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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

Samsung BE98D-H

F

Uses less electricity than 3% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €74 a year, €736 over ten years.

Power, SDR
178.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€74 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
498.0 W
2.8× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 97 % of them need less. EAS Electric Smart E40AN70W, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €60 a year. 44% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 498.0 W, 2.8 times its SDR power. Samsung has 381 models in this group; this one is number 359 among them. Samsung sells the same label values under other model names: UE98DU9000U, UE98DU9070U.

Where it stands

Rank 5,437 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 5,436 use less.

Median 156 This model · 260 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G LG 65NANO956NA 258 kWh −€0.42
  2. G LG 65NANO959NA 258 kWh −€0.42
  3. F Samsung BE98D-H 260 kWh
  4. F Samsung UE98DU9000U 260 kWh same
  5. F Samsung UE98DU9070U 260 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period BE98D-H E40AN70W Difference
1 year €74 €13 −€60
5 years €368 €66 −€302
10 years €736 €132 −€604
15 years €1,104 €198 −€906

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 178.0 W
HDR 498.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 130 €37
4 hours a day 260 €74
8 hours a day 520 €147

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 Samsung BE98D-H (this model)
98″178.0 260 — —
98″32.0 47 €60 €604
98″36.0 53 €59 €587
98″88.0 129 €37 €372
98″100.0 146 €32 €323
98″100.0 146 €32 €323

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
178.0 W
On-mode power HDR
498.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
98″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Samsung under one model number.

BE98D-H

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung BE98D-H cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 260 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €74 a year, or €736 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 498.0 W instead of 178.0 W, 2.8 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.