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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

TCL 98RM9L-UKX7

F

Uses less electricity than 2% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €77 a year, €769 over ten years.

Power, SDR
186.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€77 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
795.0 W
4.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 98 % of them need less. EAS Electric Smart E40AN70W, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €64 a year. 44% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 795.0 W, 4.3 times its SDR power. TCL has 849 models in this group; this one is number 827 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: 98RM9LX1.

Where it stands

Rank 5,486 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 5,485 use less.

Median 156 This model · 272 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F LG OLED97G48LW 269 kWh −€0.85
  2. F Xiaomi L98MC-SEU 270 kWh −€0.42
  3. F TCL 98RM9L-UKX7 272 kWh
  4. F TCL 98RM9LX1 272 kWh same
  5. F TCL 98X11L-UKX7 272 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 98RM9L-UKX7 E40AN70W Difference
1 year €77 €13 −€64
5 years €385 €66 −€318
10 years €769 €132 −€637
15 years €1,154 €198 −€955

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 186.0 W
HDR 795.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 136 €38
4 hours a day 272 €77
8 hours a day 543 €154

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 TCL 98RM9L-UKX7 (this model)
98″186.0 272 — —
98″32.0 47 €64 €637
98″36.0 53 €62 €620
98″88.0 129 €41 €405
98″100.0 146 €36 €356
98″100.0 146 €36 €356

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
186.0 W
On-mode power HDR
795.0 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)
8 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by TCL under one model number.

98RM9L-UKX7

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market
  3. Supplier changed frequencyRate from 120 to 144
  4. Supplier changed panelTechnology from QLED_LCD to LED_LCD
  5. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2026,4,30 to 2026,10,26

Questions

How much does the TCL 98RM9L-UKX7 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 272 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €77 a year, or €769 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 795.0 W instead of 186.0 W, 4.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.