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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 42″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

Elit L-4221UHDTS2

E

Uses less electricity than 11% of the 4,993 TVs, 32–42″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €17 a year, €165 over ten years.

Power, SDR
40.0 W
Typical 32 W
Running cost
€17 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
92.0 W
2.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 89 % of them need less. BSL-42T2SV, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €3 a year. Class E is the best class any model in this group reaches. In HDR it draws 92.0 W, 2.3 times its SDR power. Of 11 Elit models in this group, it ranks last. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,337 of 4,993 TVs, 32–42″ by yearly consumption. 4,336 use less.

Median 47 This model · 58 20 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Hyundai FLJ42739GSMART 58 kWh same
  2. E homeX F42NT1000 58 kWh same
  3. E Elit L-4221UHDTS2 58 kWh
  4. E Finlux 42-FFC-4500 58 kWh same
  5. E Finlux 42-FFD-4320 58 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period L-4221UHDTS2 BSL-42T2SV Difference
1 year €17 €14 −€3
5 years €83 €70 −€13
10 years €165 €140 −€26
15 years €248 €209 −€39

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 40.0 W
HDR 92.0 W
Group median, SDR 32.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 29 €8
4 hours a day 58 €17
8 hours a day 117 €33

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 Elit L-4221UHDTS2 (this model)
42″40.0 58 — —
42″33.8 49 €3 €26
42″35.0 51 €2 €21
42″35.0 51 €2 €21

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
40.0 W
On-mode power HDR
92.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
42″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
50 Hz
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Elit under one model number.

L-4221UHDTS2

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

Questions

How much does the Elit L-4221UHDTS2 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 58 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €17 a year, or €165 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 92.0 W instead of 40.0 W, 2.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.