New Zealand · costs in NZD
LED-backlit LCD · 65"
Hisense 65U8KAU TV
Hisense 65U8KAU is a 65-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV5696).
- Screen size
- 65"
- 164 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 490 kWh
- Label: 520 kWh · 0.13 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $162 / year
- $1,618 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 134 W · 0.4 W standby
15% more electricity than the median of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 26% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year more than the median, $215 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 65 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 65UJ660H5LD65"185 kWh/yr | 9 | $61 | |
| LG 65UJ760H5SD65"200 kWh/yr | 8 | $66 | |
| Hisense 65Q6SAU65"288 kWh/yr | 7 | $95 | |
| Hisense 65Q6S series65"288 kWh/yr | 7 | $95 | |
| Jvc LT-65NQ7165A64"298 kWh/yr | 6 | $98 |
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.
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Hisense 65U8KAU specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 163.9 cm (64.5")
- Screen area
- 11,478 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 133.8 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.39 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 520 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.51
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ATV5696
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ATV5696
- GEMS registration id
- 155361
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 July 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- 65U8K 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.