c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
43"
108 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
338 kWh
Label: 339 kWh ยท 0.09 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$112 / year
$1,117 over 10 years
Power when on
92 W ยท 0.5 W standby

60% 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 1% of them. At your rates that is about $42 a year more than the median, $418 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
LG 43UM662H4LC43"134 kWh/yr7$44
LG 43UM662H0LC43"134 kWh/yr7$44
Toshiba 43V35NP43"137 kWh/yr7$45
Walton W43D210G43"138 kWh/yr7$46
Walton 43D210G_AU43"138 kWh/yr7$46

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

Tvs similar to the Samsung Electronics QA43LS03DAS

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Fpd CG43-C343"301 kWh/yr3.5$99
Fpd OG43-C343"301 kWh/yr3.5$99
LG 43UM662H4LC43"134 kWh/yr7$44
Walton W43D210G_AU43"138 kWh/yr7$46
Walton 43D210G_AU43"138 kWh/yr7$46
Panasonic TN-43S60BGZ43"145 kWh/yr6$48
Toshiba 43V35NP43"137 kWh/yr7$45
LG 43UM662H0LC43"134 kWh/yr7$44

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

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Samsung Electronics QA43LS03DAS specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
108.0 cm (42.5")
Screen area
4,983 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
92.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
339 kWh
Star rating index
3.01
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV5957

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5957
GEMS registration id
159007
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 January 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
QA43LS03DA*
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.