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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

TCL 98MQLED85KX1

E

Uses less electricity than 7% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €64 a year, €641 over ten years.

Power, SDR
155.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€64 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
500.0 W
3.2× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 93 % of them need less. EAS Electric Smart E40AN70W, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €51 a year. Class E is the most common class in this group (32% of models). In HDR it draws 500.0 W, 3.2 times its SDR power. TCL has 849 models in this group; this one is number 755 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: 98C7K-UKX1, 98C7K-UKX7, 98C71KX1 and 3 more.

Where it stands

Rank 5,059 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 5,058 use less.

Median 156 This model · 226 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E TCL 98C7KX3 226 kWh same
  2. E TCL 98Q7CX7 226 kWh same
  3. E TCL 98MQLED85KX1 226 kWh
  4. F Philips 85MLED910/12 226 kWh same
  5. F Samsung GQ85QN80FAU 226 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 98MQLED85KX1 E40AN70W Difference
1 year €64 €13 −€51
5 years €320 €66 −€254
10 years €641 €132 −€509
15 years €961 €198 −€763

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 155.0 W
HDR 500.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 113 €32
4 hours a day 226 €64
8 hours a day 453 €128

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 TCL 98MQLED85KX1 (this model)
98″155.0 226 — —
98″32.0 47 €51 €509
98″36.0 53 €49 €492
98″88.0 129 €28 €277
98″100.0 146 €23 €227
98″100.0 146 €23 €227

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
155.0 W
On-mode power HDR
500.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
98″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
QLED LCD
Refresh rate
120 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.

98MQLED85KX1

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

Questions

How much does the TCL 98MQLED85KX1 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 226 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €64 a year, or €641 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 500.0 W instead of 155.0 W, 3.2 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.