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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 42″ · 3840×2160 · OLED

Panasonic TV-42Z90BEBA

G

Uses less electricity than 1% of the 4,993 TVs, 32–42″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €21 a year, €215 over ten years.

Power, SDR
52.0 W
Typical 32 W
Running cost
€21 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
81.0 W
1.6× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 99 % of them need less. BSL-42T2SV, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €8 a year. 93% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 81.0 W, 1.6 times its SDR power. Panasonic has 140 models in this group; this one is number 96 among them. Panasonic sells the same label values under other model names: TV-42Z90BE6A, TV-42Z90BE7A, TV-42Z90BE8A and 1 more. Registered in Oct 2026, one of the newer models in its group.

Where it stands

Rank 4,846 of 4,993 TVs, 32–42″ by yearly consumption. 4,845 use less.

Median 47 This model · 76 20 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G Panasonic TV-42Z90BE8A 76 kWh same
  2. G Panasonic TV-42Z90BE9A 76 kWh same
  3. G Panasonic TV-42Z90BEBA 76 kWh
  4. G Continental Edison CELED43SAUHD23B7 77 kWh +€0.42
  5. E Infiniton INTV-32AT630 77 kWh +€0.42
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period TV-42Z90BEBA BSL-42T2SV Difference
1 year €21 €14 −€8
5 years €107 €70 −€38
10 years €215 €140 −€75
15 years €322 €209 −€113

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 52.0 W
HDR 81.0 W
Group median, SDR 32.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 38 €11
4 hours a day 76 €22
8 hours a day 152 €43

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 Panasonic TV-42Z90BEBA (this model)
42″52.0 76 — —
42″33.8 49 €8 €75
42″35.0 51 €7 €70
42″35.0 51 €7 €70
42″36.0 53 €7 €66
41″36.0 53 €7 €66

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
52.0 W
On-mode power HDR
81.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
42″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
1 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

TV-42Z90BEBA

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market
  3. Supplier changed powerOnModeHDR from 85 to 81
  4. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2026,10,26 to 2026,11,6
  5. Supplier changed additionalDetails from [object Object] to [object Object]

Questions

How much does the Panasonic TV-42Z90BEBA cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 76 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €21 a year, or €215 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 81.0 W instead of 52.0 W, 1.6 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.