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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 49″ · 5120×1440 · LCD

Philips 49B2U5900CH

F

Uses less electricity than 66% of the 335 monitors, 43–54″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €17 a year, €174 over ten years.

Power, SDR
42.0 W
Typical 45 W
Running cost
€17 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
82.0 W
2.0× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 7 % below the typical 66 kWh. Class F is the most common class in this group (47% of models). In HDR it draws 82.0 W, 2.0 times its SDR power. Of 6 Philips models in this group, it is the most efficient. Philips sells the same label values under other model names: 49B2U5900C.

Where it stands

Rank 93 of 335 monitors, 43–54″ by yearly consumption. 92 use less.

Median 66 This model · 61 10 275 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E BCS-MLED43FHD 61 kWh same
  2. F Rampage PRIME PR49R165QH 61 kWh same
  3. F Philips 49B2U5900CH 61 kWh
  4. F Philips 49B2U5900C 61 kWh same
  5. F Gamepower KORA DQ49 61 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 49B2U5900CH FT485MOB Difference
1 year €17 €11 −€6
5 years €87 €56 −€31
10 years €174 €112 −€62
15 years €260 €167 −€93

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Years of use

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

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 42.0 W
HDR 82.0 W
Group median, SDR 45.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 31 €9
4 hours a day 61 €17
8 hours a day 123 €35

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
F Philips 49B2U5900CH (this model)
49″42.0 61 — —
48″27.0 39 €6 €62
49″31.0 45 €5 €45
49″31.0 45 €5 €45
49″32.0 47 €4 €41
49″34.2 50 €3 €32

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
42.0 W
On-mode power HDR
82.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
49″
Resolution
5120×1440
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Philips with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

49B2U5900CH · 49B2U5900AM

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

Questions

How much does the Philips 49B2U5900CH cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 61 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €17 a year, or €174 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 82.0 W instead of 42.0 W, 2.0 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.