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Screen size: 50"; 126 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 5
Annual electricity use: 279 kWh; Label: 280 kWh · 0.08 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $92 / year; $922 over 10 years

Power when on: 76 W · 0.4 W standby

1% less electricity than the median of 279 comparable 48–50 inch TV registrations (284 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 52% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $13 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 279 comparable 48–50 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 48–50 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 50UJ660H5LD50"141 kWh/yr	50"	8	141	$47	100% of similar
LG 50UM662H4LC50"149 kWh/yr	50"	7	149	$49	99% of similar
Konic KUD50SG696AS50"172 kWh/yr	50"	7	172	$57	98% of similar
Coocaa 50Q66CK50"175 kWh/yr	50"	7	175	$58	98% of similar
Philips 49HFL5011T/1249"175 kWh/yr	49"	7	175	$58	98% of similar

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

Tvs similar to the LG 50NU85CB6LA

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Qbell QTU50T50"255 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	255	$84	70% of similar
Konka KUD50XG684AN50"236 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	236	$78	80% of similar
TCL 50P7LS50"240 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	240	$79	79% of similar
Chiq U50QM1050"265 kWh/yr	50"	5	265	$87	66% of similar
Philips 50HFL7025/9750"230 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	230	$76	80% of similar
Toshiba 50C350NP50"254 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	254	$84	71% of similar
Sony K-50S20M250"246 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	246	$81	77% of similar
Coocaa 50G6500H50"230 kWh/yr	50"	5.5	230	$76	80% of similar

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

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LG 50NU85CB6LA specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 125.7 cm (49.5")
Screen area: 6,755 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 76.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.40 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 280 kWh
Star rating index: 5.08
Country of manufacture: Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7345
GEMS registration id: 177808
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.