Sceptre TV Reviews

For the first time I had to contact SCEPTRE as my remote gave out on me. WOW! What a pleasant experience with their tech support, and customer service agent. There were some issues which were mine but the tech support and customer service were so great and they took ownership of my problem by sending me a remote this coming Monday as today is Friday, May 3, 2019. Do NOT DOUBT receiving excellent service from any department. I do suggest you be prepared with your product and serial numbers so they may assist you faster. I was not prepared much - much patience given to me as a senior. Thank you SCEPTRE... YOU ARE MY TV SUPPLIER HEREAFTER AS WELL!!!

The screen was shot with a soft nerf dart and rendered it completely black, other than the image of a shatter where the internal liquid follows. The fact that such a light impact (I can tap with my finger as hard) broke this beyond repair (it would cost as much or more to replace) is pretty pathetic and shows how low the screen quality actually is. I've seen reviews where removing the factory plastic wrap ruins it too. Would not recommend if anything has any possibility of coming in contact with the screen, ever. Sceptre needs to do better than this if they hope to survive. Cheap, but you get what you pay for. I asked Cust Service for contacts in Exec. management to complain to and they ignored me and did not reply. Cowards.

Excellent quality for cheaper price, I don't regret buying it... I laugh at those who bought expensive brands. I love the picture, the quality...and most important, the price.

My experience with Sceptre... Placed a claim because the television had a red line going through the screen ONE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED IT! Which took 2-3 weeks for me to receive a box to ship it back and ANOTHER 2-3 weeks to receive a refurbished replacement. Placed another claim. The television would not stay on longer than an hour and the picture and sound went on it. ANOTHER 2-3 weeks to receive another box to ship it back and ANOTHER 2-3 weeks to receive a new television.

35 Inch Screen and Great Picture Quality. And it was on Sale at Walmart for $90 back in December of 2018. More than happy with the sound quality and ability to attach other devices to it. I'd buy again, proves that brand names are just that, a brand.

Great quality for the price for a 55” TV. A little low on the refresh rate but over all a great buy. No problems in three years. Could have a better base on the set but it has plenty of HDMI and other input/output connections.

I bought a TV a year and a half ago. First one broke, they replaced it. The new one they sent me, broke 2 months later. Out of warranty and REFUSED to help. 2 TVs in less than 2 years...PATHETIC. Only thing worse than the TV, is the customer service. Transferred me from one person to another with no help. PLEASE DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!

So about the 75 inch TV 14 months ago and it was a beautiful TV. Then one night I was turning it off to put my daughter to bed and half the screen was gone when I turned it back on. I tried cycling the power couple times and only half the screen with power up dimly and then blackout. I would still have audio. So I called Sceptre customer service and tech support and they told me that indeed I did have some issues but it's two months out of the warranty and they refuse to do anything about it.

This company leaves little to desire. I bought a 55” Sceptre TV. It worked fine until the modem went out on my internet. After replacing it I have not been able to connect to Netflix. I called for support and they told me they didn’t carry Smart TVs nor could any of their TVs connect to the internet. How do they think I have connected in the past? DO NOT BUY one of their TVs. I asked to speak to someone above and he said it was not possible. CROOKS!

Purchased a small tv/DVD for my son's room, didn't want to purchase an expensive tv for just movie watching. Put in an area where he couldn't reach it. First had problems with remote working. If I left the batteries in the remote for a week or so without using, it would stop working and I would have to put brand new batteries in it again before it would work. Did this 3 times before just removing the batteries and leaving them out of the remote in between use. My son barely watches tv and after this 6-8 months has only used the tv around 10 times.

I will never purchase another tv from Sceptre again. I ordered the 75” from Walmart and the picture blew less than 30 days after plugging it in. After filing for the warranty that tried to claim that it was hit which it wasn’t. Myself along with many of my family members all heard a noise coming from it and something inside of the screen popped and caused the pic to go out. Sceptre does not stand by their products at all.

Still paying off my 75 inch Sceptre TV and it went out! Screen is completely blacked out and won’t turn on. What a scam. Oh and it only had a 1 year warranty and of course it goes out as it expires. What a joke.

