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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

TCL 98X965X1

G

Uses less electricity than 1% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €82 a year, €819 over ten years.

Power, SDR
198.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€82 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
570.0 W
2.9× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 99 % of them need less. EAS Electric Smart E40AN70W, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €69 a year. 75% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 570.0 W, 2.9 times its SDR power. TCL has 849 models in this group; this one is number 839 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: 98X11KX1, 98X11KX7.

Where it stands

Rank 5,548 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 5,547 use less.

Median 156 This model · 289 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G TCL 98X11KX1 289 kWh same
  2. G TCL 98X11KX7 289 kWh same
  3. G TCL 98X965X1 289 kWh
  4. F Haier H98S900UX 289 kWh same
  5. G TCL 98P745KX1 289 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 98X965X1 E40AN70W Difference
1 year €82 €13 −€69
5 years €409 €66 −€343
10 years €819 €132 −€686
15 years €1,228 €198 −€1,030

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 198.0 W
HDR 570.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 145 €41
4 hours a day 289 €82
8 hours a day 578 €164

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
G TCL 98X965X1 (this model)
98″198.0 289 — —
98″32.0 47 €69 €686
98″36.0 53 €67 €670
98″88.0 129 €45 €455
98″100.0 146 €41 €405
98″100.0 146 €41 €405

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
198.0 W
On-mode power HDR
570.0 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.

98X965X1

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

Questions

How much does the TCL 98X965X1 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 289 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €82 a year, or €819 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 570.0 W instead of 198.0 W, 2.9 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.