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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

Asus VG279QL1A

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Uses less electricity than 32% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €9 a year, €89 over ten years.

Power, SDR
21.6 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€9 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
39.0 W
1.8× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 5 % above the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). In HDR it draws 39.0 W, 1.8 times its SDR power. Asus has 232 models in this group; this one is number 149 among them. On the register since 2020 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 3,186 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 3,185 use less.

Median 30 This model · 32 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Asus VG27VH1BR 32 kWh same
  2. E Asus VA27AQSB 32 kWh same
  3. E Asus VG279QL1A 32 kWh
  4. E Asus VG279Q1A 32 kWh same
  5. E Asus VG27VH1BY 32 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VG279QL1A TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €9 €2 −€7
5 years €45 €11 −€34
10 years €89 €22 −€68
15 years €134 €32 −€102

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 21.6 W
HDR 39.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 16 €4
4 hours a day 32 €9
8 hours a day 63 €18

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 Asus VG279QL1A (this model)
27″21.6 32 — —
A Teamgee TG-S10 PRO compare
28″5.2 8 €7 €68
C Changhong audio-visual electronic products M-27LKF1Q165 compare
27″7.0 10 €6 €60
A Philips 27B2G5200 compare
27″7.0 10 €6 €60
C Changhong audio-visual electronic products M-27LFK4P60 compare
27″7.0 10 €6 €60
A Dusun UP27001,UP27002,UP27003,UP27004,UP27005 compare
27″8.0 12 €6 €56

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
21.6 W
On-mode power HDR
39.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.3 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
165 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Asus under one model number.

VG279QL1A

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

Questions

How much does the Asus VG279QL1A cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 32 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €9 a year, or €89 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 39.0 W instead of 21.6 W, 1.8 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.