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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

BenQ GL2780E

D

Uses less electricity than 85% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €66 over ten years.

Power, SDR
15.9 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 22 % below the typical 30 kWh. Only 6% of comparable models have a better class than D. On-mode power in SDR is 15.9 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. BenQ has 89 models in this group; this one is number 18 among them. BenQ sells the same label values under other model names: BL2783. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 711 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 710 use less.

Median 30 This model · 23 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D Eneo VM-FHD27PFA 23 kWh same
  2. D BenQ BL2783 23 kWh same
  3. D BenQ GL2780E 23 kWh
  4. D BenQ BL2581T 23 kWh same
  5. E WORTMANN/Terra LCD/LED 2435W HA 23 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period GL2780E TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€4
5 years €33 €11 −€22
10 years €66 €22 −€44
15 years €99 €32 −€66

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 12 €3
4 hours a day 23 €7
8 hours a day 46 €13

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 BenQ GL2780E (this model)
27″15.9 23 — —
28″5.2 8 €4 €44
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″8.0 12 €3 €33

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
D / –
On-mode power SDR
15.9 W
Standby / networked standby
0.3 W
Screen diagonal
27″
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

2 model numbers are registered by BenQ with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

GL2780E · GL2780

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

Questions

How much does the BenQ GL2780E cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 23 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €7 a year, or €66 over ten years.