Calculate width, height, and area for any screen size. Support for 16:9, 2.35:1, and custom aspect ratios. Essential for planning your screen wall and mounting.
The Screen Dimensions Calculator turns a diagonal measurement and an aspect ratio into exact width, height, and surface area for projector screens and TVs. It supports 16:9 (standard HDTV/UHD), 21:9 (CinemaScope-style ultrawide), 4:3 (legacy and presentation), and 2.35:1 (Scope cinema), which is everything you need to plan a screen wall, frame allowance, or projector lens.
For a diagonal D and aspect ratio w:h, the tool computes width = D x w / sqrt(w^2 + h^2), height = D x h / sqrt(w^2 + h^2), and area = width x height. A 120-inch 16:9 screen yields 104.6 inches wide, 58.8 inches tall, and 42.7 sq ft of viewable area. The same diagonal at 2.35:1 widens to 110.5 inches but drops to 47.0 inches tall.
Enter your screen's diagonal size in inches and select the aspect ratio. The calculator uses trigonometry to derive the exact width, height, and area of your display.
16:9 is the standard for HDTV, streaming, and most gaming. 21:9 ultrawide screens provide an immersive cinematic view for movies. 2.35:1 and 2.39:1 are CinemaScope formats used in professional screening rooms.
Screen area is useful for comparing two screens of different aspect ratios. A 65" 16:9 screen and a 65" 21:9 screen have very different widths despite the same diagonal measurement.
A 120-inch diagonal 16:9 screen is approximately 104.6 inches (265.7 cm) wide and 58.8 inches (149.4 cm) tall, with a viewable area of about 42.7 square feet.
A 100-inch 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) screen is about 92.1 inches wide and 39.2 inches tall. The diagonal stays the same but the screen is roughly 12 percent wider than the 16:9 equivalent.
Use width = diagonal x w / sqrt(w^2 + h^2). For 16:9 the factor is 16 / sqrt(337) which is about 0.872, so multiply the diagonal by 0.872 to get the width.
No. Manufacturers list only the viewable (image) diagonal. Fixed-frame screens add 2 to 4 inches of bezel on each side, so plan for total wall width that is 4 to 8 inches larger than the calculated viewable width.
A 150-inch 16:9 screen has a viewable area of about 65.6 square feet (130.7 inches wide by 73.5 inches tall). Including a typical bezel and 6-inch overscan margin, reserve at least 75 square feet of clear wall.