New Zealand · costs in NZD
LED-backlit LCD · 85"
TCL 85C8L TV
TCL 85C8L is a 85-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV7268).
- Screen size
- 85"
- 215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 697 kWh
- Label: 770 kWh · 0.19 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $230 / year
- $2,300 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 190 W · 0.4 W standby
1% more electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 47% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $33 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr | 7 | $153 | |
| Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr | 7 | $159 | |
| LG 86QNED81ASA86"484 kWh/yr | 7 | $160 | |
| LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr | 7 | $160 | |
| Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr | 6 | $160 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq 85M810M85"871 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $287 | |
| Emete EME-85XXTE85"740 kWh/yr | 5 | $244 | |
| Konic KUD85SG692AS85"766 kWh/yr | 5 | $253 | |
| Sony K-85XR70M285"729 kWh/yr | 5 | $241 | |
| Kogan KAQL85Q9VC85"863 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $285 | |
| Toshiba 85Z770RP85"666 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $220 | |
| Kogan KAQL85WQ98GSVA85"863 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $285 | |
| Emete EME-8510TE85"740 kWh/yr | 5 | $244 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
TCL 85C8L specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 214.8 cm (84.6")
- Screen area
- 19,712 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 190.4 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.38 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 770 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.06
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ATV7268
- GEMS registration id
- 176392
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 February 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 62087.1:2010
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. Manufacturer: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.