List of television manufacturers
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This is a list of television manufacturers, past and present.
Since it is hard to determine "who made what", and some manufacturers just sold off or liquidated their brand names at some point in time, an entry presented as a manufacturer may actually be a brand name.
List[]
| Company | Started mfg | Ended mfg | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | 2001 | 2009 | ||||
| Admiral | 1940 | 1979 | ||||
| Admiral Overseas Corporation (AOC) | 1967 | - | ||||
| Advent | 1975 | present | ||||
| Adyson | 2008 | 2011 | ||||
| Asianet Digital LED TV | 2019 | Present | Asianet Satellite Communications | |||
| Agath | 2007 | Present | ||||
| Agrexsione | - | - | ||||
| Aiwa | - | - | ||||
| Akai | ca.1966 | present | ||||
| Akari | 1992 | present | ||||
| Akurra | 2011 | present | ||||
| Alba (Harvard) | 1939 | present | ||||
| Amplivision | 2011 | 2016 | ||||
| Amstrad | - | - | ||||
| Andrea Electronics | 1947 | 1978 | ||||
| Anitech | 1999 | present | ||||
| Apex Digital | 1997 | 2010 | ||||
| Arcam | 2011 | present | ||||
| Arena | - | - | ||||
| Argosy Radiovision | - | - | ||||
| Arise India | 2012 | present | ||||
| AGA | 1952 | 196 | ||||
| Astor | 1956 | 1974 | ||||
| Asuka | 2011 | present | ||||
| Atlantic | 2010 | present | ||||
| Atwater Television | 1949 | 1952 | ||||
| Audar | 1949 | 1949 | ||||
| Automatic Radio Manufacturing | 1949 | 1954 | ||||
| Audiovox | - | - | ||||
| AVEL | 2008 | present | ||||
| AVol | - | - | ||||
| AWA | 1956 | 1974 | ||||
| Bace Television | 1947 | - | ||||
| Baird | 1926 | 1980 | made the first TVs, brand name after 1956 | |||
| Bang & Olufsen | 1950 (prototype) | present | ||||
| 2001 | present | |||||
| Beko | - | - | ||||
| BenQ | - | - | ||||
| 1945 | 1950s | |||||
| BelTek Tv | - | - | ||||
| Bharat | - | - | ||||
| Beon | - | - | ||||
| Binatone | - | - | ||||
| BiSA | - | - | ||||
| 1975 | 1996 | |||||
| Blaupunkt | - | - | ||||
| BLUE Edge | - | present | ||||
| Blue Sky | - | - | ||||
| Blue Star | - | - | ||||
| Bondstec | - | - | ||||
| BOSE | - | - | ||||
| BPL india lmt | 1980 | present | ||||
| Brandt | - | - | ||||
| Brionvega | 1947 | 1956 | ||||
| Britannia | 2011 | present | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| BSR | - | - | ||||
| BTC | - | - | ||||
| Bush | 1937 | present | ||||
| 1947 | 1968 | |||||
| Caixun | - | - | Candle | - | - | |
| 1947 | 1965 | |||||
| Carrefour | - | - | ||||
| 2011 | present | |||||
| Cathay | - | - | ||||
| 2004 | present | |||||
| Centurion | - | - | ||||
| 1947 | 1966 | |||||
| Cenfonix | - | present | ||||
| CGE | 2009 | present | ||||
| Changhong | 1958 | present | ||||
| ChiMei | - | - | ||||
| Cimline | - | - | ||||
| Citizen | - | - | ||||
| 1967 | - | |||||
| Clarivox | - | - | ||||
| Clatronic | - | - | ||||
| [1] | 2013 | present | ||||
| Coby | - | - | ||||
| (Sylvania) | 1949 | 1983 | ||||
| 1964 | - | |||||
| Compal Electronics[2][3] | - | present | ||||
| Conar Instruments | 1962 | - | ||||
| Condor | - | - | ||||
| Conrac (Monitors) | 1958 | 1990 | ||||
| Conrac (Germany) | - | - | various plasma TV sets ended around 2003 | |||
| Contec | - | - | ||||
| Continental Edison | - | - | ||||
| (Hoffman) | 1948 | 1970 | ||||
| Cossor | - | - | ||||
| Craig | - | - | ||||
