c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
42"
106 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4
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

15% more electricity than the median of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations (212 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 28% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year more than the median, $105 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 40โ€“43 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
Sylvox R*40G3KO**40"92 kWh/yr8$30
Sylvox RT40G3KOFA40"92 kWh/yr8$30
Hisense 40Q6SAU40"119 kWh/yr7$39
Hisense 40Q6S40"119 kWh/yr7$39
Metz 40MTD6500A40"122 kWh/yr7$40

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

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Caixun LE-42V242"159 kWh/yr6$52
Caixun LE-42T142"159 kWh/yr6$52
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Samsung Electronics QA42S90FAE42"248 kWh/yr4$82

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

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Samsung Electronics QA42S90HAE specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
105.5 cm (41.5")
Screen area
4,758 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
4.30
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV7211
GEMS registration id
176594
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 February 2031
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.