HomePortable power station for a TV
A 1,024 Wh power station runs LG's 55-inch 4K TV for 5.9 hours, and a small 286 Wh station runs LG's 32-inch for 4.8 hours. The table below gives runtimes for 32, 55 and 65-inch TVs, an Xbox Series X and a projector on every model we list.
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749Wh
Counts 82% of a battery's rated capacity as usable and adds the inverter's own draw while anything runs on AC: the formula in Jackery's runtime calculator. How the maths works
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Anker rates it at 20 dB while it supplies under 200 W, and the TV evening in the tool (55-inch TV, router and lamp, 139.6 W) stays under that, with five AC outlets to plug them into.
Its 286 Wh runs LG's 32-inch TV for 4.8 hours. EcoFlow rates this 10.4 lb station under 30 dB, with a LiFePO4 battery rated for 3,000 cycles to 80% capacity.
At 23.8 lb it weighs less than every 1,024 Wh model here while holding 1,070 Wh, which runs a 55-inch TV for 6.2 hours.
Its 1,152 Wh is the only 1 kWh class capacity here that covers 3 hours of a 65-inch TV plus an Xbox Series X, a list that needs a station rated at least 1,092 Wh.
LG publishes an FTC EnergyGuide label for each of these TVs, and the label's yearly figure assumes 5 hours of viewing a day. Multiply the yearly kWh by 1,000, then divide by 365 days and by 5 hours, and you get the average draw in watts while the TV is on:
The 32-inch's yearly total also counts standby (under 0.5 W, per LG) for the other 19 hours of each day, so 38.4 W slightly overstates its draw while you watch. To work out your own TV, do the same sum with the kWh on its EnergyGuide label.
A TV plugs into an AC outlet, so the station's inverter adds its own draw: 10 W on a station under 1,000 Wh, 15 W from 1,000 to 1,499 Wh and 18 W from 1,500 Wh. These are Jackery's calculator figures, applied here to every brand (how we calculate runtime).
Every TV on this page draws less than 300 W, the lowest AC output rating among the models we list (the Anker SOLIX C300 and Jackery Explorer 300). So for these TVs, output is not the limit, and battery capacity decides how long they run.
A small station suits a 32-inch TV for an evening or a movie outdoors. For a 55-inch or 65-inch TV through a whole evening, look at the 1 kWh class. The sizing tool adds your other devices, and the price per Wh table sorts every model by price per Wh.
One appliance at a time, from the makers' own figures, counting 82% of each battery as usable plus the inverter's own draw (method).
| Model | Capacity | 32-inch TV, 38 W38 W | 55-inch TV, 127 W127 W | 65-inch TV, 162 W162 W | Xbox Series X, 122 W122 W | Projector, 109 W109 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus | 286 Wh | 4.8 hours | 1.7 hours | 1.4 hours | 1.8 hours | 2.0 hours |
| Anker SOLIX C300 | 288 Wh | 4.9 hours | 1.7 hours | 1.4 hours | 1.8 hours | 2.0 hours |
| BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 | 288 Wh | 4.9 hours | 1.7 hours | 1.4 hours | 1.8 hours | 2.0 hours |
| Jackery Explorer 300 | 293.8 Wh | 5.0 hours | 1.8 hours | 1.4 hours | 1.8 hours | 2.0 hours |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 mini | 1,004.8 Wh | 15 hours | 5.8 hours | 4.7 hours | 6.0 hours | 6.6 hours |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| DJI Power 1000 V2 | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| FOSSiBOT F1800 | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| Dabbsson DBS1000 Pro | 1,024 Wh | 16 hours | 5.9 hours | 4.8 hours | 6.1 hours | 6.8 hours |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | 1,070 Wh | 16 hours | 6.2 hours | 5.0 hours | 6.4 hours | 7.1 hours |
| BLUETTI AC180 | 1,152 Wh | 18 hours | 6.6 hours | 5.3 hours | 6.9 hours | 7.6 hours |
| Jackery Explorer 1500 v2 | 1,536 Wh | 22 hours | 8.7 hours | 7.0 hours | 9.0 hours | 9.9 hours |
| Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 | 2,042 Wh | 30 hours | 12 hours | 9.3 hours | 12 hours | 13 hours |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max | 2,048 Wh | 30 hours | 12 hours | 9.4 hours | 12 hours | 13 hours |
| Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 | 2,048 Wh | 30 hours | 12 hours | 9.4 hours | 12 hours | 13 hours |
| DJI Power 2000 | 2,048 Wh | 30 hours | 12 hours | 9.4 hours | 12 hours | 13 hours |
| FOSSiBOT F2400 | 2,048 Wh | 30 hours | 12 hours | 9.4 hours | 12 hours | 13 hours |
| BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 | 2,073.6 Wh | 30 hours | 12 hours | 9.5 hours | 12 hours | 13 hours |
| Dabbsson DBS2300 Plus | 2,330 Wh | 34 hours | 13 hours | 11 hours | 14 hours | 15 hours |
| Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus | 3,840 Wh | 2.3 days | 22 hours | 18 hours | 22 hours | 25 hours |
| EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 | 4,096 Wh | 2.5 days | 23 hours | 19 hours | 24 hours | 26 hours |
LG's 32-inch draws 38.4 W, so a small station runs it for 4.8 hours (EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus, 286 Wh) to 5.0 hours (Jackery Explorer 300, 293.8 Wh). Four hours of TV plus one phone charge needs 209 Wh, which means a station rated at least 255 Wh, so every small model here covers it.
