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4 monitors side by side.

6 h a day
  • Electricity at €0.2832 per kWh (household price with taxes, Eurostat 2026-S1).
  • 210 g CO₂e per kWh generated in 2023 (European Environment Agency). Counts use only, not manufacturing.

Electricity prices in all EU countries

  • LG

    25BL55WY
    F 25″Full HDLCD / LED

    €12.71 per year

    +€9.43 a year

  • BenQ

    BL2581T
    D 25″Full HDLCD / LED

    €9.86 per year

    +€6.57 a year

  • Philips

    252B9
    E 25″Full HDLCD / LED

    €11.16 per year

    +€7.88 a year

  • Cheapest to run

    Xjcix

    XJ-242-12WB
    A 25″Full HD

    €3.29 per year

Yearly running cost

Bars in proportion to the energy each model uses.

  • LG 25BL55WY €12.71
  • BenQ BL2581T €9.86
  • Philips 252B9 €11.16
  • Xjcix XJ-242-12WB €3.29
Model LG 25BL55WY BenQ BL2581T Philips 252B9 Xjcix XJ-242-12WB
Running cost
Running cost (per year) €12.71 €9.86 €11.16 €3.29
over 10 years €127 +€94 over 10 years €99 +€66 over 10 years €112 +€79 over 10 years €33
kWh per year 44.9 34.8 39.4 11.6
kg CO₂e per year from electricity use 9.4 7.3 8.3 2.4
Specifications
Brand LG BenQ Philips Xjcix
Model 25BL55WY BL2581T 252B9 XJ-242-12WB
Energy class F D E A
Screen size 25″ (63.4 cm) 25″ (63.4 cm) 25″ (63.4 cm) 25″ (63.3 cm)
Power in on mode (SDR) 20.5 W 15.9 W 18 W 5.3 W
Standby 0.5 W 0.3 W 0.5 W 0.5 W
Off mode 0.3 W 0.2 W 0.3 W 0.1 W
Resolution 1920 × 1200 1920 × 1200 1920 × 1200 1920 × 1200
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10 16:9 16:10
Panel LED LCD LED LCD LED LCD LED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz
Power supply Internal Internal Internal External
Guaranteed support 8 years 7 years 8 years 1 year
Software updates 8 years 8 years 8 years 1 year
Spare parts available 8 years 7 years 7 years 1 year
On the market since February 26, 2021 January 1, 2021 January 1, 2019 June 26, 2025
EPREL registration number 359353 343918 393453 2399553
Networked standby – – – 0 W

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