Australia · costs in AUD

LED-backlit LCD · 55"

Philips 55PML8969/98 TV

Philips 55PML8969/98 is a 55-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV6329).

c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
55"
139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
438 kWh
Label: 470 kWh · 0.12 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$140 / year
$1,402 over 10 years
Power when on
120 W

36% more electricity than the median of 454 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 6% of them. At your rates that is about $37 a year more than the median, $370 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 454 comparable 55 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 55 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 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr8$54
Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr7$58
LG 55UM662H0LC55"181 kWh/yr7$58
Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr7$65
Hisense 55Q6SNZ55"205 kWh/yr7$66

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

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Emete EME-5502TE55"391 kWh/yr4$125
Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr7$58
LG 55UM662H0LC55"181 kWh/yr7$58
LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr8$54

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

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Philips 55PML8969 specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
138.8 cm (54.6")
Screen area
8,230 cm²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
120.0 W
Passive standby power
–
Active standby power
–
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
470 kWh
Star rating index
3.57
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV6329
GEMS registration id
165051
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 October 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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.