New Zealand · costs in NZD
LED-backlit LCD · 98"
TCL 98C655 TV
TCL 98C655 is a 98-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV6070).
- Screen size
- 98"
- 248 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Annual electricity use
- 827 kWh
- Label: 909 kWh · 0.23 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $273 / year
- $2,729 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 226 W · 0.4 W standby
5% less 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 61% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $138 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 QA98QN90FAW98"886 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $292 | |
| Sony K-98XR70M298"798 kWh/yr | 6 | $263 | |
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| LG 98QNED89T6A98"999 kWh/yr | 5 | $330 | |
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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TCL 98C655 specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 247.6 cm (97.5")
- Screen area
- 26,198 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 226.0 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.39 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 909 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.56
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ATV6070
- GEMS registration id
- 159961
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 March 2029
- 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.