Australia · costs in AUD
LED-backlit LCD · 98"
TCL 98C7L TV
TCL 98C7L is a 98-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ATV7273).
- Screen size
- 98"
- 248 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 6
- Annual electricity use
- 698 kWh
- Label: 800 kWh · 0.19 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $224 / year
- $2,235 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 191 W · 0.3 W standby
16% less electricity than the median of 91 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations (955 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 89% of them. At your rates that is about $43 a year less than the median, $433 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 95 inch and above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics UA100M90H*100"664 kWh/yr | 7 | $212 | |
| Samsung Electronics UA100M90HW100"664 kWh/yr | 7 | $212 | |
| TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr | 6 | $224 | |
| Sony K-100XR30M2100"705 kWh/yr | 6 | $226 | |
| LG 100MRGB96B6100"733 kWh/yr | 6 | $235 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Tvs similar to the TCL 98C7L
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba 98Z670SP98"888 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $284 | |
| Sony K-98XR70M298"798 kWh/yr | 6 | $255 | |
| Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAW98"886 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $284 | |
| Xiaomi L98MC-SAU98"808 kWh/yr | 6 | $259 | |
| Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FA*98"886 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $284 | |
| Jvc AV-J987145A98"872 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $279 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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TCL 98C7L specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 247.6 cm (97.5")
- Screen area
- 26,198 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 190.9 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.32 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 800 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.13
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ATV7273
- GEMS registration id
- 176902
- 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.