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Hitachi Home & Life Solutions India is a subsidiary of Hitachi Appliances Inc, Japan and is one of the leading air
conditioners manufacturers in India & Worldwide. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujrat, the company has a
major manufacturing plant in Kadi, Gujrat which is among the ten-Hitachi air conditioner facilities worldwide.
They have been highly competitive in Indian Market by selling a premium range of Air conditioners which are
best in looks when compared to other’s manufacturers in this sector.
Hitachi Window Air Conditioner (AC) Review
Hitachi offers only a premium range of AC’s in Indian Markets. That means they are the costliest air conditioners
and its price range gives competition to O’General AC’s. But premium cost doesn’t mean they expensive
because of brand name, but its because they offers lots of features which makes them expensive but still cost
gets justified when you buy brands like them or O’General because they have a very long run. It’s like one time
investment and forget it. However a timely service and proper cleaning is a must to run a product for long time
efficiently.
Hitachi Window Air Conditioner (AC) Cooling Effectiveness
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Hitachi AC’s are very effective when it comes to cooling. Cooling rate is good and the room get cooled
up quietly fast. These AC’s have a Twin Turbo Technology which increases the heat exchange when at high
temperature and ensure a optimum cooling by not even overloading the machine capacity. The advantage of
Twin Turbo Technology is that it is designed to throw air in both directions and provide higher air-flow at lower
RPM, however in conventional AC’s, Sirocco fans are used on the inside and outside propeller fans are used,
and these fans by design can’t throw air in both directions and hence lower efficiency on those. And due to
presence of large number of blades, the air cutting noise is high resulting in high noise levels and lower
efficiency. That’s why the number of blades present inside in Hitachi window AC’s are less, so this results in less
cutting of air and hence more effective cooling. And hence due to use of Turbo fans inside and outside, the
person get an increase on overall air-flow leading to higher efficiency even at lower noise levels.
Hitachi Window Air Conditioner (AC) Build Quality
Build quality of these AC’s are very impressive. And it should be as they are charging a premium cost for them.
Front frame is made up of a good quality plastic and doesn’t give any cheap plasticity feeling. The frame is one
of its kind and is unique with this company design. Overall finishing of the product is very fine and one must
check the product from each corner while buying it. Because when company manufacture a product, it passes
through every quality check, but the only thing which is not very traceable is transportation. So, one must check
the product from every side and corner, that it must not have any single dent on it. If it has, never buy it.
Hitachi Window Air Conditioner (AC) Looks
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Hitachi is the one which i think is a leader when it comes to looks. This company is famous for making best
looking AC’s in its range. If your the one, for whom looks really matter with quality as well, i would definitely
recommend buying this. Hitachi window AC’s comes with different product ranges like Summer QC, Summer TM
and Kaze. Summer QC and Summer TM are those range whose looks for Hitachi is famous for. Its design
consists of air blowers at two sides with coil grill at middle. The design looks super fabulous. Where as KAZE
range design is what have basic design, have less features and are less expensive then Summer QC or
Summer TM.
Hitachi Window Air Conditioner (AC) Power Consumption
This is one more big point, for which Hitachi is famous for, manufacturing highly power efficient air conditioners.
This point matters when we run AC’s on a long run. There are every type of customer outside in markets. One
who uses air conditioners for few hours or there are few who use it whole day like at commercial places. When
you run air conditioner for few hours a day, you won’t be really able to judge whether its really power efficient or
not, but when u run it for a long time daily, this is where you need a really power efficient product and Hitachi can
be chosen as one for it. Also a very impressive and unique feature it has inbuilt Power Index on the control panel
which indicates the relative power consumption at different AC settings and hence you can keep an check how
much power it is consuming and you can lower you electricity bills by running it at most power efficient settings.
And always remember, higher the BEE star rating, more power efficient the AC would be. Have a look at
following chart which would make things real clearer about the power consumption by these AC’s.
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The air outlet is designed for strong airflow which brings down the room temperature upto 7 deg within a minute.
Its 4-way swing disperses cool air quickly and effectively in multiple directions to reach every corner of room.
However you can adjust horizontal vane from step 1 to 6 with full auto swing or you can adjust vertical vane too
from step 1 to 5, left and right with full auto swing to cool specific area of a room. The 4-way swing provides
optimized flow regardless of your location in your room like any other AC. You can feel the airflow upto a
distance of 30ft when adjusted properly.
