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LED-backlit LCD · 85"

Samsung Electronics UA85U8500HW TV

Samsung Electronics UA85U8500HW is a 85-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV7066).

c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
85"
215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
521 kWh
Label: 521 kWh · 0.14 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$167 / year
$1,667 over 10 years
Power when on
142 W · 0.5 W standby

31% less electricity than the median of 266 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (754 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 93% of them. At your rates that is about $75 a year less than the median, $745 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 266 comparable 85 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 85 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 UA85U8500HW specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area
19,712 cm²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
142.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
521 kWh
Star rating index
6.81
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV7066

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV7066
GEMS registration id
175871
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
7 January 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
UA85U8*00H*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
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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.