Name: Samsung Electronics UA85CU8000S
Brand: Samsung Electronics
SKU: ATV5489

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Screen size: 85"; 215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 5
Annual electricity use: 725 kWh; Label: 726 kWh · 0.20 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $239 / year; $2,393 over 10 years

Power when on: 198 W · 0.5 W standby

4% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 56% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year less than the median, $109 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.

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Samsung Electronics UA85CU8000S specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area: 19,712 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 198.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.50 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Digital
Annual energy (label): 726 kWh
Star rating index: 5.33
Country of manufacture: Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV5489

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV5489
GEMS registration id: 152472
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 13 February 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: UA85CU8*00*
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.