LG Window Air Conditioner (AC) Build Quality
We buy big brands products because we expect them to give us great quality products. And if they don’t deliver
good quality products, then there name came on stake. The competition is market is so high that if a brand don’t
meet the required standards, they can loose market share so fast, that could give them a loss in millions. That’s
why LG doesn’t compromise when it comes to quality of its split AC’s products. There products have quality
which had improved with time a lot when it comes to compressor or outer looks or body. Hence, product build
quality is good and the parts fitted inside also have a good life span because that’s also matter very much. Again
if you heard some critics about it, then critics can be for any company, think yourself, if you got 100 customers,
you’ll never find all 100 satisfied with your service or products.
LG Split Air Conditioner (AC) Looks
LG got a huge range to offer in split AC’s. They have tried to offer a varied range for everyone’s budget. And if
we talk about looks, those are quite good. There are some models whose outer body is fully colored to match
your interior looks for those who don’t like plain white looks. Those full colored AC’s looks very luxurious and can
make your neighbor’s envy. However everyone has got its own opinions about its looks, if you
check Mitsubishi or Hitachi looks, they also do have got some nice difference in looks but at same time they
have got a huge price gap too. So, its like this, if you have got a thick pocket, go to looks with premium brands or
you want to have a cost efficient thing with good looks, go for LG.
LG Split Air Conditioner (AC) Power Consumption
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A state of art heat exchanger, an efficient air outlet, and INVERTER V technology are the major unique features
behind high efficiency of LG’s split ac’s conditioners. This INVERTER V technology operates the air conditioner
with variable speed of compressor which helps savings energy a lot. The Brushless DC motor is one of the major
factor for reducing power consumption. This motor has strong torque and powerful Neodymium magnets inside
the rotor, which helps BLDC motor to provide large air volumes and high static pressure. And 13 different step
precise speed control makes the operation more smoother. For Electrical and Mechanical both, noise is lower
and high speed operation is available as well.
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If you going to buy split AC’s soon, check for BEE star ratings. The higher the star ratings, more power efficient
AC would be. And recently LG made huge improvement in there compressor and many things, so while buying
split AC, check in BEE star rating label that the model year is 2012 only. If you find an AC with older model date,
i would suggest not buying it because the recent product updated features and parts are more power efficient.
You will find power consumption range more efficient on 2012 models. LG was awarded First Prize
in Manufacturer’s of BEE Star labeled appliances (Air Conditioner) Sector during National Energy
Conversation Awards 2010. This award is currently instituted and given by Ministry of Power, Government of
India.
LG Split Air Conditioner (AC) Durability
When we talk about durability, we expect our AC’s to work at extreme temperatures and perform equal at all
outer temperature range. If they don’t perform at peak temperatures during summers, the AC becomes a box of
plastic for us. And LG split AC’s have performed well on all the reviews we aggregated about it. For having
durability, it has a MF condenser instead of traditional fin and tube condenser. Heat capacity is 10-20% higher in
MF condenser when compared fin and tube. Also this condenser is made up of Aluminium to prevent Galvanic
Corrosion. When compared to fin and tube condenser, it consumer less power and delivers better performance.
LG Split Air Conditioner (AC) Features
• Ionizer
Ionizer sterilize not only the air going through the air conditioner but also all surrounding harmful substances and
odor too. The ion clusters created by ionizer plasma pattern electrodes form radicals over the surface of harmful
bacteria to eliminate odor and hydrogen particles of the bacteria.
• Highly Silent
It inbuilt unique skew fan and low vibrating compressor produces less sound and helps you having a sound
sleep. The unique thing about skew fan is its design has minimum surface pressure on the fan blade which when
comes in contact with the air, the peak noise is reduced to a very lower level of 19dB.
• Auto Cleaning
Inbuilt Auto Cleaning function prevents the forming of bacterial and mold on the heat exchanger and hence more
cleaner air for a long time. The automatic cleaning function dries wet heat exchanger and ions from Ionizer
which sterilizes the coil to prevent the breeding of molds and bacteria. It eliminates odor from air conditioners
and saves from discomfort of having frequent cleaning of filter.
