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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 32″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

LG 32UP550

G

Uses less electricity than 11% of the 1,482 monitors, 32–42″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €16 a year, €155 over ten years.

Power, SDR
37.5 W
Typical 31 W
Running cost
€16 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
51.9 W
1.4× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 89 % of them need less. LXZ LX32ZG, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €13 a year. 73% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is F. In HDR it draws 51.9 W, 1.4 times its SDR power. LG has 244 models in this group; this one is number 199 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,313 of 1,482 monitors, 32–42″ by yearly consumption. 1,312 use less.

Median 46 This model · 55 5 135 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Alogic 40C5KPDSGR 55 kWh same
  2. F FYHXele FY32UH 55 kWh same
  3. G LG 32UP550 55 kWh
  4. G BenQ EW3880R 55 kWh same
  5. F Gawfolk GF400D 55 kWh +€0.03
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 32UP550 LX32ZG Difference
1 year €16 €3 −€13
5 years €78 €13 −€64
10 years €155 €26 −€129
15 years €233 €40 −€193

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 37.5 W
HDR 51.9 W
Group median, SDR 31.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 27 €8
4 hours a day 55 €16
8 hours a day 110 €31

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 32UP550 (this model)
32″37.5 55 — —
32″6.4 9 €13 €129
32″6.4 9 €13 €129
32″6.4 9 €13 €129
32″6.4 9 €13 €129
32″8.0 12 €12 €122

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
37.5 W
On-mode power HDR
51.9 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
32″
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

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

32UP550 · 32UP550N

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

Questions

How much does the LG 32UP550 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 55 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €16 a year, or €155 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 51.9 W instead of 37.5 W, 1.4 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.