New Zealand · costs in NZD
LED-backlit LCD · 55"
Panasonic TN-55W68BGZ TV
Panasonic TN-55W68BGZ is a 55-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZTV0738).
- Screen size
- 55"
- 139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Annual electricity use
- 270 kWh
- Label: 299 kWh · 0.07 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $89 / year
- $890 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 74 W
14% less electricity than the median of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 75% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $140 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.
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Panasonic TN-55W68BGZ specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 138.8 cm (54.6")
- Screen area
- 8,230 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 73.9 W
- Passive standby power
- –
- Active standby power
- –
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 299 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.60
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Panasonic model numbers starting with TN55W
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN-55W70AGZ | ZTV0688 | 6 | 252 | n/a |
Other model numbers on registration ZTV0738
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZTV0738
- GEMS registration id
- 171136
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- TN-55W
- Regulatory standard
- AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2011
- 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: panasonic.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.