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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

TCL 98P81KX7

E

Uses less electricity than 11% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €62 a year, €620 over ten years.

Power, SDR
150.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€62 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
255.0 W
1.7× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 89 % of them need less. EAS Electric Smart E40AN70W, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €49 a year. Class E is the most common class in this group (32% of models). In HDR it draws 255.0 W, 1.7 times its SDR power. TCL has 849 models in this group; this one is number 703 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: 98P81KX1, 98P89KX1, 98T8CX1 and 3 more.

Where it stands

Rank 4,922 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 4,921 use less.

Median 156 This model · 219 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Samsung QE83S94FAE 219 kWh same
  2. E TCL 98P81KX1 219 kWh same
  3. E TCL 98P81KX7 219 kWh
  4. E TCL 98P89KX1 219 kWh same
  5. E TCL 98P89KX7 219 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 98P81KX7 E40AN70W Difference
1 year €62 €13 −€49
5 years €310 €66 −€244
10 years €620 €132 −€488
15 years €930 €198 −€732

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 150.0 W
HDR 255.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 110 €31
4 hours a day 219 €62
8 hours a day 438 €124

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 98P81KX7 (this model)
98″150.0 219 — —
98″32.0 47 €49 €488
98″36.0 53 €47 €471
98″88.0 129 €26 €256
98″100.0 146 €21 €207
98″100.0 146 €21 €207

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
150.0 W
On-mode power HDR
255.0 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.

98P81KX7

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

Questions

How much does the TCL 98P81KX7 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 219 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €62 a year, or €620 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 255.0 W instead of 150.0 W, 1.7 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.