List of television manufacturers

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This is a list of television manufacturers, past and present.

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CompanyManufacturing BeganManufacturing CeasedNotes
Acer Inc. 20012009ASUS
Admiral 19401979
Aiwa --
Akai c.1966present
Alba 1939presentFormerly part of Harvard International
Amstrad --
Andrea smith Electronics19471978
Apex Digital 19972010
Apple Inc. 19931994The Macintosh TV was discontinued four months after its release; later produced the set-top device Apple TV
Arcam 2011present
Arise India 2012present
AGA AB 1952-
Audiovox --Now Voxx International
AWA 19561974
Baird 19261980Made the first TVs, brand name after 1956
Bang & Olufsen 1950 (prototype)present
Beko --
BenQ --
Binatone --
Blaupunkt -present
BPL Group 1980present
Brionvega 19471956
Bush 1937present
Canadian General Electric 2009present
Changhong 1958present
ChiMei --
Compal Electronics [1] -present
Conar Instruments 1962-
Continental Edison --
Cossor --Later A.C. Cossor
Craig --
Crosley, division of AVCO19471956Not to be confused with current Crosley brands
Curtis Mathes Corporation 1960present
Daewoo --
Dell 20032008
Delmonico International Corporation1967-
DuMont Laboratories 1938c.1970
Durabrand 2003present
Dynatron --
English Electric 19501957
English Electric Valve Company --
EKCO --
Electrohome 19491987After 1987, televisions were manufactured by Mitsubishi under the Electrohome brand name
Element Electronics 2006present
Emerson Radio & Phonograph 19471973
EMI --
Farnsworth 19471965
Ferguson Electronics --
Ferranti --
Finlux (Vestel)1971present
Fisher Electronics --
Fujitsu 1992present
Funai c.1980present
Geloso 19311972
General Electric 19471986Taken over by Thomson Gazer
General Electric Company --UK manufacturer, unrelated to US manufacturer of the same name
Goodmans Industries --
Google 2002present
Gradiente --Now IGB Eletrônica
Graetz --
Grundig 19662003
Haier 1984present
Hallicrafters 19321966Began selling TVs in 1947
Hannspree --Now HannStar Display Corporation
Heath Company/Heathkit 19641989
Hinari Domestic Appliances --
Hisense 1970present
Hitachi 1956present
Hoffman Television (Cortron Ind)19481970
Itel -present
ITT Corporation --
Jensen Loudspeakers 2003present
JVC 1976present
Kenmore 20152017
Kent Television 19511964
Kloss Video 1981-
Kogan 2006present
Kolster-Brandes --
Konka 1984present
Lanix --
Le.com --
LG Electronics 1958presentFounded as GoldStar in 1958, rebranded as LG following corporate merger
Loewe 1923present
Luxor --
Magnavox 1948presentSince 1976, Magnavox has been a subsidiary of Philips
Marantz 1992present
Marconiphone --
Matsui --Now part of Dixons Retail
Memorex 1961present
Micromax 2009present
Metz -present
Mitsubishi -2012
Mivar 1945-
Motorola 19471974
Muntz (Howard Radio)19481973
Murphy Radio --
NEC c.1950-
Nokia --
Nordmende -c.1990
Onida 1990present
Orion (Hungary) --
Orion (Japan) --
Packard Bell, Teledyne Packard Bell19481974
Panasonic (National)1959present
Pensonic -present
Philco (Philco-Ford)19471976
Philips c.1930present
Pioneer 19852010
Planar Systems 1983present
Polaroid --
ProLine --Now part of Fnac Darty
ProScan c.1990presentDivision of Technicolor SA
Pye --
Pyle USA--
Quasar --
RadioShack --
Rauland-Borg 19421948
RCA 19391986Taken over by Thomson.
Realistic --
Rediffusion -present
SABA -present
Salora 1956present [2]
Salora International 1977present
Samsung 1970present
Sansui 1987present
Sanyo 1953present
Schneider Electric --
Seiki Digital 2009present
Sèleco 1984-
Setchell Carlson 19501970
Sharp 1953present
Siemens --
Skyworth 1992present
Sony 1960present
Soyo -2009
Stromberg-Carlson 19501957
Supersonic --
Sylvania 19491983
Symphonic1984-
Tandy --
Tatung Company 1979present
TCL Corporation 1981present
Technics --
TECO --
Teleavia --
Telefunken 1903present
Teletronics 1970-Now part of UREI
Thomson SA c.1940presentsome sold under RCA and GE brands
after bankruptcy[ when? ] some assets were sold to Videocon and TCL, continued as Technicolor
Thorn Electrical Industries --
Thorn EMI --
Toshiba 19522015 [1]
TPV Technology -present
TP Vision 2012presentJoint venture between Philips and TPV
Ultra --
United States Television Manufacturing Corp. 19451950
Vestel c.1980present
Videocon c.1980present
Videoton 1959-
Vizio 2002present
Vu Televisions 2006presentFounded in California
Walton 2001present
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 19471969
Westinghouse Electronics 2003present
White-Westinghouse --
Xiaomi 2017present
Zanussi --
Zenith Radio 1948presentOwned by LG
Zonda --

References

  1. 1 2 "Toshiba Gives Up on Selling TVs in U.S. - Consumer Reports". www.consumerreports.org. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  2. "Salora TV" (in Finnish). Bat. Power Oy. Archived from the original on 2014-01-25. Retrieved 25 February 2014.