Methodology

Topten.eu – Best Products of Europe – presents the most energy efficient television sets of Europe.

Technical criteria

Devices with new energy label

Since March 1st 2021, new Ecodesign Requirements Regulation and Energy Label are in effect (Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 and Regulation (EU) 2019/2013). The new energy label shows energy consumption for 1000h of operation in SDR mode and HDR mode. To be listed on Topten, the appliances with the new energy label must meet the following criteria:

• Energy Class E or better
• The data correspond to manufacturer specifications.

Order of presentation

Products are ranked according to their efficiency index. The order of presentation can be changed by clicking the tables’ headings.

Glossary

Model

Model designation of the base model.

Variants

Model designation of variations of the base model.

Electricity costs

According to the following assumptions:

• Useful life of the device: 10 years.
• Power consumption: 4 hours per day extrapolated with the values from the energy label (1000 hours), playing in HDR mode.
• Electricity tariff: 30 cents/kWh.

Screen diagonal

Diagonal of the visible screen in centimeters (cm). Is also often indicated in the store with inches (1 inch = 2.54 cm, for example: 102 cm = 40 inches).

Resolution

The designations Full HD and Ultra HD, respectively 4K stand for the resolution of the respective screen in pixels.

• Full HD (True HD and Full HD 1080p): resolution min. 1920 x 1080 pixels (horizontal x vertical).
• Ultra HD (4k): resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels (horizontal x vertical).

Power consumption per year (kWh)

Power consumption per year in kWh according to the energy label. The figure is based on the assumption that the device runs 1000 hours per year (listed separately for SDR mode and HDR mode). This corresponds to a daily runtime of approx. 2h 45min.

Efficiency index and energy class

In accordance with the Ecodesign requirements and the energy label (Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 and Regulation (EU) 2019/2013). The efficiency index indicates the ratio of the annual energy consumption of the device to the standard consumption of a typical, comparable model of the same size in SDR mode. The smaller the value, the better the energy efficiency of the device. The efficiency index determines the energy class, which is shown in colour on the product image.
Energy class (HDR) indicates the energy class for HDR mode.

Infoplus

Publications

• European TV market 2007 - 2013. Second report, complemented with 2013 sales data. Anette Michel, Sophie Attali, Eric Bush, July 2014.
• European TV market 2007 - 2012. Energy efficiency before and during the implementation of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations. Topten International, July 2013, complemented October 2013.
• What is an energy efficient TV? Trying to find the best TV in China and in Europe. Anette Michel, Eric Bush, Conrad U. Brunner, Hu Bo. Topten International Services. EEDAL 2013.

Standards and Labels

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 laying down Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays
• Ecodesign framework Directive No 2009/125
• Topten Policy Recommendations from February 2017

Links

• European Commission, Eco-design of Energy Label
• The European council for an energy efficient economy eceee provides a status overview on all products in the Ecodesign & Energy Labelling process
• Coolproducts informs about the EU ecodesign process on TVs and other products. It is a coalition of NGOs' campaign for a stronger, fast Ecodesign Directive to save the climate and money.
• ECOS (Ecostandard) is an international NGO with a network of members and experts advocating for environmentally friendly technical standards, policies and laws.
• EPREL (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) is the European product database. Products with an energy label are registered in EPREL in order to provide consumers with detailed product information.

Producers and retailers are kindly asked to contact info(at)topten.info to inform about more products which meet the Topten selection criteria.

02/2023 Bush, Hepp