| Crown | - | - | ||||
| Crystal | - | - | ||||
| CS Electronics | - | - | ||||
| CTC | - | - | ||||
| Curtis Mathes Corporation | 1960 | present | ||||
| Cybertron | - | - | ||||
| Daewoo | - | - | ||||
| Dainichi | - | - | ||||
| Damro | - | - | ||||
| Dansai | - | - | ||||
| Dayton | - | - | ||||
| De Graaf | - | - | ||||
| Decca | - | - | ||||
| Deccacolour (UK) | - | - | ||||
| Defiant | - | - | ||||
| Dell | 2003 | 2008 | ||||
| Delmonico International Corporation | 1967 | - | ||||
| Diamond Vision | - | - | ||||
| Diboss | - | - | ||||
| Digihome | - | - | ||||
| Dixi | - | - | ||||
| Dual | - | - | ||||
| Dual Tec | - | - | ||||
| Dumont | - | - | no relation to the below company | |||
| DuMont Laboratories | 1938 | 1970s (early) | ||||
| Durabrand | 2003 | present | ||||
| Dyanora (India) | 1975 | 1995 | ||||
| Dynatron | - | - | ||||
| Dynex | - | - | ||||
| Edler | - | - | ||||
| 1919 | present | |||||
| Electronics Corp. (ECTV India) | - | - | ||||
| English Electric | 1950 | 1957 | ||||
| English Electric Valve Company | - | - | ||||
| EKCO | - | - | ||||
| Elbe | - | - | ||||
| Electrohome | - | - | ||||
| Element | 2006 | present | ||||
| Elin | - | - | ||||
| Elite | - | - | ||||
| Elta | - | - | ||||
| Emerson | 1948 | present | no relation to the below company | |||
| Emerson | 1947 | 1973 | ||||
| EMI | - | - | ||||
| Erres | - | 1967 | ||||
| Expert | - | - | ||||
| Farnsworth | 1947 | 1965 | ||||
| Ferguson Electronics | - | - | ||||
| Ferranti | - | - | ||||
| Fidelity Radio | 1980 | 1988 | ||||
| Finlandia | - | - | ||||
| Finlux (Vestel) | 1971 | present | ||||
| FIRST | - | present | ||||
| Firstline | - | - | ||||
| Fisher Electronics | - | - | ||||
| Fleetwood (CONRAC) | 1961 | 1970 | ||||
| Flint | - | - | ||||
| Formenti | 1947 | 2006 | ||||
| Frontech | - | - | brand name only | |||
| Fujitsu | 1992 | present | ||||
| Funai | 1980s | present | ||||
| GC | - | present | ||||
| Geloso | 1931 | 1972 | ||||
| General Electric | 1947 | 1986 | taken over by Thomson | |||
| General Electric Company | - | - | UK manufacturer unrelated to the US manufacturer | |||
| General Gold | - | - | ||||
| Gene's TV | - | present | ||||
| Geloso | - | - | ||||
| Genexxa | - | - | A brand name of InterTAN | |||
| GoldStar | 1958 | 1995 | name changed to LG Electronics | |||
| Goodmans Industries | - | - | ||||
| Gorenje | - | - | ||||
| GPM | - | - | ||||
| Gradiente | - | - | ||||
| Graetz | - | - | ||||
| Granada | - | - | ||||
| Grandin | - | - | ||||
| Grundig | 1966 | 2003 | ||||
| Haier | 1984 | present | ||||
| Hallicrafters | 1932 | 1966 | began selling TVs in 1947 | |||
| Hannspree | - | - | ||||
| Hanseatic | - | - | ||||
| Hantarex | - | - | ||||
| Harvard International | 2000s | - | ||||
| 1989 | - | |||||
| 1987 | Present | |||||
| HCM | - | - | ||||
| 1956 | 1975 | |||||
| 1957 | 196? | |||||
| 1957 | 1960 | |||||
| Heath Company/Heathkit | 1964 | 1989 | ||||
| Hesstar | - | present | ||||
| Hinari Domestic Applicanes | - | - | ||||
| Hisawa | - | - | ||||
| HMV | - | - | ||||
| Hisense | 1970 | present | ||||
| Hitachi | 1956 | present | ||||
| HKC | 2009 | present | ||||
| Hoffman Television (Cortron Ind) | 1948 | 1970 | ||||
| Horizont | 1951 | present | ||||
| (Muntz) | 1948 | 1973 | ||||
| Huanyu | - | - | ||||
| Hypson | - | - | ||||
| Ice | - | - | ||||
| Ices | - | - | ||||
