Should You Buy a Sceptre TV?

Sceptre is one of the most popular TV brands as well as being well known for its PC monitors.

If you are thinking about buying a Sceptre TV then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of TV brands is compiled by analysing over 170,000 user and expert reviews and over 2,100 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 8,300 TVs.

Sceptre are recognised for their good selection of moderately popular TVs and start at $100 for the E246B which has a display diagonal of 24", a thickness of 71mm and is a full hd TV and go up to $340 for the X508BV which has a display diagonal of 50", a thickness of 104mm and is a full hd TV. The average price of a new Sceptre TV is $159.

Is Sceptre the Best TV Brand?

So are Sceptre TVs any good? We give every TV a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all TVs we are able to impartially rank all the TV brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Sceptre is the 7th best TV brand out there.

Let's look at how Sceptre TVs compare to the other TV brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $159, Sceptre TVs tend to be cheaper than most other TV brands.

There's a smaller selection of Sceptre TVs available compared to other TV brands, with only 5 Sceptre TVs currently on the market in the US. Sceptre also have worse reviews than the typical TV brand, with the average rating of a Sceptre TV being 57%.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Sceptre TV is $28 (based on a person typically using a TV for 5 hours per day), which makes them less efficient than most other TV brands.

What Do the Sceptre TV Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Sceptre TV to work out the average distribution of reviews for Sceptre and then compared this to the other TV brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		0
4 stars		0
3 stars		1
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		1,666
4 stars		836
3 stars		211
2 stars		124
1 star		452

Over 0% of expert reviews and 76% of user reviews for Sceptre TVs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 93% respectively across all TV brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Sceptre TVs by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other TV brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Samsung	LG	Philips	Sony	Toshiba	Sceptre
	77% 205 reviews	77% 168 reviews		77% 31 reviews	71% 22 reviews
	85% 44 reviews	81% 179 reviews	80% 93 reviews	74% 37 reviews	74% 7 reviews
	83% 158 reviews	81% 98 reviews	83% 31 reviews	87% 13 reviews	68% 25 reviews
	86% 127 reviews	79% 73 reviews	80% 31 reviews	83% 13 reviews	76% 28 reviews
	96% 94 reviews	81% 70 reviews	83% 32 reviews	85% 8 reviews	67% 15 reviews
	72% 97 reviews	67% 68 reviews	78% 18 reviews	88% 15 reviews	54% 7 reviews
	82% 120 reviews	80% 38 reviews	78% 22 reviews	83% 7 reviews	65% 13 reviews
	89% 55 reviews	90% 58 reviews	89% 36 reviews	92% 15 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	75% 84 reviews	63% 59 reviews	75% 11 reviews	76% 5 reviews	60% 5 reviews
	88% 39 reviews	87% 68 reviews	83% 38 reviews	88% 12 reviews	90% 6 reviews
	76% 90 reviews	70% 44 reviews	39% 1 review	56% 2 reviews	62% 8 reviews	52% 1 review
	80% 52 reviews	81% 54 reviews	65% 20 reviews	75% 7 reviews	70% 1 review
	90% 65 reviews	83% 34 reviews	88% 20 reviews	85% 4 reviews	74% 7 reviews
	80% 57 reviews	80% 40 reviews	79% 21 reviews	80% 6 reviews	73% 3 reviews
	88% 73 reviews	88% 38 reviews		87% 6 reviews	85% 1 review
	68% 55 reviews	79% 42 reviews		69% 8 reviews	61% 11 reviews
	75% 51 reviews	73% 43 reviews	64% 4 reviews	70% 9 reviews	65% 4 reviews
	87% 39 reviews	87% 33 reviews	78% 19 reviews	85% 6 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	81% 58 reviews	76% 25 reviews	50% 2 reviews	83% 9 reviews	70% 1 review
	81% 37 reviews	83% 28 reviews	79% 10 reviews	81% 11 reviews	73% 7 reviews
Other Expert Sites	75% 1,324 reviews	76% 1,065 reviews	76% 359 reviews	78% 317 reviews	68% 99 reviews
Average	82% 2,924 reviews	79% 2,325 reviews	75% 768 reviews	80% 541 reviews	71% 283 reviews	52% 1 review

How Many Industry Awards Have Sceptre TVs Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Sceptre TVs. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular TV brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning TVs

Number of Awards	Samsung	LG	Philips	Sony	Toshiba	Sceptre
	117	28	17	6	7
	95	28	10	13	4
	61	50	22	3	12
	80	23	16	4	11
	29	52	36	13	3
	65	23			2
	37	14	6	3	3
	23	18	9	3	2
	16	21	9	4
	15	17	10	6	1
	24	19		2	4
	12	21	5	3	6
	23	8	11	4
	20	21		3
	8	17	5	3	1
	17	10		3	3
	19	7		4
	17	10		2
	12	10	5	1
	8	12		4
Other Expert Sites	209	184	54	56	4
Total	907	593	215	140	63

How Reliable Are Sceptre TVs?

We checked over 170,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Sceptre TVs. over 170 of these reviews mention reliability of which 88% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Sceptre TV owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Sceptre TVs are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Sceptre TVs that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

The built in DVD player cuts down on messy cords

NOT RELIABLE

This set is not as well made physically as the Coby

I immediately see some damage on the upper left of the LCD