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title: "Computer monitor vs television — size, weight and speed compar"
description: "Television is 2.9× computer monitor on weight. Compared on 5 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# 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

## Computer monitor

A desktop display panel on a stand, sized by screen diagonal.

## Television

A flat-panel display, almost always LCD or OLED, sized by the diagonal of its screen.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### 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.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)
- ENERGY STAR Product Specifications — US Environmental Protection Agency (https://www.energystar.gov/) [Public domain (US Government)]