c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
32"
80 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
145 kWh
Label: 145 kWh ยท 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$478 over 10 years
Power when on
39 W ยท 0.5 W standby

25% more electricity than the median of 148 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (117 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 8% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $94 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 148 comparable 32 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 32 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
Panasonic TN-32S60BGZ32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Hisense 32A4N32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Akai AK3223S7WOS32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Hisense 32A4S32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Akai AK3221S6WOS32"89 kWh/yr6$29

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

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TCL 32S5K32"130 kWh/yr5$43
Konka KDL32GA683AN32"125 kWh/yr5$41
Veon VN32ID7032"118 kWh/yr5$39
Brooklyn BM32WOSDVD32"125 kWh/yr5$41
Blaupunkt BP32WOSDVD32"125 kWh/yr5$41
Eko K320HGT32"125 kWh/yr5$41

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

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Samsung Electronics QA32LS03BBS specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
80.0 cm (31.5")
Screen area
2,736 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
39.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
145 kWh
Star rating index
4.56
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV4894

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV4894
GEMS registration id
144421
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
6 February 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
QA32LS03B**
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.