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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 24″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

Acer CB242Y D5

C

Uses less electricity than 96% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €5 a year, €50 over ten years.

Power, SDR
12.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€5 / year
4 h a day

Only 148 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ do better. Class C is the best class any model in this group reaches, and only 4% of them do. On-mode power in SDR is 12.0 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. Acer has 536 models in this group; this one is number 26 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 149 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 148 use less.

Median 30 This model · 18 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. C Acer B247Y GB 18 kWh same
  2. C HP 524pf (HSD-0178-Q) 18 kWh same
  3. C Acer CB242Y D5 18 kWh
  4. C Asus VA24DQFS 18 kWh same
  5. E Yashi YZ2770 18 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CB242Y D5 WF238V Difference
1 year €5 €2 −€3
5 years €25 €8 −€17
10 years €50 €16 −€33
15 years €74 €25 −€50

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 9 €2
4 hours a day 18 €5
8 hours a day 35 €10

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model SizeSDR W kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
C Acer CB242Y D5 (this model)
24″12.0 18 — —
24″4.0 6 €3 €33
24″4.5 7 €3 €31
24″4.5 7 €3 €31
24″4.5 7 €3 €31
24″5.0 7 €3 €29

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
C / –
On-mode power SDR
12.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
24″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Acer under one model number.

CB242Y D5

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Acer CB242Y D5 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 18 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €5 a year, or €50 over ten years.