I bought a Sceptre TV, 55 inch, LED HD TV, 14 months ago. I was very impressed with the picture and quality. But the TV broke only after 14 months. I contacted the company and told them what had happened. They told me that their warranty was only good for 12 months, and there is nothing I could do. So, Sceptre products only last a little over a year, and the company does not stand behind its products. Do yourself a favor and buy another brand that will last longer than 14 months.

I purchased a 55in from Walmart. It lasted for 3 years; however, we didn’t use it daily. We tried to have a movie night as a family Christmas Eve and it went black just as we were starting and never came back on.

Our daughter bought us this tv and within 30 days it stopped working. Took it to the manufacturer and they swapped it out for another tv. Not realizing that this company would give us another nonworking tv, we didn’t take it out of the box until we moved to our new home 5 months later. We just unboxed it and turned it on. And within 2 min it shut off and it won’t turn back on. I feel bad for my daughter because she spent her money buying the worst tv I’ve ever seen.

I purchased a SCEPTRE 43" from Walmart.com on 11/23/18 as a Black Friday deal. I did like the fact that my order was shipped to my my store in Hood River, OR. That store number is 0186. My order number is **. The name on the order is Sherrie **. Because the Hood River store does not carry the SCEPTRE brand I couldn't see it in person until it was delivered. When I picked it up from the store the young lady checked a couple of spots on the box that had torn through. We determined that the tv was not damaged so I took possession of it. I got it home and read the set up pamphlet which was totally useless. Maybe this is the norm for a "cheap" tv. More information would have been helpful. The user’s manual on the Internet wasn't that helpful either. I had done research before I purchased the tv. There were a few that gave good reviews, some mediocre reviews, and some bad reviews.

I purchased this crap approximately 6 months ago. Today 12/25/18 is the first time I unboxed this TV. I plugged it in with the plastic on. As soon as I took the tape which mind you was taped to the screen, the tape once powered up destroyed the screen all around the edge of the screen. From reading reviews I guess I will cut my losses. But like everyone else DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM Sceptre TV.

I purchased a 32in LED TV from Walmart for 99.00 during Black Friday in 2017. This TV was to replace an old TV that still worked. So I didn't opened it immediately. When I opened it, the TV came on but I couldn't get my digital channels to play. I tried numerous times to channel scan but no luck. I purchased a new antenna. I called Sceptre for support. The tech support told me it was the channel tuner. Sceptre sent me another one but it didn't work. Of course they told me to send it to them. Shame on Sceptre because it would cost me 67.00 to send a 99.00 TV back to them. If would do something so Stupid!!! They knew this would be a ridiculous problem. That's why they wouldn't pay for return. BUYER BEWARE... Please don't give as a gift without testing the TV first. Better yet purchase a TV from a place that won't ask you to send it somewhere else.

We purchased a 32" Sceptre television with a built-in DVD player for our grandson's bedroom. Now, my husband is usually very tech savvy, but the set up was horrible, gave him so much trouble, it kept jumping back to the beginning step. After finally getting it set up, the television continually had a popping and snapping sound with the picture going snowy at every pop and snap. He finally got ahold of a service tech after several hours and the guy said it sounded like a power board issue and recommend that we take it back to Walmart. Probably the worst purchase we've made in a very long time. I would never recommend this brand. We've since bought an LG 32", plus a separate DVD player, and we're very happy with this purchase.

The television is several months beyond 1 year warranty after previous failure covered by one year warranty. The power just quit. Nothing. I tried different outlets without any luck. Customer support was very responsive but advise it was now beyond one year warranty. They offered instructions on how to purchase a new power board. $75 plus $15 shipping. Oh, and bring it to TV repair shop and have them replace the part. Terrible. Not even worth the money.

I guess you really get what you pay for. Picture is bad, sound is bad, TV defaults to SAP & will not go back to English. Worst of all they have the worst customer service of any company I've ever dealt with. Was no help & rude about it. But what do they care, they got their money. It's too bad that there are still companies like this in existence.

Yellow looks brown on my TV. Tried to contact customer service via email, they literally replied with; "Based on the images you provided, the TV does appear to be performing normally." Thanks guys. Real helpful. I got mad and asked if they even read my message, they said they did which is why they asked for the images in the first place. 100% done with this company. Do not buy from them.

