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title: "Games console vs projector — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Games console and projector are near enough identical on weight. Compared on 3 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Games console vs Projector

**Games console vs projector: Near enough equal on weight**

Games console and projector are near enough identical on weight.

A games console and a projector can be compared on 3 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.*

|  | Games console | Projector |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 0.4–4.6 kg | 0.5–20 kg |
| Typical cost | 200–700 $ | 120–4,000 $ |
| Power draw | 8–240 W | 30–600 W |

## What the numbers say

- Games console and projector are near enough identical on weight.
- Projector is somewhat greater than games console on typical cost — about 1.3×.
- Projector is somewhat greater than games console on power draw — about 1.4×.

*Weight compared.*

- Games console: 0.4–4.6 kg
- Projector: 0.5–20 kg

## Games console

A computer built for playing video games on a television or a built-in screen.

## Projector

A device that throws an image onto a screen using a lamp, LED or laser light source.

> 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, games console or projector?

Games console and projector are near enough identical on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do games consoles and projectors compare on typical cost?

Games console: 200–700 $. Projector: 120–4,000 $. Projector is somewhat greater than games console on typical cost — about 1.3×.

### How do games consoles and projectors compare on power draw?

Games console: 8–240 W. Projector: 30–600 W. Projector is somewhat greater than games console on power draw — about 1.4×.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)