Sceptre Incorporated
Manufacturer | |
Industry | Electronics |
Founded | Industry, California, U.S. (1984) |
Headquarters | United States |
Products | LCD TV |
Website | www.sceptre.com |
Sceptre (pronounced 'septər' ) is a privately owned American consumer-electronics producer headquartered in City of Industry, California. Sceptre is best known for its affordable LED, LCD, and 4K displays. Its other products include audio, car cams, and car batteries. Sceptre Inc. has also produced CRT televisions, notebook PCs, touch screens, CRT computer monitors, WiFi networking products, USB flash drives and cameras.
History
The electronics company started in 1984 manufacturing CRT monitors. Sceptre adopted the Komodo dragon (king of monitor lizards) as its mascot. [1]
Timeline of Sceptre's consumer electronics:
- 1984 Monochrome/ Color Display for PC
- 1993 LCD Display for the Industry
- 2000 LCD TV for CE Industry
- 2006 LCD Display for digital signage
- 2009 LED Display for TV/Monitor
- 2010 Intelligent Tool-less TV desk/stand
- 2011 LED Display for 3D HDTV
- 2012 LED Display for 3D HDTV with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
- 2013 LED large screen HDTV with touch screen panel
- 2014 4K Ultra High Definition TV
- 2015 4K UHD with Touch Screen Panel
Other
The 19" Sceptre LED TV was named one of the most energy efficient TVs in 2015.[2]
Sceptre computers were prominently displayed throughout the television series Earth: Final Conflict.
Started a "Hi-End" Brand in 2012 called oCosmo which share similar design features to their current Sceptre brand TVs. Even down to the metallic brush bezel on their 2014 models. It is unclear what differences, if any, the actual hardware has compared to their Sceptre counterparts.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=mR7akW7Y0WYC&pg=PA340&lpg=PA340&dq=sceptre+why+is+the+logo+a+komodo+dragon&source=bl&ots=1G4IrWm1-t&sig=2wbRM_fCxib_dbYYVaDynHyE9Zc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=d1FNVYK1GceLoQSulYG4Bw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sceptre&f=false
- ↑ http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=most_efficient.me_tvs_under35_inches
- ↑ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/28/the-mysterious-company-behind-the-best-selling-tv.aspx
- ↑ http://www.tvpredictions.com/tvtv120413.htm
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/oCOSMO-40-inch-1080p-60Hz-Roku-Ready/dp/B00AEP8TG8