c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
32"
81 cm, LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
88 kWh
Label: 103 kWh Β· 0.02 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$28 / year
$282 over 10 years
Power when on
24 W Β· 0.3 W standby

13% less electricity than the median of 174 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (118 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 78% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $41 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 32A4S32"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 Polaroid PL3222HDG

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Jvc LT-32N3115A1132"118 kWh/yr5.5$38
Jvc AV-H323115A1132"118 kWh/yr5.5$38
Blaupunkt BP320HSG970032"118 kWh/yr5.5$38
Eko K320HSG32"118 kWh/yr5.5$38
Kodak KD32WOS232"90 kWh/yr6$29
Linsar LS32HDNF2332"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.

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Polaroid PL3222HDG specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
81.0 cm (31.9")
Screen area
2,803 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LCD
On-mode power
23.8 W
Passive standby power
0.25 W
Active standby power
0.25 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
103 kWh
Star rating index
6.18
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV5092
GEMS registration id
147582
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
9 June 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
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.