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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 19″ · 1366×768 · LED LCD

Acer V196HQL

E

Uses less electricity than 27% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €5 a year, €51 over ten years.

Power, SDR
12.3 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€5 / year
4 h a day

Near the middle of its group: 57 % above the typical 12 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (28% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 12.3 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Acer has 76 models in this group; this one is number 23 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,711 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,710 use less.

Median 12 This model · 18 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Gaomon PD1621 18 kWh same
  2. D Asus VA229QSB 18 kWh same
  3. E Acer V196HQL 18 kWh
  4. E Eizo DuraVision FDF1983WT-AC 18 kWh +€0.03
  5. D VS Display VS-150M-NBC3B02 18 kWh +€0.03
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What it will cost you

Period V196HQL M180Q02D Difference
1 year €5 €2 −€4
5 years €25 €8 −€18
10 years €51 €16 −€35
15 years €76 €23 −€53

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 9 €3
4 hours a day 18 €5
8 hours a day 36 €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
E Acer V196HQL (this model)
19″12.3 18 — —
18″3.8 6 €4 €35
18″4.4 6 €3 €33
18″4.4 6 €3 €33
18″4.6 7 €3 €32
19″4.7 7 €3 €31

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
12.3 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
19″
Resolution
1366×768
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.

V196HQL

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

Questions

How much does the Acer V196HQL 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 €51 over ten years.