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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 50″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

JVC LT-50CA890a

G

Uses less electricity than 1% of the 5,712 TVs, 43–54″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €36 a year, €356 over ten years.

Power, SDR
86.0 W
Typical 54 W
Running cost
€36 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
86.0 W
1.0× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 99 % of them need less. Topmax TM500K2, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €29 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is F. On-mode power in SDR is 86.0 W; the typical screen of this size draws 54.0 W. jvc has 286 models in this group; this one is number 285 among them. On the register since 2020 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 5,622 of 5,712 TVs, 43–54″ by yearly consumption. 5,621 use less.

Median 79 This model · 126 10 160 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G Metz 50MUC8000Y 126 kWh same
  2. G Dyon SMART 50 X-EOS 126 kWh same
  3. G JVC LT-50CA890a 126 kWh
  4. G Dyon - Dyon MOVIE SMART 49 XT 126 kWh same
  5. G Tesla 50M613BUS 126 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period LT-50CA890a TM500K2 Difference
1 year €36 €6 −€29
5 years €178 €31 −€147
10 years €356 €62 −€294
15 years €534 €93 −€441

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 86.0 W
HDR 86.0 W
Group median, SDR 54.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 63 €18
4 hours a day 126 €36
8 hours a day 251 €71

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 JVC LT-50CA890a (this model)
50″86.0 126 — —
50″15.0 22 €29 €294
50″36.0 53 €21 €207
50″36.0 53 €21 €207
50″36.0 53 €21 €207
50″36.0 53 €21 €207

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
86.0 W
On-mode power HDR
86.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.4 W / 0.4 W
Screen diagonal
50″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
50 Hz
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

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

LT-50CA890a · LT-50CA890b · LT-50CA890c

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

Questions

How much does the JVC LT-50CA890a cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 126 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €36 a year, or €356 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 86.0 W instead of 86.0 W, 1.0 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.