I bought this tv for my kids room. They had a little small tv that I used when I was in college and I figured it was time for a slight upgrade. Purchased this tv in March 2018. By September 24th the tv is a dud! The issue is started around mid-July. The kiddos were enjoying Shimmer and Shine and the screen went blue. I was thinking wth?! So I'm trying all sort of things. I googled the issue and a few solutions pop up. None of the things other people tried worked. I did EVERYTHING imaginable sans opening the tv and trying to see if anything was loose. I went to the store, bought new hdmi cables, even had a friend come over and see if he could fix the problem. Nothing. Finally, about two hours later, we used a different cable (this was cable number 4 - and not the new one) and my friend pushed it in with a little force and bam - the tv magically starts to show the next cartoon that was on.

I bought a second Sceptre TV in 2013, after my first TV lost display and showed no video when powered on. The first TV only lasted 2 years. This second tv just lost display. When I contacted technical support, they said the repairs would cost more than a new tv. Their warranty is only good for one year after purchase. This company is aware of the display problems, yet has done nothing to fix the issue on their products. In my opinion, and after 2 tvs have gone bad with the SAME problem, I would say to avoid this product. It was quite affordable ($275), but not worth having to replace for the same problem.

I have never been so frustrated with Walmart and their warranty company. My 39 in. Vizio TV sound went out after two years. I called the number provided on the paperwork to find out what to do. It was an act of God to get someone to help me. I packed up the Vizio. Sent it FEDEX. 4 or 5 days I get an email that the TV was damaged beyond repair. They will get in touch with me for replacement. The replacement was a Sceptre 43 in. It lasted less than a week. Sound quit working. Packed it up. Sent it FEDEX. This entire process has taken over 1 month. It will be two to three days before they replace it with a 39 in Vizio, just like my original. I was not impressed by the Sceptre. It was a piece of junk.

Recently purchased a Sceptre TV and thought everything was going fine for the first 3 weeks. Then, out of the blue, the remote control started to not work. We would push the volume down button and the volume would go up. So we decided to push the volume up button and the volume still went up. Finally we were able to get the volume to go back down. The next night, the remote was on the table and I was about three feet away from it when the volume started turning down. The TV was turning the volume down on its own. Each day that went by, it did it more and more. I took the batteries out of the remote control thinking that it was a faulty remote. It turns out the TV itself, was turning down the volume and not the remote control.

I purchased this 32" LED TV 3 years ago and currently has two lines running through it. The tv still has the plastic and energy guide still around it and for some reason it is still going out. Be careful in buying this product. The warranty only lasted a year.

I bought my 40" Sceptre TV through Walmart in 2012. Delivery was great and arrived with no problems. In the 6 years I've owned it there has never been a problem. It died last night and I'm sad, but I only paid $175.00 for it so I certainly can't complain. I loved my Sceptre! Time to start shopping again.

I purchased a 50” Sceptre TV for my mother 6 years ago. She literally has it on at least 10 hours daily. During that time, the TV has performed flawlessly! I also purchased two other Sceptre TV’s for myself; one for the living room and another for my bedroom. No issues whatsoever. There was a point when I decided to “upgrade” to a Sony 65” 4k. The price was $1600... three times the cost. Quite honestly, I was very disappointed. The picture quality was just a slight improvement and the remote was VERY slow to respond. I gladly returned it to Best Buy.

This CS person was extremely nasty, condescending, insulting and had me to a point where I wanted to throw my phone. The shame of it all was that he did finally solve the problem. But the experience resulted in my dedication to never again buy a Sceptre product. This guy should be fired. A true pedantic **!

I bought Sceptre E249BV-SR 720p LED TV 24" from Amazon for my camper. By the time I went camping and got the TV out of the box and install it was a couple of weeks past the return cutoff. I couldn't get it to work in the camper. All I could get was a blue screen and a message "No signal". I thought maybe it was the campers antenna. I disassembled and took it home and tried it on my Dish network with the exact same results. Been trying to contact Amazon and Sceptre without any luck. All I want is my $90.00 back! Looks like I'm stuck with a piece of junk.

I'm back to buy another Sceptre TV. We use these TVs for various purposes but mostly digital signage at an aluminum extrusion plant where the environment is harsh on a good day. I have eight in service and am ordering another today. We have replaced 4, but three were damaged by moving equipment and one was installed too close to a metal saw and suffered damage from aluminum chip ingestion. Another also arrived with damage in transit and never worked due to a cracked screen. These are the most affordable TVs available on a consistent basis and while you can find a better picture for twice the price, you can also spend much more and get less of a picture. Overall my experience has been stellar with these TVs.

