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This is a list of television manufacturers, past and present.
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This is a list of television manufacturers, past and present.
| Company | Started mfg | Ended mfg | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Inc. | 2001 | 2009 | ASUS |
| Admiral | 1940 | 1979 | |
| Aiwa | - | - | |
| Akai | c. 1966 | present | |
| Alba | 1939 | present | Formerly part of Harvard International |
| Amstrad | - | - | |
| Andrea Electronics | 1947 | 1978 | |
| Apex Digital | 1997 | 2010 | |
| Apple Inc. | 1993 | present | Released the Macintosh TV in 1993 |
| Arcam | 2011 | present | |
| Arise India | 2012 | present | |
| AGA AB | 1952 | - | |
| Audiovox | - | - | Now Voxx International |
| AWA | 1956 | 1974 | |
| Baird | 1926 | 1980 | made the first TVs, brand name after 1956 |
| Bang & Olufsen | 1950 (prototype) | present | |
| Beko | - | - | |
| BenQ | - | - | |
| Binatone | - | - | |
| Blaupunkt | - | Present | |
| BPL Group | 1980 | present | |
| Brionvega | 1947 | 1956 | |
| Bush | 1937 | present | |
| Canadian General Electric (CGE) | 2009 | present | |
| Changhong | 1958 | present | |
| ChiMei | - | - | |
| Compal Electronics [1] | - | present | |
| Conar Instruments | 1962 | - | |
| Continental Edison | - | - | |
| Cossor | - | - | Later A.C. Cossor |
| Craig | - | - | |
| Curtis Mathes Corporation | 1960 | present | |
| Daewoo | - | - | |
| Dell | 2003 | 2008 | |
| Delmonico International Corporation | 1967 | - | |
| DuMont Laboratories | 1938 | 1970s (early) | |
| Durabrand | 2003 | present | |
| Dynatron | - | - | |
| English Electric | 1950 | 1957 | |
| English Electric Valve Company | - | - | |
| EKCO | - | - | |
| Electrohome | 1949 | 1987 | Post 1987 TVs were made by Mitsubishi and sold as Electrohome in name only |
| Element Electronics | 2006 | present | |
| Emerson Radio & Phonograph | 1947 | 1973 | |
| EMI | - | - | |
| Farnsworth | 1947 | 1965 | |
| Ferguson Electronics | - | - | |
| Ferranti | - | - | |
| Finlux (Vestel) | 1971 | present | |
| Fisher Electronics | - | - | |
| Fujitsu | 1992 | present | |
| Funai | 1980s | present | |
| Geloso | 1931 | 1972 | |
| General Electric | 1947 | 1986 | taken over by Thomson Gazer |
| General Electric Company | - | - | UK manufacturer unrelated to the US manufacturer |
| GoldStar | 1958 | 1995 | name changed to LG Electronics |
| Goodmans Industries | - | - | |
| 2002 | present | ||
| Gradiente | - | - | Now IGB Eletrônica |
| Graetz | |||
| Grundig | 1966 | 2003 | |
| Haier | 1984 | present | |
| Hallicrafters | 1932 | 1966 | began selling TVs in 1947 |
| Hannspree | - | - | Now HannStar Display Corporation |
| Heath Company/Heathkit | 1964 | 1989 | |
| Hinari Domestic Appliances | - | - | |
| HMV | - | - | |
| Hisense | 1970 | present | |
| Hitachi | 1956 | present | |
| Hoffman Television (Cortron Ind) | 1948 | 1970 | |
| Itel | - | present | |
| ITT Corporation | - | - | |
| Jensen Loudspeakers | 2003 | present | |
| JVC | 1976 | present | |
| Kenmore | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Kent Television | 1951 | 1964 | |
| Kloss Video | 1981 | - | |
| Kogan | 2006 | present | |
| Kolster-Brandes | - | - | |
| Konka | 1984 | present | |
| Lanix | - | - | |
| Le.com | - | - | |
| LG Electronics (founded as GoldStar, name changed 1995) | 1958 | present | |
| Loewe | 1923 | present | |
| Luxor | - | - | |
| Magnavox | 1948 | present | Brand is a subsidiary of Philips since 1976 |
| Marantz | 1992 | present | |
| Marconiphone | - | - | |
| Matsui | - | - | Now part of Dixons Retail |
| Memorex | 1961 | present | |
| Micromax | 2009 | present | |
| Metz | - | present | |
| Mitsubishi | - | 2012 | |
| Mivar | 1945 | - | |
| Motorola | 1947 | 1974 | |
| Muntz (Howard Radio) | 1948 | 1973 | |
| Murphy Radio | - | - | |
| NEC | 1950s | - | |
| Nokia | - | - | |
| Nordmende | - | 1990s | |
| Onida | 1990 | present | |
| Orion (Hungary) | - | - | |
| Orion (Japan) | - | - | |
| Packard Bell, Teledyne Packard Bell | 1948 | 1974 | |
| Panasonic (National) | 1959 | present | |
| Pensonic | - | present | |
| Philco (Philco-Ford) | 1947 | 1976 | |
| Philips | 1930s | present | |
| Pioneer | 1985 | 2010 | |
| Planar Systems | 1983 | present | |
| Polaroid | - | - | |
| ProLine | - | - | Now part of Fnac Darty |
| ProScan | 1990s | present | div. of Technicolor SA |
| Pye | - | - | |
| Pyle USA | - | - | |
| Quasar | - | - | |
| RadioShack | - | - | |
| Rauland-Borg | 1942 | 1948 | |
| RCA | 1939 | 1986 | taken over by Thomson |
| Realistic | - | - | |
| Rediffusion | - | present | |
| SABA | - | present | |
| Salora | 1956 | present [2] | |
| Salora International | 1977 | present | |
| Samsung | 1970 | present | |
| Sansui | 1987 | present | |
| Sanyo | 1953 | present | |
| Schneider Electric | - | - | |
| Seiki Digital | 2009 | present | |
| Sèleco | 1984 | - | |
| Setchell Carlson | 1950 | 1970 | |
| Sharp | 1953 | present | |
| Siemens | - | - | |
| Skyworth | 1992 | present | |
| Sony | 1960 | present | |
| Soyo | - | 2009 | |
| Stromberg-Carlson | 1950 | 1957 | |
| Supersonic | - | - | |
| Sylvania | 1949 | 1983 | |
| Symphonic | 1984 | - | |
| Tandy | - | - | |
| Tatung Company | 1979 | present | |
| TCL Corporation | 1981 | present | |
| Technics | - | - | |
| TECO | - | - | |
| Teleavia | - | - | |
| Telefunken | 1903 | present | |
| Teletronics | 1970 | - | Now part of UREI |
| Thomson SA | 1940s? | present | some 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 | 1952 | 2015 [1] | |
| TPV Technology | - | present | |
| TP Vision | 2012 | present | joint venture between Philips and TPV |
| Ultra | - | - | |
| United States Television Manufacturing Corp. | 1945 | 1950 | |
| Vestel | 1980s | present | |
| Videocon | 1980s | present | |
| Videoton | 1959 | - | |
| Vizio | 2002 | present | |
| Vu Televisions | 2006 | Present | Founded in California |
| Walton | 2001 | Present | |
| Westinghouse Electric Corporation | 1947 | 1969 | |
| Westinghouse Electronics | 2003 | present | |
| White-Westinghouse | - | - | |
| Xiaomi | 2017 | present | |
| Zanussi | - | - | |
| Zenith Radio | 1948 | present | owned by LG |
| Zonda | - | - |
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