Model
Sansui LE-40TA1
Rank #22 means 21 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 74th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 74% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-40TA1 cost to run per year?
At $19 a year to run, the Sansui LE-40TA1 is among the cheapest television models we track, ranking #22 of 172. Its 74th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step ahead of the class median, though not among the very top results. At 54.85 W in on-mode, its power draw is a direct input into that running-cost figure.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Philips 43HFL6214U/27 at $19/yr runs a little cheaper and the Philips 43BFL2214/27 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 Sansui LE-40TA1's $19/yr adds up to roughly $133 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-40TA1 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 Sansui LE-40TA1 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-40TA1 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 Sansui LE-40TA1 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 39.46 in, the Sansui LE-40TA1 is a small television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Its on-mode power draw of 54.85 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. The picture mode you leave a TV on, vivid or eco, moves its real-world wattage more than almost anything else you control directly.
- Screen size. A bigger panel needs more backlight or more emissive pixels to reach the same brightness, so energy use climbs with diagonal screen size across most panel technologies.
- Hours of use. ENERGY STAR's on-mode wattage figure assumes a standard number of hours per day; a TV left on longer than that, or used as ambient background noise, accumulates more of that hourly cost.
Common questions
Is the Sansui LE-40TA1 cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $19 a year it ranks #22 of 172 television models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Sansui LE-40TA1 cost per month?
Roughly $1.6/mo, spreading the $19/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 104 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $19 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sansui LE-40TA1 for its size?
74th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Philips 43HFL6214U/2742.5 in | $19 |
| 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 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-40TA1_07092024151436_1926080View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-40TA1 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.