I had trouble deciding whether to give it 1 star or two. Very cheap 50" 4K TV from Walmart made by Sceptre. Here's the dilemma. The original set lasted just over three months which means Walmart washes their hands off the whole deal. However, the Sceptre service people were courteous but have only one service center in City of Industry, California. So I had them send a box and packing to me, got an RMA, packed the box as required, brought it to FEDEX and sent via pre-paid shipping to CA.

My Sceptre TV stopped working 9 months after I got it. I contacted Sceptre since the tv was still under the manufacturer's one-year warranty and have had literally the worst customer experience since. This is my second time returning the tv. I was without a television from February 19 - March 22 the first time I returned it. Sceptre has now had my tv for 8 business days. I was reassured that if the tv didn't work after they returned it the first time they would swap it out right away. No such luck. Detailed timeline below. April 30, 2017: Purchased from Amazon. January 2018: Began experiencing issues. Issues became more frequent and for longer duration. Started return process by call Sceptre and sending pictures and other information via email.

I purchased a 55" Sceptre LED television on May 5th, 2016. I ordered it offline so by the time I received it and had it up and running, this television was being used in my home for exactly 2 years literally to date. My home is not a big television home, it gets turned on probably only 2 maybe 3 times a week. So the extent this television was used over a 2 year period was minimal, at best. Less than a year in (December after purchase) the remote went. But it wasn't simple as far as finding what was wrong. It was the picture of whatever you were watching would freeze up for a few seconds and it would just do it. Over and over.

Received for BD 2 yrs ago from my son. Was watching ION and bam the screen went black. 32" TV came with only 1 yr warranty so that should tell you something. It is a piece of cheap parts, must have got them from China. The company should close its doors.

I got this TV a few years ago new. Used it about 2 months on cable and then moved it downstairs to use on an antenna. This set is the very worst TV I have ever owned for keeping the OTA channels. I have complained to the company a dozen times or more and all they tell me is this is the design. Come on now. You program a TV for channels and when you turn it off or a station happens to go off the air for any reason the TV should not lose the stations preset into it. This is just not normal. The company says it is. So the only way around this is to install a digital receiver. And then set the TV to channel 3. It seems to keep that channel ok. Today I reset the channels 4 times because it just would not keep the station. The station was having issues and my TV was dropping the channel from the saved channels I programmed into it. If you have a choice never ever get one of these poor excuses of a TV. They are junk and the company will not help you out.

Purchased a 32" Sceptre TV, unboxed, hooked everything up properly. No picture/sound right out of the box. After further review online I find hundreds of people with the same problem. Why would Wal-Mart still sell this faulty brand? And shame on Sceptre for using inferior electronics to make a few extra bucks. My advice would be steer clear of this brand of television or anything else they make in fact!

I own several TVs. Samsung, TCL, Vizio, ProScan, and Sceptre. Sure Sceptre are low end, but I've owned 3 of them and have had no problems at all. It will never match my Samsung, but it's a lot less too. And if something does go wrong you can return it to Walmart. They do take returns on this TV, so don't believe what others may say.

Greatest investment I have ever made. Picture it, 2:30 A.M. a warm spring night, I was enjoying a glass of fine wine and watching Masterpiece theater. There was a nice breeze from the screen door, when all of a sudden seven gang banger burst in to the room. I sprang from my recliner and ninja rolled behind my Sceptre 55" UHD TV. As the bullets flow, I was able to retrieve my AK-47, which I keep for just such an occasion. When I sprang forth with cat like reflexes to quickly dispatch the intruders I noticed the bullets were actually ricocheting off my fine Sceptre 55" UHD TV.

I bought my 9 year old son a Sceptre 50-in LED television for Christmas from Santa Claus. When my son came back from his father's and opened his gifts and we plugged his television in there's no picture or sound! So we put the tv back in the box as was when bought. Went to the Wal-Mart we purchased it through and was told we had to contact the brand of the television. I then had to go out and spend 400$ more dollars on a television that was the same price but a 60 inch and smart which mine wasn't. All I'm asking is for another television with the same value as the broken one sold to me.

