Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has recently posted a review of Sceptre’s latest entry into the HD LCD TV market, their 37″ 1920×1080 model. The Sceptre 37″ LCD is the first and only (so far) 1080P LCD in the < $2000 price range; this 1080P LCD sports a wide range of available inputs including HDMI with HDCP, component, s-video, composite, and VGA. The reviewer found that the higher 1920x1080 resolution (1080P) offered a noticable advantage compared to the lower 1280x720 resolution (720P) available on most other LCD TVs. It will also accept a 1080P source from current upscaling dvd players and future HD dvd players.

John E. Johnson, Jr. concludes on his extensive article:

“The Sceptre 37″ LCD 1920 x 1080 HDTV is terrific. Perhaps there are other 37″ brands that have better black levels, additional RGB gamma adjustments, and less contrast falloff on the sides. But, this is the winner in its price category, because there are no other such TVs (with HDMI connectivity) in that category, yet. I bought one, and am very happy with it.

With a street price of < $1700, the Sceptre 37" 1920x1080 LCD looks like a solid performer at a bargain price; for those looking for an LCD tv that does your HD material justice, look no further."

• 37″ TFT LCD/TV
• Super MVA technology
• ATSC Digital & NTSC Analog TV Tuner
• Enhanced HDCP HDMI & DVI port
• Detachable speakers
• 3D Comb Filter, progressive scan
• 3:2 Pull Down, noise reduction
• PC VGA Max resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60hz

Whether this model or even the complete brand is available in Europe is not clear to me. The website has a Europe entrance, but I have not seen the brand in Europe yet. Also the website looks somewhat outdated to me. The headquarter is based in California in City of Industry and not in the Far East as I suspected.

Source: View Sceptre 37″ LCD Review via Home Audio News