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LED-backlit LCD · 55"

Samsung Electronics HG55CU700AW TV

Samsung Electronics HG55CU700AW is a 55-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV5804).

c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
55"
139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
298 kWh
Label: 299 kWh · 0.08 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$98 / year
$984 over 10 years
Power when on
81 W · 0.5 W standby

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 $15 a year less than the median, $155 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 55 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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Samsung Electronics HG55CU700AW specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
138.8 cm (54.6")
Screen area
8,230 cm²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
81.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
299 kWh
Star rating index
5.60
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5804
GEMS registration id
157177
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
11 October 2028
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.