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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 38″ · 3840×1600 · LED LCD

LG 38GL950G

G

Uses less electricity than 1% of the 1,482 monitors, 32–42″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €19 a year, €189 over ten years.

Power, SDR
45.7 W
Typical 31 W
Running cost
€19 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
86.9 W
1.9× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 99 % of them need less. Boifun BFN-161, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €16 a year. 73% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is F. In HDR it draws 86.9 W, 1.9 times its SDR power. LG has 244 models in this group; this one is number 242 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,455 of 1,482 monitors, 32–42″ by yearly consumption. 1,454 use less.

Median 46 This model · 67 5 135 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Soulaca SS550U22-430E029 66 kWh −€0.17
  2. G LG 38WN75C 66 kWh −€0.17
  3. G LG 38GL950G 67 kWh
  4. G 2E G3424B 67 kWh +€0.14
  5. G Winmate W40L100-MLM1FG-A2 68 kWh +€0.25
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 38GL950G BFN-161 Difference
1 year €19 €3 −€16
5 years €94 €14 −€81
10 years €189 €28 −€161
15 years €283 €42 −€242

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 45.7 W
HDR 86.9 W
Group median, SDR 31.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 33 €9
4 hours a day 67 €19
8 hours a day 133 €38

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 38GL950G (this model)
38″45.7 67 — —
38″6.7 10 €16 €161
39″15.7 23 €12 €124
37″23.7 35 €9 €91
38″25.9 38 €8 €82
37″28.5 42 €7 €71

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
45.7 W
On-mode power HDR
86.9 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
38″
Resolution
3840×1600
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.

38GL950G

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

Questions

How much does the LG 38GL950G cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 67 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €19 a year, or €189 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 86.9 W instead of 45.7 W, 1.9 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.