| Inelec[4] | 1968 | - | Colombia | |||
| ITS | - | - | ||||
| ITT Corporation | - | - | ||||
| ITT-KB (UK) | - | - | ||||
| ITT-SEL (Germany) | - | - | bought by Nokia | |||
| Imperial | - | - | ||||
| INB | 2016 | Present | ||||
| Indiana | - | - | ||||
| Ingelen | - | - | ||||
| Inno Hit | - | - | ||||
| Innovex | - | - | ||||
| Insignia | - | - | ||||
| Interfunk | - | - | ||||
| Intervision | - | - | ||||
| Isukai | - | - | ||||
| IZUMI | 2008 | present | ||||
| Jensen Loudspeakers | 2003 | present | ||||
| JMB | - | - | ||||
| Joyeux | - | - | - | JVC | 1976 | present |
| Kaisui | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| 1967 | - | |||||
| Kapsch | - | - | ||||
| Kathrein | - | - | ||||
| Kendo | - | - | ||||
| Kenmore | 2015 | 2017 | ||||
| Kent Television | 1951 | 1964 | ||||
| Khind | - | present | ||||
| Kingsley | - | - | ||||
| KIVI (Ukraine) | - | - | ||||
| Kloss Video | 1981 | - | ||||
| Kneissel | - | - | ||||
| Kogan | 2006 | present | ||||
| Kolster-Brandes | - | - | ||||
| Konka | 1984 | present | ||||
| Korpel | - | - | ||||
| Koyoda | - | - | ||||
| Kreisler | 1956 | 1982 | ||||
| KTC | 1995 | present | ||||
| Lanix | - | - | ||||
| Le.com | - | - | ||||
| Leyco | - | - | ||||
| LG Electronics (founded as GoldStar, name changed 1995) | 1958 | present | ||||
| Liesenkötter | - | - | cabinet builder only, bought chassis from manufacturers such as Philips | |||
| Linsar | 2006 | present | Linsar brand was acquired by Tempo international in June 2016 | |||
| LLoyd's | - | - | ||||
| Loewe | 1923 | present | ||||
| Luma | - | - | ||||
| Luxor | - | - | ||||
| M Electronic | - | - | ||||
| MTC | - | - | ||||
| Magnadyne | - | - | ||||
| Magnafon | - | - | ||||
| Magnasonic | - | - | ||||
| Magnavox | 1948 | 1976 | ||||
| Magnavox (subsidiary of Philips) | 1976 | present | ||||
| Maneth | - | - | ||||
| Marantz | 1992 | present | ||||
| Marconiphone | - | - | ||||
| Mark | - | - | ||||
| Matsui | - | - | ||||
| 1949 | 1968 | |||||
| - | - | |||||
| Mediator (brand name owned by Philips) | - | - | ||||
| Memorex | 1961 | present | ||||
| Micromax | 2009 | present | ||||
| 1950 | 1964 | |||||
| Metz | - | present | ||||
| Minerva | - | - | taken over by Grundig | |||
| Minoka | - | - | ||||
| Mirc Electronics (Onida brand; India) | 1982 | present | ||||
| Mitsubishi | - | 2012 | ||||
| Mivar | 1945 | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Mobile360 Tv | 2013 | present | ||||
| Motorola | 1947 | 1974 | ||||
| Multitech (brand name only) | - | - | ||||
| Muntz (Howard Radio) | 1948 | 1973 | ||||
| MT Logic (related to Multitech, brand name only) | - | - | ||||
| Murphy Radio | - | - | ||||
| 2000s | - | |||||
| NEC | 1950s | - | ||||
| Neckermann | - | - | ||||
| Nelco | - | - | India | |||
| NEI | - | - | ||||
| 1987 | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Nikkai | - | - | ||||
| Nobliko | - | - | ||||
| Nokia | - | - | ||||
| Nordmende | - | 1990s | ||||
| 1962 | - | |||||
| 1948 | 1971 | |||||
| Oceanic | - | - | ||||
| oCosmo | 2013 | - | ||||
| OK tv | - | - | ||||
| 2004 | 2009 | |||||
| One | - | present | ||||
| OnePlus | September, 2019 | present | ||||
| Onida | 1990 | present | ||||
| Onwa | - | - | ||||
| Orion (Hungary) | - | - | ||||
| Orion (Japan) | - | - | ||||
| Osaki | - | - | ||||
| Oso | - | - | ||||
