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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 48″ · 3840×2160 · OLED

LG OLED48C59LB

G

Uses less electricity than 19% of the 5,712 TVs, 43–54″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €27 a year, €272 over ten years.

Power, SDR
65.7 W
Typical 54 W
Running cost
€27 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
115.0 W
1.8× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 81 % of them need less. Improve IMPTVS49ETH, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €9 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is F. In HDR it draws 115.0 W, 1.8 times its SDR power. LG has 562 models in this group; this one is number 356 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: OLED48C56LB, OLED48C5ELB.

Where it stands

Rank 4,594 of 5,712 TVs, 43–54″ by yearly consumption. 4,593 use less.

Median 79 This model · 96 10 160 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Nevir NVR-Q8851-50KWBA 95 kWh −€0.28
  2. G LG OLED48C56LB 96 kWh same
  3. G LG OLED48C59LB 96 kWh
  4. G LG OLED48C5ELB 96 kWh same
  5. G LG 48LX1T3LA 96 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period OLED48C59LB IMPTVS49ETH Difference
1 year €27 €19 −€9
5 years €136 €93 −€43
10 years €272 €186 −€86
15 years €407 €279 −€128

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Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 65.7 W
HDR 115.0 W
Group median, SDR 54.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 48 €14
4 hours a day 96 €27
8 hours a day 192 €54

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 OLED48C59LB (this model)
48″65.7 96 — —
49″45.0 66 €9 €86
49″45.0 66 €9 €86
49″48.0 70 €7 €73
48″51.0 75 €6 €61
48″51.0 75 €6 €61

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
65.7 W
On-mode power HDR
115.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
48″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
120 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.

OLED48C59LB

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

Questions

How much does the LG OLED48C59LB cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 96 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €27 a year, or €272 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 115.0 W instead of 65.7 W, 1.8 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.