c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
40"
100 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
180 kWh
Label: 198 kWh Β· 0.05 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$58 / year
$575 over 10 years
Power when on
49 W Β· 0.4 W standby

3% less electricity than the median of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations (205 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 54% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $20 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 40–43 inch TV sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Tvs that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Sylvox RQ40G3KOCA40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Sylvox RT40G3KOFA40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Hisense 40Q6S40"119 kWh/yr7$38
Hisense 40Q6SAU40"119 kWh/yr7$38
Metz 40MTD6500A40"122 kWh/yr7$39

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Konka KDE40RR314FANT40"189 kWh/yr5$60
TCL 40S5400A40"180 kWh/yr5$58
Veon VN40WOS202140"175 kWh/yr5$56
Konka KDE40RR315ANT40"189 kWh/yr5$60
Fpd AU40-P340"211 kWh/yr4.5$68
Qbell QTF40T40"189 kWh/yr5$60

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aiwa AWS400W specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
100.3 cm (39.5")
Screen area
4,262 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
48.8 W
Passive standby power
0.35 W
Active standby power
0.46 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
198 kWh
Star rating index
4.81
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV6235
GEMS registration id
162640
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
18 June 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
AS/NZS 62087.1:2010

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.