c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
50"
127 cm, LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
303 kWh
Label: 306 kWh Β· 0.08 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$97 / year
$971 over 10 years
Power when on
83 W

9% more electricity than the median of 299 comparable 48–50 inch TV registrations (280 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 27% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $82 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 299 comparable 48–50 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 48–50 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
LG 50UJ660H5LD50"141 kWh/yr8$45
LG 50UM662H4LC50"149 kWh/yr7$48
Philips 49HFL5011T/1249"175 kWh/yr7$56
Coocaa 50Q66CK50"175 kWh/yr7$56
Bauhn ATV49FHDT-012650"195 kWh/yr6$62

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

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Jvc AV-HQ507115A1150"374 kWh/yr3.5$120
Bauhn ATV49FHDT-012650"195 kWh/yr6$62
Dgtec DG49FHDT-2389950"195 kWh/yr6$62
Eko K500USG50"203 kWh/yr6$65
Linsar LS50QLDVTV50"207 kWh/yr6$66
Dgtec DG50UHDW-2379150"227 kWh/yr6$73
Samsung Electronics QA50QN80FAW50"368 kWh/yr4$118

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

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Aiwa AWS500QWS specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
127.2 cm (50.1")
Screen area
6,945 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LCD
On-mode power
83.1 W
Passive standby power
–
Active standby power
–
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
306 kWh
Star rating index
4.80
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV7321
GEMS registration id
178028
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 March 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia
Family
–
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.