Comparisons
Screen size comparison
Pick any two screens and see them drawn over each other at true relative scale, with the extra width, height and picture area in numbers. Share the link, or start from one of the pairs written up below.
Compare two screens
B is 18.2% larger than A on the diagonal, 8.7 in wider and 4.9 in taller, and shows 39.7% more picture.
| Measure | A | B | B against A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagonal | 55"139.7 cm | 65"165.1 cm | +18.2%+10" |
| Width | 47.9 in121.8 cm | 56.7 in143.9 cm | +8.7 in+18.2% |
| Height | 27 in68.5 cm | 31.9 in80.9 cm | +4.9 in+18.2% |
| Picture area | 0.83 m²1,293 in² | 1.16 m²1,805 in² | +39.7%+0.33 m² |
| Shape | 16:9 | 16:9 | Same shape |
Width and height are the picture itself, without the bezel. Lengths are shown in inches, with centimetres beneath.
These pairs are written up in full. Each gives the extra width in centimetres, the extra picture as a percentage, and the spaces that take one size but not the other.
Monitors
Televisions
Why a step up is always bigger than it sounds
Screens are sold by the diagonal, but what you see is the area, and area grows roughly as the square of the diagonal. A five inch step near the middle of the range adds around a fifth more picture, not a twentieth. That is the number each comparison leads with, and it is the reason a size that sounds like a small upgrade often will not fit the space the old one did.
Fitting a pair into your own space
The comparison above sets two screens against each other. To see how two sizes sit on your own desk or wall, open the monitor or TV size calculator, set one size, then drag a second from the row of sizes onto the drawing: both are drawn side by side at true scale. Every page in the screen size chart also sets its size against the one either side of it, with the difference in width and in picture area.