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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

Acer UT272U

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Uses less electricity than 86% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €6 a year, €62 over ten years.

Power, SDR
15.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€6 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
21.4 W
1.4× SDR

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 27 % below the typical 30 kWh. Only 6% of comparable models have a better class than D. In HDR it draws 21.4 W, 1.4 times its SDR power. Acer has 536 models in this group; this one is number 75 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 580 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 579 use less.

Median 30 This model · 22 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E ViewSonic VS19971(VA240A-H) 22 kWh same
  2. E ViewSonic VS19971(VA240-H-2) 22 kWh same
  3. D Acer UT272U 22 kWh
  4. D Lenovo T24d-30(A24240WT0) 22 kWh same
  5. D Lenovo T24d-3W(A24240WT0) 22 kWh same
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What it will cost you

Period UT272U TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €6 €2 −€4
5 years €31 €11 −€20
10 years €62 €22 −€40
15 years €93 €32 −€61

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

SDR 15.0 W
HDR 21.4 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 11 €3
4 hours a day 22 €6
8 hours a day 44 €12

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
D Acer UT272U (this model)
27″15.0 22 — —
28″5.2 8 €4 €40
27″7.0 10 €3 €33
27″7.0 10 €3 €33
27″7.0 10 €3 €33
27″8.0 12 €3 €29

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
D / E
On-mode power SDR
15.0 W
On-mode power HDR
21.4 W
Standby / networked standby
0.7 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
2560×1440
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
75 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.

UT272U

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

Questions

How much does the Acer UT272U cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 22 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €6 a year, or €62 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 21.4 W instead of 15.0 W, 1.4 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.