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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

TCL 98MSQLED85LX1

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Uses less electricity than 30% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €51 a year, €513 over ten years.

Power, SDR
124.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€51 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
520.0 W
4.2× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 16 % 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 520.0 W, 4.2 times its SDR power. TCL has 849 models in this group; this one is number 564 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: 98C7LX1, 98C89LX1, 98C8LX1 and 3 more.

Where it stands

Rank 3,880 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 3,879 use less.

Median 156 This model · 181 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D TCL 98C8LX7 181 kWh same
  2. D TCL 98MSQLED80LX1 181 kWh same
  3. D TCL 98MSQLED85LX1 181 kWh
  4. D TCL 98Q7D ProX1 181 kWh same
  5. D TCL 98RM7L-UKX7 181 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 98MSQLED85LX1 E40AN70W Difference
1 year €51 €13 −€38
5 years €256 €66 −€190
10 years €513 €132 −€380
15 years €769 €198 −€571

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 124.0 W
HDR 520.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 91 €26
4 hours a day 181 €51
8 hours a day 362 €103

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 98MSQLED85LX1 (this model)
98″124.0 181 — —
98″32.0 47 €38 €380
98″36.0 53 €36 €364
98″88.0 129 €15 €149
98″100.0 146 €10 €99
98″100.0 146 €10 €99

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
D / G
On-mode power SDR
124.0 W
On-mode power HDR
520.0 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.

98MSQLED85LX1

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

Questions

How much does the TCL 98MSQLED85LX1 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 181 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €51 a year, or €513 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 520.0 W instead of 124.0 W, 4.2 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.