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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 24″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

Planar PLN2400

E

Uses less electricity than 74% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €72 over ten years.

Power, SDR
17.4 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day

Near the middle of its group: 15 % below the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 17.4 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. Planar has 17 models in this group; this one is number 9 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,234 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 1,233 use less.

Median 30 This model · 25 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Hikvision DS-D5024FN10 25 kWh same
  2. E Hikvision DS-D5024FN11 25 kWh same
  3. E Planar PLN2400 25 kWh
  4. E Philips 241E1SC 25 kWh same
  5. E Armaggeddon PXP 24-X 26 kWh +€0.06
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PLN2400_ WF238V Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€6
5 years €36 €8 −€28
10 years €72 €16 −€56
15 years €108 €25 −€83

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 13 €4
4 hours a day 25 €7
8 hours a day 51 €14

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 Planar PLN2400 (this model)
24″17.4 25 — —
24″4.0 6 €6 €56
24″4.5 7 €5 €53
24″4.5 7 €5 €53
24″4.5 7 €5 €53
24″5.0 7 €5 €51

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
17.4 W
Standby / networked standby
0.3 W
Screen diagonal
24″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED 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 Planar with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

PLN2400 · PLN2400_

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

Questions

How much does the Planar PLN2400 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 25 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €7 a year, or €72 over ten years.