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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 55″ · 3840×2160 · OLED

LG OLED55B48LA

G

Uses less electricity than 22% of the 3,514 TVs, 55–64″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €34 a year, €342 over ten years.

Power, SDR
82.8 W
Typical 76 W
Running cost
€34 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
142.0 W
1.7× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 78 % of them need less. Prosonic 55UG8026, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €17 a year. Class G is the most common class in this group (35% of models). In HDR it draws 142.0 W, 1.7 times its SDR power. LG has 459 models in this group; this one is number 266 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: OLED55B42LA, OLED55B43LA, OLED55B45LA and 3 more.

Where it stands

Rank 2,732 of 3,514 TVs, 55–64″ by yearly consumption. 2,731 use less.

Median 111 This model · 121 60 275 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G LG OLED55B45LA 121 kWh same
  2. G LG OLED55B46LA 121 kWh same
  3. G LG OLED55B48LA 121 kWh
  4. G LG OLED55B49LA 121 kWh same
  5. G LG OLED55B4ELA 121 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period OLED55B48LA 55UG8026 Difference
1 year €34 €17 −€17
5 years €171 €87 −€84
10 years €342 €174 −€169
15 years €514 €260 −€253

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 82.8 W
HDR 142.0 W
Group median, SDR 76.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 60 €17
4 hours a day 121 €34
8 hours a day 242 €68

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 OLED55B48LA (this model)
55″82.8 121 — —
55″42.0 61 €17 €169
55″42.0 61 €17 €169
55″42.0 61 €17 €169
55″42.0 61 €17 €169
55″50.0 73 €14 €136

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
82.8 W
On-mode power HDR
142.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
55″
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.

OLED55B48LA

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

Questions

How much does the LG OLED55B48LA cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 121 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €34 a year, or €342 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 142.0 W instead of 82.8 W, 1.7 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.