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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 42″ · 1920×1080 · LCD

Toshiba 42L2163DAY

E

Uses less electricity than 11% of the 4,993 TVs, 32–42″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €17 a year, €165 over ten years.

Power, SDR
40.0 W
Typical 32 W
Running cost
€17 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
60.0 W
1.5× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 89 % of them need less. BSL-42T2SV, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €3 a year. Class E is the best class any model in this group reaches. In HDR it draws 60.0 W, 1.5 times its SDR power. Toshiba has 129 models in this group; this one is number 123 among them. Toshiba sells the same label values under other model names: 42L2163DG.

Where it stands

Rank 4,337 of 4,993 TVs, 32–42″ by yearly consumption. 4,336 use less.

Median 47 This model · 58 20 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Telefunken XF42K550 58 kWh same
  2. E Toshiba 42LA2063DG 58 kWh same
  3. E Toshiba 42L2163DAY 58 kWh
  4. E Toshiba 42L2163DG 58 kWh same
  5. E Hyundai FLJ42739GSMART 58 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 42L2163DAY BSL-42T2SV Difference
1 year €17 €14 −€3
5 years €83 €70 −€13
10 years €165 €140 −€26
15 years €248 €209 −€39

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 40.0 W
HDR 60.0 W
Group median, SDR 32.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 29 €8
4 hours a day 58 €17
8 hours a day 117 €33

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 Toshiba 42L2163DAY (this model)
42″40.0 58 — —
42″33.8 49 €3 €26
42″35.0 51 €2 €21
42″35.0 51 €2 €21

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
40.0 W
On-mode power HDR
60.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
42″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
50 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
0 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Toshiba under one model number.

42L2163DAY

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

Questions

How much does the Toshiba 42L2163DAY cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 58 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €17 a year, or €165 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 60.0 W instead of 40.0 W, 1.5 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.