Model
Sansui LE-55VO
Rank #65 means 64 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 61st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 61% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-55VO cost to run per year?
Among the 172 television models we track, the Sansui LE-55VO sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #65, at roughly $30 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 61% of television models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. Its on-mode draw of 86.67 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 Philips 65HFL5214U/27 at $30/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN48S90FAE at $30/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-55VO's $30/yr adds up to roughly $210 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-55VO 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 $30/yr, here is what the Sansui LE-55VO 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-55VO costs about $300. That is roughly $50 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Sansui LE-55VO compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $30/yr, it runs about $5 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $27 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 54.6 in, the Sansui LE-55VO is a mid-size television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class. At 86.67 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 Sansui LE-55VO cheap to run?
Yes. Its $30/yr running cost puts it at rank #65 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Sansui LE-55VO cost per month?
About $2.48 a month, which is the $30 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: 161 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $30 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sansui LE-55VO for its size?
61st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Philips 65HFL5214U/2764.5 in | $30 |
| 63 | Samsung QN48S85HAE47.5 in | $29 |
| 62 | Xitrix XPN-DSA555054.64 in | $29 |
| 61 | Lg OLED48C4PU*47.5 in | $29 |
| 60 | Samsung QN48S90DAE47.5 in | $28 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-55VO_01072025193701_1383325View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-55VO 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.