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title: "Desktop computer vs television — size, weight and speed compar"
description: "Television is 1.6× desktop computer on weight. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Desktop computer vs Television

**Desktop computer vs television: Television is larger on weight**

Television is 1.6× desktop computer on weight.

A desktop computer and a television can be compared on 4 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.*

|  | Desktop computer | Television |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 3–25 kg | 3.5–45 kg |
| Typical lifespan | 4–10 yr | 6–12 yr |
| Typical cost | 350–4,000 $ | 150–3,000 $ |
| Power draw | 50–700 W | 30–250 W |

## What the numbers say

- Television is 1.6× desktop computer on weight.
- Television is somewhat greater than desktop computer on typical lifespan — about 1.3×.
- Desktop computer is 1.5× television on typical cost.
- Desktop computer is 2.2× television on power draw.

*Weight compared.*

- Television: 3.5–45 kg
- Desktop computer: 3–25 kg

## Desktop computer

A non-portable computer in a case, separate from its monitor and keyboard.

## 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, desktop computer or television?

Television is 1.6× desktop computer on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do desktop computers and televisions compare on typical lifespan?

Desktop computer: 4–10 yr. Television: 6–12 yr. Television is somewhat greater than desktop computer on typical lifespan — about 1.3×.

### How do desktop computers and televisions compare on typical cost?

Desktop computer: 350–4,000 $. Television: 150–3,000 $. Desktop computer is 1.5× television on typical cost.

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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)]