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Screen size: 43"; 108 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 4.5
Annual electricity use: 228 kWh; Label: 229 kWh · 0.06 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $75 / year; $754 over 10 years

Power when on: 62 W · 0.4 W standby

8% more electricity than the median of 311 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations (212 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 40% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year more than the median, $56 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 212148269

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

Cohort: every currently registered 40–43 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	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
LG 43UM662H4LC43"134 kWh/yr	43"	7	134	$44	97% of similar
LG 43UM662H0LC43"134 kWh/yr	43"	7	134	$44	97% of similar
Toshiba 43V35NP43"137 kWh/yr	43"	7	137	$45	95% of similar
Walton 43D210G_AU43"138 kWh/yr	43"	7	138	$46	94% of similar
Walton W43D210G43"138 kWh/yr	43"	7	138	$46	94% of similar

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Veon VN43ID702343"212 kWh/yr	43"	5	212	$70	50% of similar
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Eko K43FSG1143"212 kWh/yr	43"	5	212	$70	50% of similar
Telefunken TL430TQZ343"215 kWh/yr	43"	5	215	$71	46% of similar
TECO LED43AUSRC43"214 kWh/yr	43"	5	214	$71	47% of similar

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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LG 43NU85CBPSA specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 108.0 cm (42.5")
Screen area: 4,983 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 62.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.40 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 229 kWh
Star rating index: 4.77
Country of manufacture: Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7344
GEMS registration id: 177806
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 14 April 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, New Zealand
Family: –
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. How the derived figures are calculated.