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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

LG 27GS60QC

F

Uses less electricity than 30% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €9 a year, €91 over ten years.

Power, SDR
22.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€9 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
29.2 W
1.3× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 7 % above the typical 30 kWh. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 29.2 W, 1.3 times its SDR power. LG has 335 models in this group; this one is number 180 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 3,278 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 3,277 use less.

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

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F ViewSonic VS20120(VG2709U-2K) 32 kWh same
  2. F ViewSonic VS20121(VG2709-2K-MHDU-2) 32 kWh same
  3. F LG 27GS60QC 32 kWh
  4. F Erazer MD 21725 32 kWh same
  5. B Silver IPM-24/412936 32 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27GS60QC TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €9 €2 −€7
5 years €45 €11 −€35
10 years €91 €22 −€69
15 years €136 €32 −€104

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 22.0 W
HDR 29.2 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 16 €5
4 hours a day 32 €9
8 hours a day 64 €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
F LG 27GS60QC (this model)
27″22.0 32 — —
28″5.2 8 €7 €69
27″7.0 10 €6 €62
27″7.0 10 €6 €62
27″7.0 10 €6 €62
27″8.0 12 €6 €58

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
22.0 W
On-mode power HDR
29.2 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
2560×1440
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

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

27GS60QC · 27GS60QN · 27GS60QX

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

Questions

How much does the LG 27GS60QC 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 €91 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 29.2 W instead of 22.0 W, 1.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.