| Osume | - | - | ||||
| Otake | - | - | ||||
| Otto Versand | - | - | ||||
| - | - | Packard Bell, Teledyne Packard Bell | 1948 | 1974 | ||
| Palladium | - | - | ||||
| Panama | - | - | ||||
| Panasonic (National) | 1959 | present | ||||
| Pathe Cinema | - | - | ||||
| Pathe Marconi | - | - | ||||
| Pausa | - | - | ||||
| Perdio | 1955 | 1965 | ||||
| Pensonic | - | present | ||||
| Peto Scott | - | - | ||||
| Philco (Philco-Ford) | 1947 | 1976 | ||||
| Philips | 1930s | present | ||||
| 1948 | 1965 | |||||
| 1939 | - | taken over by Philips | ||||
| 1948 | 1957 | |||||
| Pilot Radio Corporation (Jerrold Electronics) | 1964 | present | ||||
| Pioneer | 1985 | 2010 | ||||
| Planar Systems | 1983 | present | ||||
| Polar | 1993 | present | ||||
| Polaroid | - | - | ||||
| Profilo Holding (brand Telefunken) | 1954 | present | ||||
| Profex | - | - | ||||
| Prima | - | - | ||||
| Privé | - | - | ||||
| ProLine | - | - | ||||
| ProScan | 1990s | present | div. of Technicolor SA | |||
| ProTech | - | - | ||||
| Pulser (own by Canadian tire) | - | - | ||||
| Pye | - | - | ||||
| Pyle | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Quasar | - | - | ||||
| Quelle | - | - | ||||
| Questa | - | - | ||||
| R-Line | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Radiola | - | - | ||||
| Radiola (France, owned by Philips) | - | - | ||||
| 1929 | - | |||||
| RadioShack | - | - | ||||
| Rank Arena | - | - | ||||
| 1962 | - | div. of Annapolis Electroacoustics Corp. | ||||
| Rauland Borg | 1942 | 1948 | ||||
| RBM | - | - | ||||
| RCA | 1939 | 1986 | taken over by Thomson | |||
| RCA (HKC | 2018 | present | ||||
| Realistic | - | - | ||||
| Rediffusion | - | 1985 | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Revox | - | - | ||||
| Rex | - | - | ||||
| RFT (Stassfurt plant) | - | 1991? | bought by Technisat | |||
| RGD (Radio Gramaphone Development Company) | - | - | ||||
| Roadstar | - | - | not a manufacturer, brand name only | |||
| Rolls | - | - | ||||
| Rolsen Electronics | 1994 | present | ||||
| Rubin | 1951 | 2003 | ||||
| SABA | - | present | ||||
| Saccs | - | - | ||||
| Saisho | - | - | ||||
| Salora | 1956 | present[5] | ||||
| Salora International | 1977 | present | ||||
| Sambers | - | - | ||||
| 1981 | present | |||||
| Samsung | 1989 | present | ||||
| 1960 | - | American Television | ||||
| Sandra | - | - | ||||
| Sansui | 1987 | present | ||||
| Sanyo | 1953 | present | ||||
| SBR | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Schaub Lorenz | - | - | ||||
| Schneider Electric | - | - | ||||
| Schneider | - | - | Germany | |||
| Schneider | - | - | France, taken over by Philips | |||
| Sears (Silvertone) | - | - | ||||
| SEG | - | - | ||||
| SEI | - | - | ||||
| Sei-Sinudyne | - | - | ||||
| Seiki Digital | 2009 | present | ||||
| Selco (India) | 1980s | - | ||||
| Sèleco | 1984 | - | ||||
| Sentra | - | - | ||||
| Setchell Carlson | 1950 | 1970 | ||||
| Seura | 2003 | present | ||||
| Sharp | 1953 | present | ||||
| 2009 | present | |||||
| Shinco | 2018 | present | ||||
| Shorai | - | - | ||||
| Siarem | - | - | ||||
| Siemens | - | - | ||||
| Silo Digital | 2004 | present | ||||
| Skywalker | 2017 | present | ||||
| Silvertone | - | - | Sears | |||
| 1946 | 2006 | |||||
| Skyworth | 1992 | present | ||||
| Sobell[6][7] | - | - | ||||
| Solavox | - | - | ||||
