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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

LG 27QN880

G

Uses less electricity than 3% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €12 a year, €118 over ten years.

Power, SDR
28.6 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€12 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
37.9 W
1.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 97 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €10 a year. 95% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 37.9 W, 1.3 times its SDR power. LG has 335 models in this group; this one is number 294 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,633 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,632 use less.

Median 30 This model · 42 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F LG 32GN600 42 kWh same
  2. F LG 32GN650 42 kWh same
  3. G LG 27QN880 42 kWh
  4. G LG 27VRN71C 42 kWh +€0.03
  5. F Kuyouke Display P20 42 kWh +€0.06
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27QN880 TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €12 €2 −€10
5 years €59 €11 −€48
10 years €118 €22 −€97
15 years €178 €32 −€145

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 28.6 W
HDR 37.9 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 21 €6
4 hours a day 42 €12
8 hours a day 84 €24

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 27QN880 (this model)
27″28.6 42 — —
28″5.2 8 €10 €97
27″7.0 10 €9 €89
27″7.0 10 €9 €89
27″7.0 10 €9 €89
27″8.0 12 €9 €85

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
28.6 W
On-mode power HDR
37.9 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

Registered by LG under one model number.

27QN880

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

Questions

How much does the LG 27QN880 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 42 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €12 a year, or €118 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 37.9 W instead of 28.6 W, 1.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.