Model
Philips 43HFL6214U/27
Rank #21 means 20 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 87th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 87% of those models.
What does the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 cost to run per year?
Rank #21 of 172 puts the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 among the cheapest television models we track to keep running, at roughly $19 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 87% of television models we track on efficiency, one of the stronger results in its class. Its on-mode draw of 77.7 W is the number ENERGY STAR measures directly and the one this running-cost figure is built from.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg 43QNED80AU* at $18/yr runs a little cheaper and the Sansui LE-40TA1 at $19/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A television typically stays in service for somewhere around 7 years; over that span, the Philips 43HFL6214U/27's $19/yr adds up to roughly $133 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Philips 43HFL6214U/27 normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $19/yr, here is what the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 costs about $190. That is roughly $160 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $19/yr, it runs about $16 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $16 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 42.5 in, the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 is a small television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, and smaller television models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. At 77.7 W on-mode (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W), its power draw is what ENERGY STAR actually measured to produce this running-cost figure; brightness settings move that wattage more than screen size alone.
- On-mode brightness. On-mode watts, the figure ENERGY STAR measures at the factory picture setting, can differ a lot from what a TV actually draws once you change the picture mode.
- Screen size. Screen size is the single strongest predictor of a TV's on-mode wattage, ahead of panel technology or brand.
- Hours of use. Running cost compounds with hours of use, so this figure is really a per-hour rate multiplied by a standard viewing assumption, not a fixed annual bill.
Common questions
Is the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $19/yr running cost puts it at rank #21 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 cost per month?
About $1.55 a month, which is the $19 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 100 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $19 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 for its size?
87th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lg 43QNED80AU*42.5 in | $18 |
| 19 | Sansui LE-43VA142.5 in | $18 |
| 18 | Philips 43HFL4518U/2742.5 in | $17 |
| 17 | Sansui LE-43KA142.5 in | $15 |
| 16 | Sansui LE-32VA131.47 in | $12 |
Source
ES_1065104_43HFL6214U/27_11232022112427I05_7349927View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Philips and 43HFL6214U/27 are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.