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.
#1 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
239,487 reviews
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#2 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
103,986 reviews
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#3 |
United States
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89% |
89%
5,037 reviews
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#4 |
Supersonic
United States
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87% |
87%
2 reviews
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#5 |
Japan
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86% |
86%
4,632 reviews
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#6 |
Japan
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78% |
78%
1,965 reviews
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#7 | 74% |
74%
3,291 reviews
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#8 |
China
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72% |
72%
4,403 reviews
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#9 |
Curtis
Canada
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70% |
70%
1,114 reviews
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#10 |
PROSCAN
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70% |
70%
6 reviews
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#11 |
Element
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69% |
69%
39 reviews
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#12 |
SunBriteTV
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68% |
68%
40 reviews
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#13 |
RCA
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67% |
67%
115 reviews
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#14 |
Japan
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64% |
64%
1,733 reviews
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#15 | 64% |
64%
1,315 reviews
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#16 |
Sylvania
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62% |
62%
8 reviews
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#17 |
China
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62% |
62%
244 reviews
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#18 |
Viewsonic
Taiwan
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61% |
61%
7 reviews
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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.
All TV Brands |
Sceptre TVs |
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.
No. Of TVs |
Average Price
$818 |
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$0 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $600 | $700 | $800 | $900 | $3,599 |
No. Of TVs |
Average Price
$159 |
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$0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $19,999 |
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 |
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77%
205 reviews
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77%
168 reviews
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77%
31 reviews
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71%
22 reviews
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85%
44 reviews
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81%
179 reviews
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80%
93 reviews
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74%
37 reviews
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74%
7 reviews
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83%
158 reviews
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81%
98 reviews
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83%
31 reviews
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87%
13 reviews
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68%
25 reviews
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86%
127 reviews
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79%
73 reviews
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80%
31 reviews
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83%
13 reviews
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76%
28 reviews
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96%
94 reviews
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81%
70 reviews
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83%
32 reviews
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85%
8 reviews
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67%
15 reviews
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72%
97 reviews
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67%
68 reviews
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78%
18 reviews
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88%
15 reviews
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54%
7 reviews
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82%
120 reviews
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80%
38 reviews
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78%
22 reviews
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83%
7 reviews
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65%
13 reviews
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89%
55 reviews
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90%
58 reviews
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89%
36 reviews
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92%
15 reviews
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83%
11 reviews
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75%
84 reviews
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63%
59 reviews
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75%
11 reviews
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76%
5 reviews
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60%
5 reviews
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88%
39 reviews
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87%
68 reviews
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83%
38 reviews
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88%
12 reviews
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90%
6 reviews
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76%
90 reviews
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70%
44 reviews
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39%
1 review
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56%
2 reviews
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62%
8 reviews
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52%
1 review
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80%
52 reviews
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81%
54 reviews
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65%
20 reviews
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75%
7 reviews
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70%
1 review
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90%
65 reviews
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83%
34 reviews
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88%
20 reviews
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85%
4 reviews
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74%
7 reviews
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80%
57 reviews
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80%
40 reviews
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79%
21 reviews
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80%
6 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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88%
73 reviews
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88%
38 reviews
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87%
6 reviews
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85%
1 review
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68%
55 reviews
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79%
42 reviews
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69%
8 reviews
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61%
11 reviews
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75%
51 reviews
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73%
43 reviews
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64%
4 reviews
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70%
9 reviews
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65%
4 reviews
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87%
39 reviews
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87%
33 reviews
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78%
19 reviews
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85%
6 reviews
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75%
2 reviews
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81%
58 reviews
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76%
25 reviews
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50%
2 reviews
|
83%
9 reviews
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70%
1 review
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81%
37 reviews
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83%
28 reviews
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79%
10 reviews
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81%
11 reviews
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73%
7 reviews
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Other Expert Sites |
75%
1,324 reviews
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76%
1,065 reviews
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76%
359 reviews
|
78%
317 reviews
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68%
99 reviews
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Average |
82%
2,924 reviews
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79%
2,325 reviews
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75%
768 reviews
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80%
541 reviews
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71%
283 reviews
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52%
1 review
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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.
Number of Awards | Samsung | LG | Philips | Sony | Toshiba | Sceptre |
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117
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28
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17
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6
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7
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95
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28
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10
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13
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4
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61
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50
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22
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3
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12
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80
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23
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16
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4
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11
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29
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52
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36
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13
|
3
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65
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23
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2
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37
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14
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6
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3
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3
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23
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18
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9
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3
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2
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16
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21
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9
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4
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15
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17
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10
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6
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1
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24
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19
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2
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4
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12
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21
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5
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3
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6
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23
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8
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11
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4
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20
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21
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3
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8
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17
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5
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3
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1
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17
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10
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3
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3
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19
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7
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4
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17
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10
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2
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12
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10
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5
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1
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8
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12
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4
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Other Expert Sites |
209
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184
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54
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56
|
4
|
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Total |
907
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593
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215
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140
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63
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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

NOT RELIABLE


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