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Monitors · 27″ · 5120×2880 · LCD

Philips 27M2D5901A

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Uses less electricity than 37% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €9 a year, €87 over ten years.

Power, SDR
21.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€9 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
48.0 W
2.3× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 3 % above the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). In HDR it draws 48.0 W, 2.3 times its SDR power. Philips has 167 models in this group; this one is number 96 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,468 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 2,467 use less.

Median 30 This model · 31 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Koorui G2712ZC 31 kWh same
  2. E Lenovo TIO27Gen6(D26TIO27) 31 kWh same
  3. E Philips 27M2D5901A 31 kWh
  4. E Selfsat MSD27 31 kWh same
  5. E Safire SF-MNT27-FHD-E-V2 31 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27M2D5901A TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €9 €2 −€7
5 years €43 €11 −€33
10 years €87 €22 −€65
15 years €130 €32 −€98

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 21.0 W
HDR 48.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 15 €4
4 hours a day 31 €9
8 hours a day 61 €17

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
E Philips 27M2D5901A (this model)
27″21.0 31 — —
A Teamgee TG-S10 PRO compare
28″5.2 8 €7 €65
C Changhong audio-visual electronic products M-27LKF1Q165 compare
27″7.0 10 €6 €58
A Philips 27B2G5200 compare
27″7.0 10 €6 €58
C Changhong audio-visual electronic products M-27LFK4P60 compare
27″7.0 10 €6 €58
A Dusun UP27001,UP27002,UP27003,UP27004,UP27005 compare
27″8.0 12 €5 €54

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
21.0 W
On-mode power HDR
48.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
5120×2880
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Philips under one model number.

27M2D5901A

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

Questions

How much does the Philips 27M2D5901A cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 31 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €9 a year, or €87 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 48.0 W instead of 21.0 W, 2.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.