New Zealand · costs in NZD
LED-backlit LCD · 55"
Hisense 55U8H series TV
Hisense 55U8H series is a 55-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV5167).
- Screen size
- 55"
- 139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Annual electricity use
- 424 kWh
- Label: 476 kWh · 0.12 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $140 / year
- $1,400 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 116 W · 0.3 W standby
38% more electricity than the median of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 5% of them. At your rates that is about $38 a year more than the median, $382 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 55 inch TV sold in New Zealand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr | 7 | $59 | |
| LG 55UM662H0LC55"181 kWh/yr | 7 | $60 | |
| Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr | 7 | $67 | |
| Hisense 55Q6SAU55"205 kWh/yr | 7 | $68 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr | 7 | $59 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Hisense 55U8H series specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 138.8 cm (54.6")
- Screen area
- 8,230 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 115.8 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.27 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 476 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.51
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ATV5167
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ATV5167
- GEMS registration id
- 148614
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 August 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- 55U8H series
- 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.