Australia · costs in AUD
LED-backlit LCD · 85"
TCL 85C8L TV
TCL 85C8L is a 85-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV7268).
- Screen size
- 85"
- 215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 697 kWh
- Label: 770 kWh · 0.19 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $223 / year
- $2,230 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 190 W · 0.4 W standby
2% more electricity than the median of 266 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (754 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 46% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year more than the median, $46 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 85 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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr | 7 | $148 | |
| LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr | 7 | $155 | |
| LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr | 7 | $155 | |
| Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr | 6 | $155 | |
| Hisense 85Q6SNZ85"499 kWh/yr | 7 | $160 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Sony K-85XR70M285"729 kWh/yr | 5 | $233 | |
| Dreame 86S10086"817 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $261 | |
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
TCL 85C8L specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 214.8 cm (84.6")
- Screen area
- 19,712 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 190.4 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.38 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 770 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.06
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ATV7268
- GEMS registration id
- 176392
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 February 2031
- 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.