I bought the Sceptre 55" UHD TV from Walmart online on sale. I ignored a few bad reviews I found and bought the extended 3 yr. warranty just in case. After hooking up the tv in the kids room they played on Xbox One for 2.5 hours. It's not a 4k gaming console. After 2.5 hours the tv kicked over to 4k and went black. I tried unplugging it. I tried doing a factory reset. Still nothing. It goes black after 1 minute on the home screen. I'm returning it tomorrow. My fingers were crossed to begin with since it was only $300.

I bought this TV from Walmart for the guest room. The TV might have 20 hours on it. The other day my husband went to watch Columbo... because the girls and I had had enough of "just one more thing?" and all of a sudden the TV went black. So disappointed. I read that this has happened to so many others. Will never buy from Walmart again!!!

Had my TV for only two years and spent 400.00 for it. It was working fine. I get up to use the restroom and come back and the TV was black. Just that quick. Good TV to no TV in a matter of seconds. And of course the warranty has expired.

After a year of watching TV once a week maybe a couple of hours total. My tv went black. Warranty was over and the screen went black and after spending $400, I'm with a black screen TV that does me no good! I'm so disgusted after going from a Samsung that had a black screen to a Spectre with a black screen. I give up. That's 1500 in under 4 years and I have no good tv. My boyfriend is buying me a Vizio. I recommend everyone not to buy either brands from Any place! My mom has a 10 year old Vizio I bought for her and it's still working!!!

I bought the 19" Sceptre TV and received it on October 4, 2017 and it broke 21 days later! I've sent in the warranty and information on it. Got an email back saying they would send me what I need to return for repair w/in 48 hours. Tomorrow will be one week and not a word. I've emailed twice and called twice nothing! Bad product and even worse customer service!!!

I bought my son the Sceptre U550CVU 55" 4K Ultra HD TV from Walmart, August 2016. I gave it to him for Christmas. He's in the Army so it's barely used. He turned it on to watch the football game, and the screen went black. It still has sound. I called Sceptre customer service. The rep. said it's too bad, the warranty is only for a year and told me I should just go buy a new one! I have an LG and a Vizio TV. Both are over 10 years old and work fine. They were both more expensive, but do the math. A Sceptre is made to last 1 year or less. If you buy one every year at $379. Where's the value? It's a good price, great picture, (lousy sound, you have to purchase a sound bar} Beware!

I bought this TV (Sceptre 55" 4K) 3 months ago for $350 and a 4-year warranty. The picture is just as clear in HD as my LG TV was. And I paid $2k for it 3 years ago. It just stopped working all of a sudden. This TV is great for the price. You can't beat it. I haven't seen 4K on it yet since nothing is broadcast in 4K. I use Roku in 4K but that's a streaming service so it's not "real" 4K like you see in Best Buy or HHGregg on their TV's. Sometimes the source button changes volume, and the volume up makes it go down etc. but all in all great TV.

I currently have 4 TVs of various screen sizes and the Sceptre provides the best picture and sound package of all of them. I have contacted their C/S and have rewarded by instant return calls and solutions without problems. This item, sold at Walmart stores for hundreds under regular price has been a positive buy for our household. It provides a decent picture and adds to a room rather than dominates it. Everyone should have a Sceptre TV.

Sceptre is a very affordable television and it fits my budget. The picture quality is good and I had no trouble setting up my dvr. The menu is very easy to navigate as well.

Earlier today, I contacted the re-seller, Wal-Mart, and filed a formal complaint. It is readily apparent that Spectre sells sub-standard products - for many years. For Wal-Mart which prides itself with providing "good" value product to consumers, this is an easy Class Action Lawsuit waiting to happen (if not already). After reading so many complaints, across the web, I honestly don't understand how Wal-Mart continues to sell Spectre products to its customers. I feel betrayed by Wal-Mart and will definitely think twice before buying items from Wal-Mart, going forward.

Purchased a flat screen tv 55 in Sceptre on 06/23/16. Tv has great picture and sound. Was very pleased. Then 9 months later we was watching the news and a blue line appeared in middle of screen. It was on all channels and with tv unhooked from our Cable it still has a blue line. No scratches, no dents, no damage. Purchased it off Walmart.com. Bought the 3 yr warranty. Called Sceptre due to the warranty procedures and they asked me to send in pictures so we did. They will not cover it because they say it has physical damage! How do you get physical damage when tv has no damage or dents is like brand new. It has a line in middle of screen while tv is on. Very dissatisfied with this company and the warranty. Don't buy one!!