• Plasma Cyclotron Filter
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Its plasma filtration system protects the user from odor and harmful substances floating in air. It also deactivates
virus that pose risks to health and hence more cleaner air. The filter removes house mites, micro dust and put fur
to those in order to save user from allergy/asthma symptoms.
• E-Saver Mode
Using BATA algorithm (Body Adaptation Time Algorithm) is a new technology being offered by LG in it’s split
range air conditioners. What it actually does that it helps consuming less power upon reaching a room
temperature when our body stop sensing temperature change. It’s a quite useful feature and merge well with
InverterV technology.
• 3M Mirco Protection Filter
LG is the only company which offers protection from dust and harmful bacteria by it’s unique 3M Micro protection
filter and fine mesh dual protection filter. These filters are capable of removing dust and bacteria up to size of 0.3
um for providing fresh and pure air to users. Again, this also helps in maintaining performance on cooling and
reduced electricity bills for a longer period of time.
L-Maxima LSA3MR3M1 1 3 Rs.30490
L-Zyya LSA3ZR3M1 1 3 Rs.30990
L-Aura LSA3AR5M 1 5 Rs.34490
L-Zyya LSA3ZR5M 1 5 Rs.34990
L-Ultra LSA6UR2F 2 2 Rs.37990
L-Aura LSA6AR2M 2 2 Rs.41990
L-Maxima LSA6MR2M 2 2 Rs.41990
L-Zyya LSA6ZR2M 2 2 Rs.42490
L-Nova LSA6NR3F 2 3 Rs.37990
L-Zyya LSA6ZR3M 2 3 Rs.43490
L-Maxima LSA6MR3M 2 3 Rs.43490
Final Verdict
As per all the points i discussed above, i personally recommend this product, since when we get lots of features
in a highly competitive cost, and then a product whose durability is high with great after sales service, it becomes
no-brainier for buying this product straight. If you have personal experience using this product, you can also add
your review about this product below.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) Review, Price, Features And Models
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Samsung is now a leader when it comes to smartphone’s & HDTV manufacturers and has a good reputation too in air conditioners
market in India. Samsung has a kind of monopoly now on many product ranges (not air conditioners currently) and have a good
market share overall, and like LG, they also have a good reputation among consumers and have emerged as a trust-able brand
too. Samsung currently offers a nice range of split air conditioners and this is a review related to every model of Samsung split air
conditioner.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) Review
Samsung split air conditioners are famous for there ‘Eco-friendly’ air conditioners. Samsung has designed these AC’s keeping in
mind more air & water conservation, using less power and to produce product parts which can be recycled globally. These air
conditioners uses R-410a, which is an environment friendly refrigerant which helps in reducing air pollutants and restrain the use of
materials with high global warming potential (GWP). Samsung have also worked hard in reducing power consumption by these
AC’s and hence it helps not only in saving of money but it also helps in conserving the environment.
And talking of technology, this air conditioner has S-Plasma Ion technology which Samsung advertise it as Samsung Air
Conditioner with Virus doctor. The main point behind this technology is S-Plasma ion technology creates hydrogen and oxygen ions
which combines with harmful things present in air like OH radical, viruses and bacteria and converts them into harmless
water vapor and protects from diseases like H1N1 to provide a healthier environment. This S-Plasma ion covers at-least an area of
19.16 m³ which is a very good point. These ions also eliminates harmful toxins in the air of public places.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) Cooling Effectiveness
When it comes to cooling, every air conditioner is able to do effective cooling and Samsung Split AC’s are capable as well. But for
doing instant or strong cooling, it has some features like:
• Maximum (Turbo) Cooling
When we enter our home or office after sweltering so much of heat outside, we sometimes want immediate cool relief. And this
feature turns ON the air conditioner on Turbo Cooling Mode, which means the compressor fan runs at its maximum speed for 30
minutes to cool down the area quickly. This Turbo mode cools the area 15% faster if compared to normal cooling.
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• Even Cooling
If you see in following distribution table, split ac’s Samsung distributes air evenly everywhere in room quickly and it results in more
effective cooling.
