Model
Philips 50HFL6214U/27
Rank #42 means 41 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 73rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 73% of those models.
What does the Philips 50HFL6214U/27 cost to run per year?
At roughly $24 a year to run, ranking #42 of 172, the Philips 50HFL6214U/27 costs less than the typical television model we track. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it edges out 73% of the class, a modestly above-average showing. Its on-mode draw of 89.65 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 Samsung QN42S90DAE at $24/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg 55QNED82AU* at $25/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 50HFL6214U/27's $24/yr adds up to roughly $168 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Philips 50HFL6214U/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 $24/yr, here is what the Philips 50HFL6214U/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 50HFL6214U/27 costs about $240. That is roughly $110 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Philips 50HFL6214U/27 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $24/yr, it runs about $11 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $21 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 49.5 in, the Philips 50HFL6214U/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. Its on-mode power draw of 89.65 W (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W) is the direct input into the running-cost figure, and the picture-brightness setting you choose is the single biggest lever you control over it day to day.
- 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 50HFL6214U/27 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $24/yr running cost puts it at rank #42 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Philips 50HFL6214U/27 cost per month?
About $2.04 a month, which is the $24 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: 132 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $24 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Philips 50HFL6214U/27 for its size?
73rd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samsung QN42S90DAE41.5 in | $24 |
| 40 | Philips 55HFL5214U/2754.5 in | $24 |
| 39 | Sansui LE-50TA149.31 in | $24 |
| 38 | Samsung QN42S90HAE41.5 in | $24 |
| 37 | Lg 55QNED80AU*54.6 in | $24 |
Source
ES_1065104_50HFL6214U/27_05062024121755_9540133View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Philips and 50HFL6214U/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.