c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
32"
80 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
160 kWh
Label: 160 kWh ยท 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$53 / year
$526 over 10 years
Power when on
43 W ยท 0.5 W standby

37% more electricity than the median of 148 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (117 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 2% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year more than the median, $143 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
Hisense 32A4S32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Panasonic TN-32S60BGZ32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Akai AK3223S7WOS32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Akai AK3221S6WOS32"89 kWh/yr6$29
Hisense 32A4QAU32"89 kWh/yr6$29

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

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Englaon LED32X9032"145 kWh/yr4.5$48
Aiwa AWC320WZ32"145 kWh/yr4.5$48
Sony KD-32W830K32"132 kWh/yr4.5$44
Zen TV ZEN 320131"134 kWh/yr4.5$44
Zen TV ZEN 320231"134 kWh/yr4.5$44
TECO LED32IHRK31"140 kWh/yr4.5$46

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

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Samsung Electronics QA32LS03CBW specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
80.0 cm (31.5")
Screen area
2,736 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
43.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
160 kWh
Star rating index
4.12
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5413
GEMS registration id
151840
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 January 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.