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Simpler is better! Great plain TV

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024

We are SO GLAD to have companies like Sceptre who just make regular plain TVs. Not all of us have (or want) internet and thus paying for all the gadgets. We just want a TV that works. This screen is huge and the colors bright and crisp. Love how light weight it is and how you can plug even older devices into it down to 480i (or as high as 4k 60Hz HDCP2.2 and HDMI2.0). The power consumption is low and the packaging was great. It is sad to me that Sceptre is focusing on just monitors now post COVID. Hoping they keep their line simple and re-offer their TVs like this for years to come.

Cons: The only con we could think of is that the sound is "tinny" ...BUT....this is expected on big flat-screen TVs. Most people hook up to a stereo or a sound bar (which is what we did) for that theater experience. We love watching movies and hope to have this screen for many years to come!

Thank you Sceptre!

Future idea: Sell a simple sound bar to pair with each generation of your TVs and a simple HD Blu-Ray/DVD player that also doesn't have to have internet! ;)

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Haze1092

Everything is perfect. Well worth the price

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2017

Bought this tv on cyber monday and have no regrets. Does everything its suppose to do. Everything is perfect. Well worth the price.
Update: I never came back and completely forgot to update my review. After a year the TV screen went completely black. I was looking at options and the warranty said you have to send it in original box to California. Not worth it. I live on the east coast.

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LT8282

Simpler is better! Great plain TV

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023

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And I say that in a totally positive way. I didn't need a smart TV, so I went with this. Picture is really clean, sound is decent, slim profile, light enough to mount on my wall, and works as I need it to work. I have a separate streaming device that I can hook into one of the HDMI ports. I want to watch streaming content, and otherwise just use it to watch cable shows. The menus are not overly complicated with tons of unnecessary settings and features. You get what you need to watch your shows. Period. The remote control it comes with is not backlit, which is one small drawback, but I typically use my cable remote anyway. There are quite a few functions available on the remote itself, many of which I don't even use. If you're just looking for a decent, solid hi-def TV for a great price, consider this one. One other thing I really like about this TV is that it turns on quick - no need to wait for a long startup process before you can start watching your show. A few seconds for the splash screen to show, then right to your video. There's a few things that you can choose to customize further when you first set it up (aside from setting the time), but pretty much turn it on, switch to whatever input your video is plugged into, and you're all set! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy...

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R. Cappo

Great UHDTV and can't go wrong for the price.

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016

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It cost 1/3rd the price I paid for the first Sceptre HDTV I bought in 2004, yet it is even bigger. For TV, the colors are fine out of the box, but to use it as a computer monitor, on my Mac I had to make a new color profile for it. And I had to adjust the color settings, but it is looking really good. (Brightness = 50, Contrast = 37, Backlight = 75, Color = 69, Tint = -37, Sharpness = 57, ScreenSize = Full100%, Dynamic Contrast = On, Film Mode = On, Video Noise Reduction = High, DT Noise Reduction = High, MEMC Setting = On, White Balance R=124,G=120,B=115, and offsets are 1024). I'm not saying that it is perfect or what a calibration device would come up with, but it looks good and passes the calibration tests on-line. The MEMC setting is supposed to allow the TV to simulate 120Hz refresh rates by smoothing out the motion. The screen does not have a matte finish to it, so if you have sunlight coming through windows or lights in the room, it will reflect when the screen has a dark scene.

I also found out that my Sony stereo remote has some of the same commands, so the power button on the remote will now turn on both the TV and the stereo. It isn't the fastest to boot up though. I clocked it at 18 seconds when hooked up to my MacBook.

I haven't hooked it up to a 4K video source yet. But, it does great at 1920x1080. I am very happy with this TV so far. I also ordered it on a Friday and it showed up the next Wednesday a week early.

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Haze1092

Everything is perfect. Well worth the price

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2017

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Thecak3isalie

Great for it's price

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023

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As long as you have your own sound system and you're trying to stay away from smart TV's this is exactly what you are looking for. Only down side is the splash logo that comes on momentarily when switching channels & inputs.
Picture quality is good - but definitely not worthy for cinephiles or gamers
The color depth and contrast ratio is lacking.

Good enough for casual use / sports

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bill donahue

Easy to set up easy to use and works great

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021

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Found this TV very easy to set up and use. The main system guide is only so I recommend downloading that. Had it up and running using my Vizio Soundbar in 15 minutes and most of that was unpacking. Well worth the money

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Harkness58

This Sceptre is Fantastic. 4

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016

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This Sceptre is Fantastic. 4.5 stars because of the crappy sound. The picture is perfect. No adjustment needed. Doesn't have the soap opra look/effect that I encountered with Samsung HD TVs. The sound needs help. Alot of help. This is my first Sceptre and I'm impressed. The REMOTE is setup to work with ROKU. I'm using Fire TV with it. The Sceptre picture is great. Be sure you get one with a stand. I did run across a "wall unit" that had no stand. Get at least one of these.

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Amazon Customer

Average Color accuracy

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018

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It's a good tv for the price but a little over hyped. The colors are not 100 percent accurate, in fact. no matter how many adjustments u make, this tv has a hard time with the color yellow. I don't see the so called upscale and the memc is non-existent. Bottom line if u r short on cash like I was fine but if you can afford it go with Vizio or Samsung.

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Impulsebuy13

No smart wifi garbage

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022

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It's got the main thing down, no apps and wifi junk. But the sound is pretty bad. I played with the equalizer and everything It's just bad. Looking into a surround sound system, to mke up for it

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Moses

Great screen, horrible speakers. Good value.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019

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This is the second Scepter TV I’ve owned and have found that they are definitely worth the money. Picture quality is great. It’s very thin and serves us well in the family room.

The biggest issue it has is the sound. Its sound is terrible and that is no hyperbole. You’ll want to invest in some sort of sound system or you’ll find yourself getting frustrated with its weak, hallow sound. You’ll often have to turn the volume all the way up just to hear dialogue clearly.

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