Name: Samsung Electronics QA83S85HAE
Brand: Samsung Electronics
SKU: ATV7178

Electricity pricec/kWh

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Screen size: 83"; 210 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 5
Annual electricity use: 678 kWh; Label: 678 kWh · 0.18 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $224 / year; $2,237 over 10 years

Power when on: 185 W · 0.5 W standby

11% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 68% of them. At your rates that is about $27 a year less than the median, $267 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 7595361,076

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 85 inch TV sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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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.

Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Samsung Electronics QA83S85FAE83"682 kWh/yr	83"	5	682	$225	67% of similar
Samsung Electronics QA83S89CAS83"704 kWh/yr	83"	5	704	$232	62% of similar

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

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Samsung Electronics QA83S85HAE specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 209.6 cm (82.5")
Screen area: 18,769 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 185.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.50 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Digital
Annual energy (label): 678 kWh
Star rating index: 5.42
Country of manufacture: Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7178
GEMS registration id: 176407
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 27 January 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: –
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard: –

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.