Australia · costs in AUD
LED-backlit LCD · 65"
TCL 65C8K TV
TCL 65C8K is a 65-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV6695).
- Screen size
- 65"
- 164 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 394 kWh
- Label: 450 kWh · 0.11 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $126 / year
- $1,259 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 107 W · 0.3 W standby
About the same electricity as the median of 492 comparable 65 inch TV registrations (448 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 49% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $6 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 65 inch TV sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG 65UJ660H5LD65"185 kWh/yr | 9 | $59 | |
| LG 65UJ760H5SD65"200 kWh/yr | 8 | $64 | |
| Hubbl LT065A-04-FXTL65"240 kWh/yr | 7 | $77 | |
| Hisense 65Q6SAU65"288 kWh/yr | 7 | $92 | |
| Hisense 65Q6S series65"288 kWh/yr | 7 | $92 |
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.
TCL 65C8K specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 163.8 cm (64.5")
- Screen area
- 11,467 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 107.4 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.31 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 450 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.15
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ATV6695
- GEMS registration id
- 167634
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 April 2030
- 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. Manufacturer: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.