TV Size Comparison Calculator
Compare TV or monitor sizes and see how much bigger one screen really is.
What a bigger number really buys
Screens are sold by their diagonal measurement, which is misleading about how much bigger one screen actually is than another. This compares two sizes and shows the real difference in area, so you can judge whether a jump from one size to the next is as big an upgrade as the numbers suggest.
Enter two screen sizes to compare their actual areas.
Diagonal inches hide the real growth
The counterintuitive fact is that screen area grows much faster than the diagonal number, because area scales with the square. So a screen a few diagonal inches larger can have dramatically more viewing area — a jump that sounds modest on paper is bigger in practice than people expect. This is why upgrading feels more significant than the inch difference implies, and why the right size depends on how far you sit.
TV Size Comparison Calculator FAQ
Why is a screen a few inches bigger so much larger?
Because area grows with the square of the size, so a modest jump in diagonal inches is a much bigger jump in actual viewing area.
Does bigger always mean better?
It depends on viewing distance — a great size across a large room can be overwhelming up close, so match the size to the space.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The comparison happens in your browser.