The first one came with a cracked screen, but they sent a replacement, but I had to pay UPS $10 to pick it up. The second one is fine for watching TV and inputs, but the remote system is broken. Not the remote control, but whatever is in the TV that receives the remote signal does not work so I will never buy this brand again.

I was watching TV on my 32" Sceptre TV, when all of a sudden it faded to a black screen. I'm like wth is going on. My daughter bought it for me in 2015 for a Christmas present. I have tried everything that I saw a lot of others trying to get their Sceptre Tv working, Nothing worked. Wrote to Sceptre and was sent a message back, "I'm sorry it's over. 1 yrs old our warranty is only for 1 yr", (which I told them I got it in 2015) "but WE will be happy to have one of our techs fix it". Well of course they will FOR A NICE HEFTY PRICE!

U55 4K HD - I purchased form Walmart. First one tuner did not work, returned. 2nd one power supply would not fire up tv correctly. 3rd tv had 2 inch spot dead pixel and 1.375 inch spot of dead pixels. 4th TV YES I RETURNED 3 times. The 4th TV had intermittent power supply problems, background inverted? Red SCEPTRE emblem was almost turquoise. 2.5 months months later will not turn on at all!! Returned for refund... It had great picture. 3 of the four tuned in channels great. I have a 42 inch Sceptre that is 12+ years old. Been a great TV and It is back up at this time... Too bad Sceptre has went to DO DO. I live in California. Was proud to get TV from California... Shame on you Sceptre... I now have tell my friends what a bad mistake I made :(

You get what you pay for! TV bought almost two years ago and is no longer working. Stopped working after a year, it was fixed by their comp under warranty and again no picture. It took forever for them to reply to our request the first time. Buy a quality brand.

I purchased a Sceptre tv on 6/23/2016. I went through all the motions with customer service to return my tv. To this date I have had no satisfaction whatsoever. I have been dealing with this for a little over 2 months, you would think that at this point something would have been done. I paid 248.00 dollars for this 4k tv and it is still not fixed. Dealing with Sceptre is a joke. I just sent an email to their corporate office, Let's see if I will get any satisfaction this time... My recommendation is not to purchase a product from Sceptre electronics. You will not be a happy customer.

Bought this TV Nov 2012 for Christmas. Worked about a year then the power button would not turn on. TV sent to Walmart. Plans maintenance for repairs. After about a month it came back ok. About 2 months later the same problem happened. So went there--plans deal again for a month. They sent it back and it did not work yet. So I sent it back through the plans deal. A month later received it back. Worked about 8 months and a black line appeared in the center of the TV. And today the TV turns on. Goes to the Sceptre deal for about a second and then turns black. That is it for me and Sceptre. Purchased from Walmart.Com. Purchase date: November 29, 2012. Purchase price: $189.00. Model number: x32. Serial number: c49x322bct2500 Store return period: 0 days.

I bought a 49" 4K Ultra HD Sceptre TV online, through Newegg, a West Coast electronics company I have done business with for many years. Sceptre is apparently a "Marketplace" 3rd party supplier to Newegg. The first TV came with a damaged LCD screen. After contacting both Newegg and Sceptre, they said they would file a claim against FedEx, for shipping damage (even though the carton was in perfect condition). I shipped it back for a replacement. The second TV arrived with a defect at the bottom of the screen surround molding, which resulted in a major light leak. The screen also displayed a thin blue line from top to bottom at the center of the screen. So, a second defective one. I contacted them again, and again they claimed shipping damage and said they would file another claim. At this point I was becoming angry at their cavalier attitude and apparent disdain for true customer service.

Horrible picture and sound! 50" went out in one yr. after watching the junk 0-10 hrs. per week! Horrible bootleg customer service! You want quality electronics spend your $ accordingly! Also do research.

I bought this TV on December 15th 2014. A year and a half and it's already not working. The manufacturer warranty it is for one year. You can hear it but no picture. Do not buy this TV. It is worthless. When you buy a new TV you expect for it to last more than a year and a half. Maybe five years. Only buy this TV if you want to throw away money. My Emerson TV lasted 10 years.

