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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

LG 27BP85L

G

Uses less electricity than 2% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €13 a year, €131 over ten years.

Power, SDR
31.6 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€13 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
48.8 W
1.5× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 98 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €11 a year. 95% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 48.8 W, 1.5 times its SDR power. LG has 335 models in this group; this one is number 313 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: 27UP850. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,704 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,703 use less.

Median 30 This model · 46 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G LG 27GP950 46 kWh same
  2. G LG 27GP95R 46 kWh same
  3. G LG 27BP85L 46 kWh
  4. G LG 27UP850 46 kWh same
  5. G Turbo-X Monitor 27 Nemesis NC27QGH Gaming Curved HDR 46 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27BP85L TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €13 €2 −€11
5 years €65 €11 −€55
10 years €131 €22 −€109
15 years €196 €32 −€164

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 31.6 W
HDR 48.8 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 23 €7
4 hours a day 46 €13
8 hours a day 92 €26

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 LG 27BP85L (this model)
27″31.6 46 — —
28″5.2 8 €11 €109
27″7.0 10 €10 €102
27″7.0 10 €10 €102
27″7.0 10 €10 €102
27″8.0 12 €10 €97

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
31.6 W
On-mode power HDR
48.8 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
1 years
Spare parts (minimum)
8 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by LG under one model number.

27BP85L

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

Questions

How much does the LG 27BP85L cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 46 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €13 a year, or €131 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 48.8 W instead of 31.6 W, 1.5 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.