Model
Sansui LE-75VA1
Rank #135 means 134 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 29th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 29% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-75VA1 cost to run per year?
At $51 a year to run, the Sansui LE-75VA1 runs more expensively than most models in its class, ranking #135 of 172 television models we track. Its 29th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step behind the class median, though not among the weakest results. At 148.56 W in on-mode, its power draw is a direct input into that running-cost figure.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung QN77S85FAE at $50/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg OLED65C5*** at $51/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-75VA1's $51/yr adds up to roughly $357 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-75VA1 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 $51/yr, here is what the Sansui LE-75VA1 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-75VA1 costs about $510. That is roughly $160 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Sansui LE-75VA1 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $51/yr, it runs about $16 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $48 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 74.37 in, the Sansui LE-75VA1 is a large television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. At 148.56 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. 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-75VA1 cheap to run?
Not especially. At $51 a year it ranks #135 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-75VA1 cost per month?
Roughly $4.23/mo, spreading the $51/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 273 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $51 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sansui LE-75VA1 for its size?
29th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Samsung QN77S85FAE76.6 in | $50 |
| 133 | Samsung QN77S85HAE76.6 in | $50 |
| 132 | Samsung QN75QN90FAF74.5 in | $50 |
| 131 | Samsung QN65QN90DAF64.5 in | $49 |
| 130 | Lg 86QNED85AU*85.6 in | $49 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-75VA1_05042023194525_157586View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-75VA1 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.