how much does it cost to run a tv

ilovemyhero

hi iam just wanting to to find out on average how much a tv costs to run a hour i have a 32inch samsung flat screen and allso i have wifi and iam allways forgetting to switch it off befor i go to bed does anyone have any idea how much it costs an hour as i find my self £75 in debt with my lecky over the past 3 months and i allready pay £22 month db and ive allways been ok i just want to work out how much i use thankyou x:eek:

Alter_ego

Look in the instruction book, tell us the consumption in watts for on & standby.

HappyMJ

£22 a month is quite low for a direct debit. Do you also have gas/oil for heating? The extra electric most probably would have been used for heating of some sort. The electric used by a telly isn't much on standby it is about £1 per year. In use it's about 2p per hour. Maybe a penny less maybe a penny more.

ilovemyhero

as far as i can make out standby 0.3 and on 80 is that right i went onto the samsung web sight

ilovemyhero

i have gas heating gas cooker and electic oven all i can think is my reading has been wrong befor and when i gave them the new one it cought up with me my hubby is away alot with the army and is away on tour at the mo and its just me and the dog lol so i dont use that much except the only thing that is different is i had wifi put in and i hardly turn it off i keep forgetting but it carnt be that could it

keith1950

Hi, I agree with HappyMJ that it will probably cost around 2p-3p per hour depending on the particular tv and the electricity tarrif you are on. Average electricity useage is around 4000 kwh per year so on an average tarrif that would equate to £33 per month, so your useage is already very low.If the wifi is on 24/7 but the tv is in standby the cost will be negligable

HappyMJ

ilovemyhero wrote: »

i have gas heating gas cooker and electic oven all i can think is my reading has been wrong befor and when i gave them the new one it cought up with me my hubby is away alot with the army and is away on tour at the mo and its just me and the dog lol so i dont use that much except the only thing that is different is i had wifi put in and i hardly turn it off i keep forgetting but it carnt be that could it

It's not the wi-fi. It may be the electric pump on the boiler. You'll find it uses maybe around 100W when in use.

Alter_ego

ilovemyhero wrote: »

as far as i can make out standby 0.3 and on 80 is that right i went onto the samsung web sight

On those figures HappyMJ is about right.

ilovemyhero

thanks to everyone iam going to pay 35 db from may and clear this bill and see what happens i didnt think it was the tv or wifi but just wanted to ask thanks again

HappyMJ

keith1950 wrote: »

Hi, I agree with HappyMJ that it will probably cost around 2p-3p per hour depending on the particular tv and the electricity tarrif you are on. Average electricity useage is around 4000 kwh per year so on an average tarrif that would equate to £33 per month, so your useage is already very low.If the wifi is on 24/7 but the tv is in standby the cost will be negligable

I'd love to know exactly where everyone gets these average cheap tariffs from. In my area at 4000kWh per year British Gas is the cheapest supplier but that's £38 per month only if you pay by direct debit. The middle one is Ebico at £42 per month. The most expensive is E-on is £45 per month. Or Scottish Power £49 if paid by cash.

ilovemyhero

iam with british gas but i hagle with them i tell them what iam going to pay lol with my gas they wanted me to pay £56 a month i told them to sod off lol amd iam paying £35 month speshally cause its comming into summer and its just me most of this year but u can hagle with them