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These air conditioners also check the current humidity and temperature present in air and adjusts themselves for providing
a pleasant environment. It actually measures the humidity and temperature in the room and calculates what temperature and
humidity is needed to reach the comfort level and adjusts the setting automatically until the required comfort level is needed. This
option works when you set the air conditioner on automatic mode and these automatic adjustments also helps in reducing energy
wasteage. This feature is also available in Hitachi air conditioners as well.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) Build Quality
When it comes to build quality, Samsung doesn’t seems to be doing any compromise. Samsung is currently selling only Split AC’s
in air conditioners market. They have stopped manufacturing Window AC’s and Tower AC’s as well. Now they are focusing only on
selling split air conditioners only. And hence when a company decides to eliminate low selling products and focus mainly on
products on which they can get large volume sales, they will definitely not compromise in quality as well. And Samsung has now
built a good trust among a large numbers of consumers and hence loosing a consumer trust is definitely a company will not like and
want. So, if you see build quality of these air conditioners, they are of good quality with proper finishing and you’ll not find any glitch
anywhere that you may let you down.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) Looks
Like LG, Samsung is also offering a huge range of Split AC’s. They are offering almost an AC in with every tonnage capacity with
respective BEE Star ratings. And when it comes to looks, If you see some high end models like 5 star rated air conditioner with 1.5
ton or more capacity, those air conditioners have got some real good looks and have a colored body (mostly maroon in color) but
models lower than those have standard but nice looks. And still these are better looking than of Voltas if we compare
air conditioners in same range. Voltas recently launched series of split air conditioners have some good looks because of same
colored panels but in case of looks, Samsung is better.
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• Full HD Filter
This high density filter improves filtration by removing even the smallest microscopic dust particles and transforming polluted air into
clean energized air. It has a stable structure of antibacterial coating, the filter that doesn’t get affected by water. This ensures that
you may breathe a cleaner and fresher air for a longer period of time. Also this filter is very easy to clean, just take it out and wash it
with flowing water to keep it clean and fresh always.
• Digital Temperature Display
If has a easy-to-read, oversized numbers beam out in bright, white luminescence for instant temperature recognition. It becomes
easier for everyone to read those digits instantly.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) After Sales Service
This is the point where Samsung still have some scope of improvement. I am not saying its bad. Not every company can have all
employees who works efficiently for the company all the time. When we had a chance to interact with this case, Customer care was
quite supportive and understood the problem as well. They even send the concerned person on time whenever required but in
actual this thing doesn’t happens really on time. Customer care persons task is to forward the complaint to respective areas service
managers and this is where the actual delay happens. When it comes to installation, guys always appear on time, but when
someone wants them for rectifying any problem, they usually appears with a delay only in many cases (not all cases). I am sure
Samsung needs some persons at higher authority who can improve after sales service at many instances and areas. But
this explanation doesn’t mean that you may not buy this product. This product is definitely a good product and you can buy it as per
your preference.
Samsung Split Air Conditioner (AC) Price List
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Silver 2S 2 2 39990
PLATINUM 2S 0.75 2 21190
PLATINUM 2S 1 2 25890
PLATINUM 2S 2 2 40590
GOLD 2S 1 2 25490
SILVER 3S 1 3 29490
SILVER 3S 2 3 40990
GOLD 3S 1 3 29890
GOLD 3S 2 3 41690
PLATINUM 4S OT 2 4 38990
SILVER 5S 1 5 31090
SILVER 5S 1.5 5 37590
PLATINUM 5S 2 5 44990
Connection Pipe Size (Gas / mm 9.52 / 6.35 12.7 / 15.88 / 15.88 / 15.88 / 9.52
Liquid 6.35 9.52 9.52
* Tropical Hyper Rotary Compressors ** Features available in 1.5T, 2.0T & 2.5T models.
Technical Specification of Ceiling Wall Split air conditioner:
Technical Specification
Capacity TR 1.5 2 3
O GeneralAWG18 44,990
O GeneralAWG24 49,990
O General A U G 18 64,000
O General A U G 25R 74,000 2 Ton
O General A U G 25 75,500
O General A U G 30 102,000
O General A U G 36 122,500
O General A U G 54 142,000
Please note these prices are not exact but are approximate prices. Please check your local authorized dealer for
best and actual price. You’ll definitely find a good bargain when done so with them. My best idea is to call
JUSTDIAL and ask them to provide a list of authorized dealers of O’General dealers nearby your area and you
can ask them on phone for most competitive prices.
Final Verdict
This air conditioner has got the qualities which we require in a good product. But at the same time, it has got
some premium price tags too. If you pocket allows this much too spend, definitely go buying this brand since it
would also help you in some saving in electricity bills too.
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