c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
40"
100 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
104 kWh
Label: 121 kWh ยท 0.03 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$34 / year
$344 over 10 years
Power when on
28 W ยท 0.3 W standby

43% less electricity than the median of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations (212 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 98% of them. At your rates that is about $26 a year less than the median, $258 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 40โ€“43 inch TV sold in New Zealand, 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Sylvox RT40G3KOFA40"92 kWh/yr8$30
Sylvox RT40G3KOCA40"92 kWh/yr8$30

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 Hisense models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense 40Q6SNZ40"119 kWh/yr7$39
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Hisense 40A4Q specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
100.3 cm (39.5")
Screen area
4,262 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
28.2 W
Passive standby power
0.25 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
121 kWh
Star rating index
7.02
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ATV6649

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6649
GEMS registration id
167832
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 March 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
40A4Q
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
AS/NZS 62087.1:2010

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: global.hisense.com. How the derived figures are calculated.