Model
Xitrix XPN-DSA8650
Rank #146 means 145 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 36th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 36% of those models.
What does the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 cost to run per year?
Rank #146 of 172 puts the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 among the pricier television models we track to keep running, at roughly $57 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 36 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. Its on-mode draw of 166.52 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 Samsung QN83S85HAE at $57/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN75QN90DAF at $57/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 Xitrix XPN-DSA8650's $57/yr adds up to roughly $399 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg 86QNED85TU*.
By the numbers
The Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 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 $57/yr, here is what the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 costs about $570. That is roughly $220 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $57/yr, it runs about $22 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $54 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 85.6 in, the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 is a large television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, and larger television models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light. Its on-mode power draw of 166.52 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 Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 cheap to run?
Its $57/yr running cost, rank #146 of 172, is above what most television models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 cost per month?
About $4.73 a month, which is the $57 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: 306 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $57 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 for its size?
36th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | Samsung QN83S85HAE82.5 in | $57 |
| 146 | Lg 86QNED85TU*85.6 in | $57 |
| 145 | Lg OLED77C4PU*76.7 in | $56 |
| 144 | Lg OLED83C6HU*82.5 in | $56 |
| 143 | Samsung QN77S90DAF76.7 in | $55 |
Source
ES_1058575_XPN-DSA8650_03272023164619_7699701View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Xitrix and XPN-DSA8650 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.