c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
65"
164 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
503 kWh
Label: 503 kWh ยท 0.14 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$166 / year
$1,659 over 10 years
Power when on
137 W ยท 0.5 W standby

12% more electricity than the median of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 33% of them. At your rates that is about $17 a year more than the median, $171 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 65 inch TV sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Hisense 65Q6S series65"288 kWh/yr7$95
Hisense 65Q6SNZ65"288 kWh/yr7$95
Jvc LT-65NQ7165A64"298 kWh/yr6$98

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 QA65QN90FAW specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
163.9 cm (64.5")
Screen area
11,478 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
137.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
503 kWh
Star rating index
4.66
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV6534

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6534
GEMS registration id
166898
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 January 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
QA65QN90FA*
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.