c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
85"
215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
948 kWh
Label: 948 kWh ยท 0.26 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$313 / year
$3,128 over 10 years
Power when on
259 W ยท 0.5 W standby

25% more electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 16% of them. At your rates that is about $62 a year more than the median, $624 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 (above 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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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

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

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

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Kogan KAQL85Q9VB85"863 kWh/yr4.5$285
Jvc JVG518623Q86"815 kWh/yr4.5$269
Jvc JVG518622Q86"980 kWh/yr4$323
Metz 86MUC8500A86"893 kWh/yr4.5$295
Dreame 86S10086"817 kWh/yr4.5$270

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

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Samsung Electronics QA85Q80CAW specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area
19,712 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
259.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
948 kWh
Star rating index
4.13
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV5422

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5422
GEMS registration id
151855
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 January 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
QA85Q80CA*
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.