Australia · costs in AUD
LCD · 32"
Polaroid PL3221HDC TV
Polaroid PL3221HDC is a 32-inch LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV4904).
A newer registration of this model exists: ATV5265.
- Screen size
- 32"
- 80 cm, LCD
- Energy rating
- 6
- Annual electricity use
- 99 kWh
- Label: 99 kWh · 0.03 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $32 / year
- $317 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 27 W · 0.3 W standby
16% less electricity than the median of 174 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (118 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 85% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year less than the median, $61 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 32 inch TV sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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|---|---|---|---|
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Akai AK3221S6WOS32"89 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
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| Akai AK3223S7WOS32"89 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Linsar LS32HDNF2332"89 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Compare PL3221HDC with another TV
Polaroid PL3221HDC specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 80.1 cm (31.5")
- Screen area
- 2,736 cm²
- Screen technology
- LCD
- On-mode power
- 26.7 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.29 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 99 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.27
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Polaroid model numbers starting with PL3221HDC
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL3221HDC | ATV5265 | 6 | 102 | 16 October 2027 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ATV4904
- GEMS registration id
- 144674
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 8 February 2027
- 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.