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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 28″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

Acer X28

G

Uses less electricity than 4% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €11 a year, €112 over ten years.

Power, SDR
27.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€11 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
68.0 W
2.5× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €9 a year. 95% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 68.0 W, 2.5 times its SDR power. Acer has 536 models in this group; this one is number 505 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,546 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,545 use less.

Median 30 This model · 39 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Hanseatic HC284PUB(HSG1457) 39 kWh same
  2. F Hanseatic HC284UPB(HSG1448) 39 kWh same
  3. G Acer X28 39 kWh
  4. F Asus VG28UQL1A 39 kWh same
  5. F Yashi YZ2716 39 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period X28 TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €11 €2 −€9
5 years €56 €11 −€45
10 years €112 €22 −€90
15 years €167 €32 −€135

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 27.0 W
HDR 68.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 20 €6
4 hours a day 39 €11
8 hours a day 79 €22

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
G Acer X28 (this model)
28″27.0 39 — —
28″5.2 8 €9 €90
27″7.0 10 €8 €83
27″7.0 10 €8 €83
27″7.0 10 €8 €83
27″8.0 12 €8 €78

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
27.0 W
On-mode power HDR
68.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
28″
Resolution
3840×2160
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.

X28

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

Questions

How much does the Acer X28 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 39 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €11 a year, or €112 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 68.0 W instead of 27.0 W, 2.5 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.