New Zealand · costs in NZD
LCD · 32"
Polaroid PL3221HDC TV
Polaroid PL3221HDC is a 32-inch LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV5265).
- Screen size
- 32"
- 80 cm, LCD
- Energy rating
- 6
- Annual electricity use
- 101 kWh
- Label: 102 kWh · 0.03 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $33 / year
- $334 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 27 W · 0.4 W standby
12% less electricity than the median of 148 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (117 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 78% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year less than the median, $47 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 32 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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Polaroid PL3221HDC specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 80.0 cm (31.5")
- Screen area
- 2,737 cm²
- Screen technology
- LCD
- On-mode power
- 27.1 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.44 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 102 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.14
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Polaroid model numbers starting with PL3221HDC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL3221HDC | ATV4904 | 6 | 99 | 8 February 2027 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ATV5265
- GEMS registration id
- 150481
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 October 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, 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.