Sceptre E555BVF 55 1080p 60Hz Class LED HDTV purchased online through Walmart and received TV 12/17/16. Wasn't overly impressed with quality but not worth the hassle to return. Fast forward 6 or 8 weeks and the picture has a yellow halo on the right center. Looks like many of the actors are recovering from a black eye. Tried to return to Walmart for an exchange or store credit 12 days after the allowance time and they refused first because of the time lapse and then refused because I ordered it online. I have limited mobility and had to wait for my son to come home for Easter to return TV. Couldn't believe they wouldn't accept it, especially since I had all original packaging and had even sent him with all of medical visits and costs associated with me being bedridden 90% of the time.

I read reviews on Walmart.com about the tv failing too soon. I purchased mine July 2015, and this is Jan 18 2016 - about an hour and a half ago, I was turning down the sound, in order to switch inputs. all of a sudden, the tv (which was, at the time, displaying HDMI input from my desktop PC) began to cycle through about 10 or so, vivid, full screen colors. It would not register any input from the remote, also. I then unplugged it and waited a few seconds... When I plugged it up again, it powered on with the Sceptre logo, on its own, I did not power it on... Then it began to cycle the same colors, but there was audio coming through the speakers from my coaxial antenna connection.

Wish I could take it back, should have checked with Consumers Report first, the sound cracks and the color is horrible. I'll never buy this brand again, very poor customer service.

The picture went out after a month. It a terrible brand. I would never buy one again. I couldn't get the company to fix it even though it was under warranty.

50 inch Spectre. Only complaint is the sound is a little too low. I added a sound bar and it's perfect. I do not have lots of money so it was perfect for me.

I got our current main family room TV at a charity auction. It's a 42 inch Sceptre, a brand I never heard of before, but it works great! Good picture, fair sound, lots of inputs for cable, Chrome adaptor, external audio etc. We've had it over two years and have had no problems. Our other TVs are by SONY, Vizio, Element, Westinghouse etc. We had a SONY Trinitron that lasted over 30 years, a large screen Samsung that lost audio after a few years and a very expensive Panasonic big screen that was a total lemon. The Sceptre compares well to all the TVs we've had.

This tv plays a beautiful picture. But after watching it for two years the screen started fading with a black line across it. The name of the tv is Sceptre. I think Sony makes it.

Just bought this TV from Walmart so I don't have lots to add. It's a 40" flat screen LED which cost less than $200.00. It has 3 HDMI, 1 VGA and 1 component. Easy set up and assembly (stand). Works fine, fair to good picture and benefits from add-on speakers (a decent set of computer speakers work fine). Also took 4 year warranty for $40.00 through Walmart. I'm satisfied!

Acceptable but now getting faint black streak in middle of screen. Would buy another brand when the time comes. Ports should all be on back. Unsightly side ports for connection to DVR.

Sceptre model #X40BV. I am very happy with TV. It has a very good picture & sound. It also has a lot of features that a lot of high end models put at a lower price.

We bought a Sceptre X505BV-FMQR 50" 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV on July 11, 2014 from Walmart.com. We bought it due to the manufacturer's warranty that was clearly advertised on Walmart's website. We received our TV and it worked great up until about May 22, 2015 when the sound went out completely on the TV. We checked our electrical outlets, tried troubleshooting the remote thinking it was on mute, etc. No luck. Next day, the picture goes out. Tried troubleshooting again, and finally called the Sceptre customer service that day. They informed us that a box would be sent to us to package the TV, and to mail it back for repair/replacement as the TV is STILL UNDER WARRANTY (good until July 11, 2015). We received the box, packaged it with Styrofoam and all materials provided by Sceptre, and mailed it back. (Paid for it ourselves, by the way... The company can't spring for prepaid mailing labels?!)

It's a very nice TV although it's an "off brand." I was given this TV from the original owner of this house, so it seems that eventually after having it a good while it will obviously start dying. When you try to turn it on sometimes, the screen might not power on, although the power light is on. You'll have to unplug it, and try again. The ONLY way to avoid this is buy a new TV, OR don't turn your TV off, which is what I'm currently doing. All in all, it's a very nice TV, and I won't condemn it because it's dying. That's just what Electronics do, they die at the end of their life span. I recommend this TV brand.

I purchased the Sceptre X505BV-FHDU8HJ1L01 a few years back at Walmart based on the low price point and positive customer reviews. My decision has held up over the years. I remain pleased with this television - Clear picture, solid construction, no problems. I occasionally use a connected sound bar for fuller sound when watching movies.