| Soniq | 2000 | present | ||||
| Sonitron | - | - | ||||
| Sonodyne | - | - | ||||
| Sonoko | - | - | ||||
| Sonolor | - | - | ||||
| Sonora | 1962 | - | ||||
| Sontec | - | - | ||||
| Sony | 1960 | present | ||||
| Soyo | - | 2009 | ||||
| Soundwave | - | - | ||||
| - | 2018 | Origin: Sri Lanka | ||||
| Sparc | - | present | ||||
| Stern-Radio Staßfurt | 1945 | - | German Democratic Republic | |||
| Stromberg Carlson | 1950 | 1957 | ||||
| Stewart-Warner | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Sunkai | - | - | ||||
| Susumu | - | - | ||||
| Supersonic | - | - | ||||
| Supra | 1974 | present | ||||
| Sylvania | 1949 | 1983 | ||||
| 1960 | - | |||||
| 1952 | - | |||||
| Sysline | - | - | ||||
| Tandy | - | - | ||||
| Technika TV | - | - | provided by Tesco | |||
| Tatung Company | 1979 | present | ||||
| TCL | 1981 | present | ||||
| Tec | - | - | ||||
| 1948 | 1968 | |||||
| Technema | - | - | ||||
| Technics | - | - | ||||
| - | present | |||||
| - | - | formerly Philips Spain | ||||
| Technika | - | - | ||||
| TECO | - | - | ||||
| Teleavia | - | - | ||||
| Telebalt | 1997/1999 | present | ||||
| Telefunken | 1903 | present | ||||
| Telemeister | - | - | ||||
| 1949 | 1968 | |||||
| Teletech | - | - | ||||
| Teleton | - | - | ||||
| Teletronics | 1970 | - | ||||
| 1950 | 1952 | |||||
| Temp | 1960 | - | ||||
| Tensai | - | - | ||||
| Texet | - | - | ||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||
| 1948 | 1973 | |||||
| Tomashi | - | - | ||||
| Toshiba | 1952 | 2015[3] | ||||
| TPV Technology | - | present | ||||
| TP Vision | 2012 | present | joint venture between Philips and TPV | |||
| 1947 | 1967 | |||||
| 1948 | 1965 | |||||
| Travelers Electronics Co. | 1954 | - | ||||
| 2006 | present | |||||
| Triumph | - | - | ||||
| Uher | - | - | ||||
| Ultra | - | - | ||||
| Ultravox | - | - | ||||
| Unitech | - | - | ||||
| United States Television Manufacturing Corp. | 1945 | 1950 | ||||
| Universum | - | - | ||||
| Upstar | 2011 | 2016 | ||||
| Vestel | 1980s | present | ||||
| Videocon | 1980s | present | ||||
| Videosat | - | - | ||||
| Videotechnic | - | - | ||||
| Videoton | 1959 | - | ||||
| Viewsonic | - | - | ||||
| Vision | - | - | ||||
| Vistron | - | - | ||||
| Vizio | 2002 | present | ||||
| Veon | 2011[8] | present | ||||
| Vu | 2005 | present | ||||
| 2014 | present | |||||
| Warwick | 1951 | 1977 | ||||
| Walton | 2001 | Present | ||||
| Watson | - | - | ||||
| Watt Radio | - | - | ||||
| 1948 | 1990 | Mostly private labels | ||||
| Westinghouse | 1947 | 1969 | ||||
| Westinghouse Digital | 2003 | present | ||||
| Weston Electronics | 1980s | - | India | |||
| White-Westinghouse | - | - | ||||
| Witjas | 1976 | present | ||||
| Wybor | 1977 | present | ||||
| X2GEN | - | - | ||||
| Xiaomi | 2017 | present | ||||
| Yamazen | - | - | ||||
| Yara | - | - | ||||
| YC | - | - | ||||
| Yoko | - | - | brand name only | |||
| Zanussi | - | - | ||||
| Zenith Radio | 1948 | present | ||||
| Zonda | - | - | - |
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External links[]
- "Television History - The First 75 Years". Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- "Postwar Television". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- "Good bye to finnish television sets". Retrieved 2015-12-17.
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