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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 29″ · 2560×1080 · LED LCD

LG 29WL50S

G

Uses less electricity than 4% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €11 a year, €114 over ten years.

Power, SDR
27.5 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€11 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
27.5 W
1.0× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €9 a year. 95% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. On-mode power in SDR is 27.5 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. LG has 335 models in this group; this one is number 289 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,596 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,595 use less.

Median 30 This model · 40 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Ernitec 0070-24128-2 40 kWh same
  2. F Ernitec 0070-24228-AC 40 kWh same
  3. G LG 29WL50S 40 kWh
  4. F Eizo FlexScan EV2730Q 40 kWh same
  5. G LG 27GP83B 40 kWh +€0.03
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 29WL50S TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €11 €2 −€9
5 years €57 €11 −€46
10 years €114 €22 −€92
15 years €171 €32 −€138

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 27.5 W
HDR 27.5 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 20 €6
4 hours a day 40 €11
8 hours a day 80 €23

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 29WL50S (this model)
29″27.5 40 — —
28″5.2 8 €9 €92
29″10.6 16 €7 €70
28″13.6 20 €6 €57
29″16.9 25 €4 €44
29″18.8 27 €4 €36

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
27.5 W
On-mode power HDR
27.5 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
29″
Resolution
2560×1080
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.

29WL50S

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

Questions

How much does the LG 29WL50S cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 40 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €11 a year, or €114 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 27.5 W instead of 27.5 W, 1.0 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.