c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
40"
101 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
104 kWh
Label: 122 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

42% 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 $25 a year less than the median, $254 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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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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Metz 40MTD6500A specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
100.6 cm (39.6")
Screen area
4,320 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
28.2 W
Passive standby power
0.26 W
Active standby power
0.38 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
unknown
Annual energy (label)
122 kWh
Star rating index
7.03
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV4790
GEMS registration id
143898
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 January 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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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.