It's a $200 40 inch flat screen TV. I like that it has 4 HDMI ports in the back as well as an RCA port so I Can play my NES emulator on it. I don't like the sound - so that's one of the places they cut corners to get to the $200 price point. in fact i bought a sound bar for it after about a half hour of using it. But, again, it's a 200 dollar TV. If it were my primary TV I'd be disappointed, but for something that sits in my man cave to watch hockey on so my wife isn't subjected to watching every game it's totally fine.

We received our purchase two (or was it three?) days after ordering. I believe the warehouse it resided in must have been in our state to do so, your experience may be different. Carefully and gingerly we pulled the television from the packaging to preserve its integrity just incase we needed to make a claim on the warranty for any defects. Well packaged and delivered we put it together, removed the previous tv and cleaned the space its to take. And take up space it does, it dwarfs the Sanyo that we used before this. Connected all the plugs and the antenna (I'll come back to this in a minute) turned it on and TaDa new television/pc monitor. We recently watched 'Clash of the Titans' on bluray and managed to get a breathtaking picture at 1080p 24Hz (make sure you've made all the necessary menu changes for this to occur). Compared to regular broadcast (whether it's 480i to 1080i) or normal DVDs and VHS (what's THAT?;) you'll wish ever disk, ever image was bluray. (I can't believe I'm saying this but it is so true) I despise having to squint at the screen to see small details, well I'll do that no longer. If it were these features alone to contemplate we would have given this Sceptre 40" 5 stars. But there are other things that must be remarked upon.
Lets us start with connection, one in particular is the coaxial antenna input. Is it suppost to rattle loosely in its case? Out of all of the televisions we've owned, separately and together, none not a single one has had such a generically made input. Its base is a plastic little rectangle that doesn't seem to fit the space it occupies. I wonder if this will become problematic over time and hope its not systematic of other parts not so readily accessed.
In this day and age of interconnectability USB seems to be something one won't be able to do without. And though this model does have such a connection on its rear it is 'far' from fully functional. Yes you may view pictures and listen to music in certain formats but (And this is a BIG BUT...) you CAN NOT watch video no matter what format you record it in. I've connected a variety of electronics to test this. From tablets cellphones , small and large flashdrives and all to no avail. Now I understand one may use the first HDMI connection to utilize the MHL standard but at present we do not have such a cable so unfortunately we must do without USB video.
I have noticed that there is an ongoing complaint that Sceptre doesn't package a manual with their televisions. If you have purchased a tv that does come with one then this comment is not for you. I'm one who actually enjoys a good and instructive manual. And only resently have i been able to download one from their website but its little more than an informational pamplet. I have found out that fumbling around with a SONY tv remote you can find other functions that are woefully missing from the remote supplied. Play around, your other remotes my differ.
Now let us speak on the subject of sound. For most people contemplating buying a new tv a visual image is not the only thing to consider. The mass majority of humanity also have another sense and it is called 'hearing'. Granted one may hook-up a soundbar or PC speakers or even a stereo system to enhance the sound to ones liking but its more than a mild annoyance when manufacturers have decided that attention to sound reprodution is no longer important. Its not just the quality of speakers I speak of but the fact that they are all now 'down firing' speakers. This badly distorts any sound played through the speakers regardless of size or said quality. All the manufacturers would have to do is slightly angle the housing of the speakers toward the viewer to improve this. A tiny bit more plastic and less people would complain. Seems simple really.
I have noticed something when using our computer to play music. We have a Dell with an aftermarket 5.1 audio card by Creative and will often listen to music while were in another room, cooking dinner in the kitchen for example. Now seeing that the 'life' of a flat screen television is limited we'll turn off the monitor/tv while listening because if no one is watching the screen there is no need to waste electricty or monitor life, right? But strangely, and this has happened several times now, we'll come back into the office to find the television has turned itself back on again. I wonder if anybody else has experienced this themselves.
All in all, for the price it is certainly a good buy. This is our first Sceptre purchase and we were abit nervous about it but if continues to perform then we will be very happy indeed. Who knows perhaps Sceptre will put out a useful firmware upgrade to increase its functionality, hint hint, wink wink. 😉

PS the picture I've submitted doesn't do it justice, like with all things you have to see it for yourself.

So. Your thinking. I really don't need something THIS big for my PC monitor. Well...OK. THATS WHAT YOU THINK! And so did I. But I remembered the day I first saw Jurassic Park in a CINERAMA theater, and I decided that the very front row would be kind of a blast. You know, with roaring dino's and screaming tiny humans running in terror, and all of it right up in your face. And I was a grown up! That left an impression. And so with that memory kind of nudging at me, I took the leap and bought this baby, put it together, and plopped it on my desk and hooked it up to my PC. Turned every thing on. And plugged into YouTube. HO...LEE...COOOW! Yup. Just like the movies. 17", 24", 30". Forget it. This is the way to go. And this brand is amazing in that it has all ports and connections for TV and PC and Ethernet. And the Price? Are you kidding? Grab one of these. You will not be disappointed. And the SCEPTRE company has it's offices in California, and has an ironclad product guarantee and an excellent customer service that actually answers their phones and don't put you on perpetual hold. Sure. If you want super fine pixel rendition, you can find it. But... you WILL have to shell out bucks for it. On the other hand, his product delivers a beautifully crisp clear image that can be adjusted along with various other settings. Conclusion? This one is worth the money. Hands down.

Ok, it doesn't have any frills, but neither did the 18 year old TV I just threw out after it quit working. I wanted a 32" but they sold out before I had the money; not wanting to wait for the 32" to be re-stocked - since I now had no TV - I decided to get the 40". My old TV was only 25", not HD, not digital - yet it cost more 18 years ago than this 40" I just bought. I am amazed at the picture quality. It's clear, clean and crisp. I had no reason to adjust the color - it was perfect the way it was. I was glad, after all, that I went with the 40". It's the perfect size for the room it's in. I can't speak enough about the picture quality - I have no streaks down the screen as others have described. I'm not worried - I bought the 4-yr extended warranty, and Amazon always stands behind what it sells, even if a 3rd-party seller is involved. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the poor speaker-quality. Frankly, the sound sucks. It sounds very tinny, and the speakers are in back of the TV instead of in front, which begs the question, "WHY?" Again, I'm not worried. I'll buy myself a sound bar for Christmas and that will solve that problem. I'm seriously thinking of buying one for the bedroom, especially now that winter is coming!

I did not want a smart TV and this was one of the only ones I could find in the 40" size. I am not familiar with this brand but so far I'm happy with this purchase The picture quality is not quite as good as my old Samsung but I think I might be able to do some adjusting in settings. The sound quality is actually a little better than my old TV. Time will tell as far as reliability but so far so good.