c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
50"
126 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
243 kWh
Label: 244 kWh ยท 0.07 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$80 / year
$803 over 10 years
Power when on
66 W ยท 0.5 W standby

14% less electricity than the median of 279 comparable 48โ€“50 inch TV registrations (284 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 79% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $132 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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

Cohort: every currently registered 48โ€“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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG 50UJ660H5LD50"141 kWh/yr8$47
LG 50UM662H4LC50"149 kWh/yr7$49
Konic KUD50SG696AS50"172 kWh/yr7$57
Philips 49HFL5011T/1249"175 kWh/yr7$58
Coocaa 50Q66CK50"175 kWh/yr7$58

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

Tvs similar to the Samsung Electronics HG50U700FAW

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Akai AK5021S6WOS50"202 kWh/yr6$67
Hisense 50Q6SAU50"199 kWh/yr6$66
Ffalcon FF50U6450"200 kWh/yr6$66
Kogan KALED50RT9220SVA50"210 kWh/yr6$69
Ffalcon FF50U6350"204 kWh/yr6$67
TCL 50G60K-IU50"205 kWh/yr6$68
Hisense 50Q6SNZ50"199 kWh/yr6$66
Polaroid PL5021WOS50"202 kWh/yr6$67

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

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Samsung Electronics HG50U700FAW specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
125.7 cm (49.5")
Screen area
6,755 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
66.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
244 kWh
Star rating index
5.70
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6851
GEMS registration id
171065
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 July 2030
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
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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.