Australia · costs in AUD
LED-backlit LCD · 42"
Samsung Electronics QA42S90FAE TV
Samsung Electronics QA42S90FAE is a 42-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV6539).
- Screen size
- 42"
- 106 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 247 kWh
- Label: 248 kWh · 0.07 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $79 / year
- $791 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 67 W · 0.5 W standby
21% more electricity than the median of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations (205 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 24% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year more than the median, $137 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 40–43 inch TV sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics QA42S90HAE42"244 kWh/yr | 4 | $78 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Samsung Electronics QA42S90FAE specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 105.5 cm (41.5")
- Screen area
- 4,758 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 67.0 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.50 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 248 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.23
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ATV6539
- GEMS registration id
- 166885
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
- Test standard
- –
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.