Name: Samsung Electronics QA42S90HAE
Brand: Samsung Electronics
SKU: ATV7211

Electricity pricec/kWh

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Screen size: 42"; 106 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 4
Annual electricity use: 243 kWh; Label: 244 kWh · 0.07 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $78 / year; $779 over 10 years

Power when on: 66 W · 0.5 W standby

19% 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 26% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year more than the median, $125 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 205149269

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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.

Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Samsung Electronics QA42S90FAE42"248 kWh/yr	42"	4	248	$79	24% of similar

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

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Samsung Electronics QA42S90HAE specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 105.5 cm (41.5")
Screen area: 4,758 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 66.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.50 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Digital
Annual energy (label): 244 kWh
Star rating index: 4.30
Country of manufacture: Vietnam

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ATV7211
GEMS registration id: 176594
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 3 February 2031
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.