Which is bigger, computer monitor or television?

Television is 2.9× computer monitor on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do computer monitors and televisions compare on width?

Computer monitor: 53–80 cm. Television: 71–189 cm. Television is 2× computer monitor on width.

How do computer monitors and televisions compare on typical lifespan?

Computer monitor: 5–12 yr. Television: 6–12 yr. Computer monitor and television are near enough identical on typical lifespan.

Computer monitor vs Television

Computer monitor vs television

Television is larger on weight

Television is 2.9× computer monitor on weight.

A computer monitor and a television can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
	Computer monitor	Television
Weight	2.5–12 kg	3.5–45 kg
Width	53–80 cm	71–189 cm
Typical lifespan	5–12 yr	6–12 yr
Typical cost	90–1,200 $	150–3,000 $
Power draw	12–65 W	30–250 W

What the numbers say

Television is 2.9× computer monitor on weight.
Television is 2× computer monitor on width.
Computer monitor and television are near enough identical on typical lifespan.
Television is 2.7× computer monitor on typical cost.
Television is 3.6× computer monitor on power draw.

Weight compared.

Television 3.5–45 kg

Computer monitor 2.5–12 kg