technology.
Gaming Performance
Now if you are going to use a TV other than using it as a TV — like as a PC monitor or Gaming, make sure to take a TV that features the lowest input lag. For gaming however, both input lag and response time affects the performance.
Unfortunately, Hitachi did not specify the input lag on this unit. But since this is not a cheap TV, input lag on this TV could be 20ms or below.
What is Input Lag and Why it matters ?
This lag is the amount of time at which key-presses or mouse movements changes the content of the TV. For casual Non-FPS games, input lag doesn't matter much.
For best of both worlds, get a TV that has an input lag and response time of < 20ms.
Ergonomics and Dimensions
Coming to ergonomics — a VESA mount with interface size of 100 x 100 mm is provided for wall-mounting. There is no Swivel, Tilt or Pivot feature support in this TV.
The width of this TV is 37.99 inches while its height is 27.24 inches.
Speaking of thickness, it is 2.68 inches thick. Overall, it weighs around 965.0 kgs.
Hardware and Audio
The chipset of this TV is powered by a 4-Core CPU. However, we could'nt find any information on the available RAM on this TV.
The Operating System on this TV is Android TV.
For display connectivity, Hitachi has provided three HDMI 2.0 (ARC; CEC) ports on this TV.
To connect USB devices, it includes two USB 2.0 ports. Other connectivity ports include — 1x Satellite In (Main — F-type female), 1x CI+ 1.4, 1x Antenna (RF) (female) and 1x Ethernet RJ45.
Wireless connectivity options on this TV include Wi-Fi (5Ghz + 2.5Ghz), Wifi-Direct, Bluetooth and DLNA.
The Audio unit of this TV is powered by 2 x 10W speakers.
Now, coming to power usage, on average, this TV uses around 86.4W and on standby, it takes 0.5 W.
It supports a power outlet of 220 V - 240 V/50 Hz - 60 Hz.
