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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

TCL 98A400U-UKXB

D

Uses less electricity than 32% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €50 a year, €496 over ten years.

Power, SDR
120.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€50 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
380.0 W
3.2× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 12 % above the typical 156 kWh. Class D is the best class any model in this group reaches, and only 10% of them do. In HDR it draws 380.0 W, 3.2 times its SDR power. TCL has 849 models in this group; this one is number 549 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: 98A400UX1, 98MQLED80LX1, 98A400U-UKX7.

Where it stands

Rank 3,785 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 3,784 use less.

Median 156 This model · 175 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G TechniSat 5565/9810 174 kWh −€0.25
  2. D TCL 98A400U-UKX7 175 kWh same
  3. D TCL 98A400U-UKXB 175 kWh
  4. D TCL 98A400UX1 175 kWh same
  5. D TCL 98MQLED80LX1 175 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 98A400U-UKXB E40AN70W Difference
1 year €50 €13 −€36
5 years €248 €66 −€182
10 years €496 €132 −€364
15 years €744 €198 −€546

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 120.0 W
HDR 380.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 88 €25
4 hours a day 175 €50
8 hours a day 350 €99

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
D TCL 98A400U-UKXB (this model)
98″120.0 175 — —
98″32.0 47 €36 €364
98″36.0 53 €35 €347
98″88.0 129 €13 €132
98″100.0 146 €8 €83
98″100.0 146 €8 €83

Label and product sheet

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

Model numbers and history

Registered by TCL under one model number.

98A400U-UKXB

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

Questions

How much does the TCL 98A400U-UKXB cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 175 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €50 a year, or €496 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 380.0 W instead of 120.0 W, 3.2 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.