What Hitachi panel have you bought?

When I was choosing large format displays, I nearly went for a Hitachi but when I discovered that it used an Alis display, I choose not to add it to my short list due to this and some niggling faults that were at that time affecting Hitachi owners. At that stage I had not got around to auditioning, but I was really concerned that the interlaced technology used in Alis panels would somehow negate the progressive output of my G98.

So as usual, I would always suggest trying finding a dealer that would allow you to try your proposed combination. As your are happy with the picture that you have with the 596, and from what I saw the Hitachi (and Fuji) could give some great results with Alis technology, you may find that the move to HDMI is not as great as you would expect.

Meridian owner since 1992
Prime & PSU, Focal Elear headphones, Roon (ROCK 8Gi5 NUC), Explorer 1 & 2, F80. 200/203, various Sonos (via Roon).