Model
Sansui LE-65V1
Rank #116 means 115 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 30th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 30% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-65V1 cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Sansui LE-65V1's $44/yr puts it at rank #116 of 172, on the pricier side of the class. Adjusted for size, it is only more efficient than 30% of television models we track, so part of its running cost comes from its capacity rather than efficiency alone. At 127.87 W in on-mode, its power draw is a direct input into that running-cost figure.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung QN65S95HAF at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN65QN90FAF at $44/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-65V1's $44/yr adds up to roughly $308 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-65V1 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 $44/yr, here is what the Sansui LE-65V1 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-65V1 costs about $440. That is roughly $90 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Sansui LE-65V1 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $44/yr, it runs about $9 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $41 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 64.4 in, the Sansui LE-65V1 is a mid-size television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone. Its on-mode power draw of 127.87 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-65V1 cheap to run?
Not especially. At $44 a year it ranks #116 of 172 television models we track, in the pricier part of its class to run, though its size and features may still justify that for your needs.
How much does the Sansui LE-65V1 cost per month?
Roughly $3.64/mo, spreading the $44/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 235 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $44 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sansui LE-65V1 for its size?
30th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 115 | Samsung QN65S95HAF64.5 in | $43 |
| 114 | Lg OLED65B5***64.5 in | $43 |
| 113 | Lg 86QNED80AU*85.6 in | $43 |
| 112 | Lg OLED65G6WU*64.5 in | $43 |
| 111 | Lg OLED55C5***54.6 in | $42 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-65V1_03252023095508_7908441View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-65V1 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.