c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
32"
80 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
93 kWh
Label: 112 kWh Β· 0.03 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$30 / year
$297 over 10 years
Power when on
25 W

5% less electricity than the median of 174 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (118 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 58% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $16 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 174 comparable 32 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 32 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
Monster MT32HDNFB32"60 kWh/yr8$19
Linsar LS32HDNFB32"60 kWh/yr8$19
Hisense 32A4N32"89 kWh/yr6$28
Akai AK3223S7WOS32"89 kWh/yr6$28
Akai AK3221S6WOS32"89 kWh/yr6$28

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

Tvs similar to the Chiq 32S49M

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Skyworth 32Q5600H32"90 kWh/yr6$29
LG 32LN660HBSD32"90 kWh/yr6$29
Hisense 32A4SAU32"89 kWh/yr6$28
Coocaa 32Q56CH32"90 kWh/yr6$29
Hisense 32A4N32"89 kWh/yr6$28
LG 32LK660H0LD32"90 kWh/yr6$29
Toshiba 32V35NP32"97 kWh/yr6$31
Skyworth 32E5500H32"90 kWh/yr6$29

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

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Chiq 32S49M specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
80.0 cm (31.5")
Screen area
2,737 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
25.5 W
Passive standby power
–
Active standby power
–
Power supply
External power supply
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
112 kWh
Star rating index
5.72
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV7561
GEMS registration id
182327
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 September 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
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.