Any recommendations for the most energy efficient TV that won't cost the earth up-front?

MoneyMon555

Looking to make some savings on electric bill (aren't we all?) and the only one I I have left (other than not use any at all) is to get a more efficient TV, as this one is 10 years old.

Any recommendations please?

I would happily do this myself on suppliers web sites (AO, Currys, Amazon etc) but they do not make it easy to do usage comparison and in many cases just don't provide it on the spec.

QrizB

TVs should all have an energy label. I'm disappointed that these aren't shown on the retailer';s website but if you google the model number you will find it.

Eg This TV: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-ls27am500nuxen-27-full-hd-hdr-led-smart-display-with-bixby-no-aerial-10219648-pdt.html

This energy label: https://images.samsung.com/is/content/samsung/p6/common/energylabel/common-energylabel-ls27am500nuxen-energylabel.pdf

26kWh/1000h use, or 43kWh/1000h if you use the HDR function.

Unless your current TV is exceptionally energy hungry you might not save enough electricity to offset the price of the new TV.

MoneyMon555

While I appreciate your reply, in the first link, unless I am just not looking close enough, doesn't show any energy rating information? 

And if I then Google that model, it takes me back to web sites selling that model, but lacking energy rating details.

Also, looking at the energy label, would require me standing in a showroom to look at them. I am looking to make comparisons on line based on energy usage and price.

Many thanks

facade

I can't help with which one- the size and features affect power consumption,

But

First go round the back of yours and look for the label that gives the power consumption, it will have the model number and something like

200-240V AC 50/60Hz 200W       the 200W is the power consumption 200 watts. (If you divide 1000 by this number, it is how many hours the TV will take to use 1 kWh {1 unit = 1000W hours}) So this TV takes 1000/200 = 5 hours to use 1 unit, you can work out the cost in pence per hour.

Then compare this with what you want to buy. On the Currys site, if you pull up the page for the TV, rather than the quick listings you see this

The G is some sort of meaningless* energy efficiency, but if you click on the "product fiche" you get a data sheet with the watts

HDR will be for 4k bluray and 4k streaming Netfix etc.

So this TV takes 106W, and will be near enough half the cost of the first one to run.

The last figure standby power demand of 2.0 W means when it is plugged in, but turned off, it takes 2W, so 500hours or 21 days to use a unit. You want this as low as possible, unless you keep switching it off at the mains

An example, the

PANASONIC TX-32G310B 

is 33W on, and 0.5W on standby.

How long it would take to pay for a new TV with the energy saved compared to the old one though- you will have to work it out, I expect it is several years

*meaningless, as in they all seem to be G. :;

t0rt0ise

Try this https://www.beeco.green/energy-efficient-tvs/

MWT

Unless you are currently using a plasma TV the odds are you do not have enough to save to make replacing a working TV worthwhile.

QrizB

MoneyMon555 said:

While I appreciate your reply, in the first link, unless I am just not looking close enough, doesn't show any energy rating information? 
And if I then Google that model, it takes me back to web sites selling that model, but lacking energy rating details.
Also, looking at the energy label, would require me standing in a showroom to look at them. I am looking to make comparisons on line based on energy usage and price.

No need to stand in a showroom, the information is all available from your armchair.

The first link is an example TV. The model number is LS27AM500NUXEN.

If you search for that model number and the words "energy label" you will get the second link.

Ther second link is the energy label for the TV and tells you how much energy it will use (under test conditions, which should be similar to the real world).

ProDave

My only suggestion is you do NOT want any form of "smart" tv, that basically has a little computer running all the time.

You want a basic, LED tv that has a proper physical on / off switch that is accessible, preferably on the front but second best one that is easy to reach on the back, so when not in use it is properly off, not just in standby.

MoneyMon555

QrizB said:

MoneyMon555 said:

While I appreciate your reply, in the first link, unless I am just not looking close enough, doesn't show any energy rating information? 
And if I then Google that model, it takes me back to web sites selling that model, but lacking energy rating details.
Also, looking at the energy label, would require me standing in a showroom to look at them. I am looking to make comparisons on line based on energy usage and price.

No need to stand in a showroom, the information is all available from your armchair.

The first link is an example TV. The model number is LS27AM500NUXEN.

If you search for that model number and the words "energy label" you will get the second link.

Ther second link is the energy label for the TV and tells you how much energy it will use (under test conditions, which should be similar to the real world).

Ah, I see, thank you.

MoneyMon555

ProDave said:

My only suggestion is you do NOT want any form of "smart" tv, that basically has a little computer running all the time.

You want a basic, LED tv that has a proper physical on / off switch that is accessible, preferably on the front but second best one that is easy to reach on the back, so when not in use it is properly off, not just in standby.

Many thanks

MoneyMon555

t0rt0ise said:

Try this https://www.beeco.green/energy-efficient-tvs/

Many thanks for that