A 12 V TV skips the inverter. Sylvox rates its 32-inch 12 V RV TV at 32 W. Run from a station's 12 V car socket (all four small models have one), it lasts 7.3 to 7.5 hours, against 4.8 to 5.0 hours for the LG on AC. The RV page covers other 12 V loads.
The small models weigh 7.1 lb (Jackery Explorer 300) to 10.4 lb (EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus). Two are rated at 300 W AC and two at 600 W, and even LG's 55-inch TV with an Xbox Series X (249.1 W together) stays under 300 W.
Say the power is out and you want a normal evening. This is the list loaded in the sizing tool on this page:
The calculator multiplies each item's watts by its hours, adds the inverter's draw for the 4 hours the AC outlets are on, and adds the phone battery. The list needs 614 Wh, so a station rated at least 749 Wh. A small station covers 38% to 39% of it.
Every 1 kWh class model covers it: the BLUETTI Elite 100 mini 1.30 times over, the 1,024 Wh models 1.32 times, the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 1.38 times and the BLUETTI AC180 1.49 times. With a 65-inch TV instead, the list needs a station rated at least 917 Wh, and the 1 kWh class still covers it (1.07 to 1.22 times).
Plug the TV into the station's own outlets, and never back-feed a house through an outlet. For a fridge and other loads in a longer outage, see the home backup page.
Microsoft gives the Xbox Series X a global average game power of 122 W (Microsoft's platform baselines). With LG's 55-inch TV, the pair draws 249.1 W. The runtime table counts the console alone, so add the TV when you plan a gaming session.
A Nintendo Switch in TV mode draws about 7 W while playing, per Nintendo, so it adds little to the TV's own draw. A small station runs the Switch alone for 14 hours.
A movie outside or at a tailgate needs a screen, sound and some light. Both setups below include 48 ft of Brightech LED string lights (15 bulbs at 2 W, so 30 W) for 2.5 hours and one charge of a JBL Flip 6 speaker (17.28 Wh):
On its own, the projector runs 2.0 hours on a small station, which is shorter than a 2.5-hour movie, and 6.6 to 7.6 hours on the 1 kWh class. If you sit near the station, check the makers' noise ratings: Anker rates the SOLIX C300 at 25 dB from 3.3 ft and the SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 at 20 dB under 200 W. For a weekend away, see the camping page.
A 1,024 Wh station runs LG's 55-inch 4K TV (127.1 W) for 5.9 hours and its 32-inch (38.4 W) for 16 hours. A 286 Wh station runs the 32-inch for 4.8 hours.
For a 32-inch TV, 4 hours plus a phone charge needs a station rated at least 255 Wh, which every small station (286 to 293.8 Wh) covers. For a 55-inch TV, 4 hours with a router, a lamp and a phone charge needs at least 749 Wh, which puts you in the 1 kWh class.
Yes, for the TVs on this page: the largest, LG's 65-inch, draws 161.6 W, under the 300 W rating of the Anker SOLIX C300 and Jackery Explorer 300. Their 288 Wh and 293.8 Wh batteries run it for 1.4 hours.
LG's EnergyGuide label for the 55UT7570PUB gives 232 kWh a year at 5 hours a day, which is 127.1 W while the TV is on; LG's product page states 125 W. Other 55-inch models differ, so check your own TV's label.
Yes. LG's 55-inch TV and an Xbox Series X draw 249.1 W together, and three hours of both needs a station rated at least 948 Wh, so any 1 kWh class model covers it.
Epson rates the EpiqVision Mini EF21 at 109 W, and a small station runs it for 2.0 hours, which is shorter than a 2.5-hour movie. A 1 kWh class station runs it for 6.6 to 7.6 hours.
Specifications are the makers' own published figures, read from these pages. Prices are fetched from the stores at build time and dated where they appear.