c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
85"
215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
521 kWh
Label: 521 kWh ยท 0.14 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$172 / year
$1,719 over 10 years
Power when on
142 W ยท 0.5 W standby

31% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 92% of them. At your rates that is about $79 a year less than the median, $785 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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.

Tvs that use less electricity

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr7$153
Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr7$159
LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr7$160
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$160
Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr6$160

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

Tvs similar to the Samsung Electronics QA85Q60DAS

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Xiaomi L85MC-SAU85"595 kWh/yr6$196
TCL 85C6L85"555 kWh/yr6$183
TCL 85A300W85"600 kWh/yr6$198
Philips 85PQT7931/7985"559 kWh/yr6$184
LG 85NU850B6LA85"568 kWh/yr6$187
LG 85NU855BPSA85"568 kWh/yr6$187
Panasonic TV-85W95BGZ85"506 kWh/yr6$167
Toshiba 85C350NP85"599 kWh/yr6$198

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

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Samsung Electronics QA85Q60DAS specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area
19,712 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
142.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
521 kWh
Star rating index
6.81
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV5834

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5834
GEMS registration id
157993
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 November 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
QA85Q6*DA*
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.