Which is bigger, solar panel or television?

Solar panel is somewhat greater than television on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do solar panels and televisions compare on width?

Solar panel: 100–130 cm. Television: 71–189 cm. Television is somewhat greater than solar panel on width — about 1.1×.

How do solar panels and televisions compare on typical lifespan?

Solar panel: 25–40 yr. Television: 6–12 yr. Solar panel is 3.8× television on typical lifespan.

Solar panel vs Television

Solar panel vs television

Solar panel is larger on weight

Solar panel is somewhat greater than television on weight — about 1.4×.

A solar panel 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.
	Solar panel	Television
Weight	17–33 kg	3.5–45 kg
Width	100–130 cm	71–189 cm
Typical lifespan	25–40 yr	6–12 yr
Typical cost	110–450 $	150–3,000 $
Power draw	350–620 W	30–250 W

What the numbers say

Solar panel is somewhat greater than television on weight — about 1.4×.
Television is somewhat greater than solar panel on width — about 1.1×.
Solar panel is 3.8× television on typical lifespan.
Television is 2.7× solar panel on typical cost.
Solar panel is 4.4× television on power draw.

Weight compared.

Solar panel 17–33 kg

Television 3.5–45 kg

Solar panel

A framed sheet of silicon cells under glass that converts sunlight into direct current.

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, solar panel or television?: Solar panel is somewhat greater than television on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do solar panels and televisions compare on width?: Solar panel: 100–130 cm. Television: 71–189 cm. Television is somewhat greater than solar panel on width — about 1.1×.
How do solar panels and televisions compare on typical lifespan?: Solar panel: 25–40 yr. Television: 6–12 yr. Solar panel is 3.8× television on typical lifespan.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
ENERGY STAR Product Specifications — US Environmental Protection Agency (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked