Model
Sansui LE-50VA1
Rank #34 means 33 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 78th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 78% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-50VA1 cost to run per year?
Rank #34 of 172 puts the Sansui LE-50VA1 among the cheapest television models we track to keep running, at roughly $24 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 78 is comfortably above the class median. Its on-mode draw of 68.37 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 Sansui LE-50KA1 at $24/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg 55QNED80AU* at $24/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 Sansui LE-50VA1's $24/yr adds up to roughly $168 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Sansui LE-40VA1.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-50VA1 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 Sansui LE-50VA1 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Sansui LE-50VA1 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 Sansui LE-50VA1 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 49.61 in, the Sansui LE-50VA1 is a small television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. Its on-mode power draw of 68.37 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 Sansui LE-50VA1 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $24/yr running cost puts it at rank #34 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Sansui LE-50VA1 cost per month?
About $1.96 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: 127 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 Sansui LE-50VA1 for its size?
78th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Sansui LE-50KA149.5 in | $24 |
| 34 | Sansui LE-40VA149.61 in | $24 |
| 33 | Lg OLED48C6PU*47.5 in | $23 |
| 32 | Philips 50HFL5214U/2749.5 in | $23 |
| 31 | Samsung QN43QN90FAF42.5 in | $22 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-50VA1_04252024163757_7975274View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-50VA1 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.