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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 19″ · 1280×1024 · LED LCD

Planar PT1945P_

E

Uses less electricity than 23% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €5 a year, €54 over ten years.

Power, SDR
13.1 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€5 / year
4 h a day

Uses more than most comparable models: 77 % of them need less. Thread M180Q02D, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €4 a year. Class E is the most common class in this group (28% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 13.1 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Planar has 15 models in this group; this one is number 7 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,807 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,806 use less.

Median 12 This model · 19 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Ad notam DFU-0185-074 19 kWh same
  2. F Ad notam DFU-0185-073 19 kWh same
  3. E Planar PT1945P_ 19 kWh
  4. E Eneo VM-FHD22PP 19 kWh same
  5. F Arzopa Z3FC 19 kWh +€0.06
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PT1945P_ M180Q02D Difference
1 year €5 €2 −€4
5 years €27 €8 −€19
10 years €54 €16 −€39
15 years €81 €23 −€58

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 10 €3
4 hours a day 19 €5
8 hours a day 38 €11

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 PT1945P_ (this model)
19″13.1 19 — —
18″3.8 6 €4 €39
18″4.4 6 €4 €36
18″4.4 6 €4 €36
18″4.6 7 €4 €35
19″4.7 7 €3 €35

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
13.1 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
19″
Resolution
1280×1024
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.

PT1945P_ · PT1945P

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

Questions

How much does the Planar PT1945P_ cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 19 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €5 a year, or €54 over ten years.