Name: Samsung Electronics QA98QN990CW
Brand: Samsung Electronics
SKU: ATV5649

Electricity pricec/kWh

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Screen size: 98"; 248 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 3.5
Annual electricity use: 1,422 kWh; Label: 1,423 kWh · 0.39 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $469 / year; $4,694 over 10 years

Power when on: 389 W · 0.5 W standby

49% more electricity than the median of 89 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations (955 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 11% of them. At your rates that is about $154 a year more than the median, $1,544 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 9558001,447

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 89 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 95 inch and above 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.

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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.

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Samsung Electronics QA98QN990CW specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 247.7 cm (97.5")
Screen area: 26,214 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 389.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.50 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Digital
Annual energy (label): 1423 kWh
Star rating index: 3.55
Country of manufacture: Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV5649
GEMS registration id: 154520
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 3 June 2028
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.