TV sizes

Every TV size, measured

The picture size, real models’ dimensions, the distance each size suits and how high to hang it. Pick a size, or compare two from the same sofa.

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Size guides

Each guide opens in Room Studio with that TV already on the wall.

65-inch TV The most searched size: right for seating about six and a half to nine feet away.

75-inch TV A big living-room screen for seating about seven and a half to ten feet away.

55-inch TV A common living-room size for seating five and a half to seven and a half feet away.

85-inch TV A very large screen for seating about eight and a half to eleven and a half feet away.

50-inch TV Bedrooms and smaller living rooms where you sit five to seven feet away.

70-inch TV Between 65 and 75 inches, mostly from value ranges.

60-inch TV A less common size between 55 and 65 inches.

98-inch TV The largest common TV size: a projector-like picture for family rooms and basements.

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Size comparisons

Two sizes from the same seat, with the difference in inches and the distance where each fits.

55 vs 65 inch TV +8.8″ wider · from 8 ft

65 vs 75 inch TV +8.7″ wider · from 9 ft

50 vs 55 inch TV +4.3″ wider · from 7 ft

75 vs 85 inch TV +8.7″ wider · from 10 ft

43 vs 50 inch TV +6.1″ wider · from 6 ft

32 vs 40 inch TV +7″ wider · from 5 ft

65 vs 77 inch TV +10.4″ wider · from 9 ft

55 vs 75 inch TV +17.5″ wider · from 9 ft

85 vs 98 inch TV +11.3″ wider · from 11 ft

Size	Screen width × height	Screen height	Best distance (30–40°)	Suits
32-inchkitchens, bedrooms, dorm rooms and desks	27.9″ × 15.7″	15.7″	3.2 ft–4.3 ft	kitchens, bedrooms, dorm rooms and desks
40-inchbedrooms, small dens and offices	34.9″ × 19.6″	19.6″	4 ft–5.4 ft	bedrooms, small dens and offices
43-inchbedrooms, offices and small living rooms	37.5″ × 21.1″	21.1″	4.3 ft–5.8 ft	bedrooms, offices and small living rooms
50-inchsmaller living rooms and larger bedrooms	43.6″ × 24.5″	24.5″	5 ft–6.8 ft	smaller living rooms and larger bedrooms
55-inchliving rooms where the sofa is six to eight feet from the TV	47.9″ × 27″	27″	5.5 ft–7.4 ft	living rooms where the sofa is six to eight feet from the TV
60-inchliving rooms where the sofa is about six to eight feet away	52.3″ × 29.4″	29.4″	6 ft–8.2 ft	living rooms where the sofa is about six to eight feet away
65-inchliving rooms where the sofa is about seven to nine feet from the TV	56.7″ × 31.9″	31.9″	6.5 ft–8.8 ft	living rooms where the sofa is about seven to nine feet from the TV
70-inchliving rooms where the sofa is about seven to ten feet away	61″ × 34.3″	34.3″	7 ft–9.5 ft	living rooms where the sofa is about seven to ten feet away
75-inchliving rooms and family rooms where the sofa is about eight to ten feet away	65.4″ × 36.8″	36.8″	7.5 ft–10.2 ft	living rooms and family rooms where the sofa is about eight to ten feet away
77-inchliving rooms where the sofa is about eight to ten feet away	67.1″ × 37.8″	37.8″	7.7 ft–10.4 ft	living rooms where the sofa is about eight to ten feet away
80-inchfamily rooms where the sofa is about eight to eleven feet away	69.7″ × 39.2″	39.2″	8 ft–10.8 ft	family rooms where the sofa is about eight to eleven feet away
83-inchfamily rooms where the sofa is about eight and a quarter to eleven feet away	72.3″ × 40.7″	40.7″	8.3 ft–11.3 ft	family rooms where the sofa is about eight and a quarter to eleven feet away
85-inchfamily rooms and large living rooms where the sofa is nine to twelve feet away	74.1″ × 41.7″	41.7″	8.5 ft–11.5 ft	family rooms and large living rooms where the sofa is nine to twelve feet away
98-inchlarge family rooms and basement theaters where seats are ten to fourteen feet away	85.4″ × 48″	48″	9.8 ft–13.3 ft	large family rooms and basement theaters where seats are ten to fourteen feet away
100-inchlarge family rooms and dedicated theaters where seats are ten to fourteen feet away	87.2″ × 49″	49″	10 ft–13.6 ft	large family rooms and dedicated theaters where seats are ten to fourteen feet away