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Advice on screen size for an older person.

  • 28-08-2007 9:17am
    #1
    ircoha
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    My father-in-law is 80 next month and we set him up with Broadband yesterday the current screen he has is a 17" CRT and we have it set at 800 by 600 [ or 800 by 640 maybe not at it now] for eyesight reasons

    Google earth is one application he wants to access and it does not work well at 800 by 600, it requires a higher res setting as the minimum.

    So to the question, if we get him say a 22" lcd, will we be able to increase the resolution but still get a reasonable font size?

    In addition any recommendations on screens or any other aspect of this would be appreciated.

    The desktop is a Fujitsu Siemens, running XP home and we are using the integrated graphics device.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    For web pages goto "View"-"Text Size" then increase the size of the text, it will make things easier on the higher settings!!


  • #3
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Yeah, you should be able to run a 22" lcd at low enough resolutions for an older person to use. You could consider getting two 19" monitors maybe? Just a thought.

    Actually, now that I think about it, a 28" or 32" high def ready LCD TV would probably be the best (cheap too). It would run at 1280x720 (or whatever that other crazy resolution is) natively which would be perfect.

    edit: This looks decent for the money.


  • #4
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    I think you should also have him get his eyes checked. And get a seperate pair of glasses for when he is at the pc. As you dont want him straining his eyes trying to look at it.


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    As you get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to make glasses strong enough. Sometimes you just need bigger text. :)


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    You can use larger icons as well if that helps.


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  • #7
    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    Thanks for all the suggestions, had not thought of sending the eyes out for testing :D or the pc glasses.

    Re
    Khannie wrote:
    Yeah, you should be able to run a 22" lcd at low enough resolutions for an older person to use. You could consider getting two 19" monitors maybe? Just a thought. thanks but 1 screen is enough trouble for over the fone help!! can u imagine : Whats on the screen now? "What screen!!)

    Actually, now that I think about it, a 28" or 32" high def ready LCD TV would probably be the best (cheap too). It would run at 1280x720 (or whatever that other crazy resolution is) natively which would be perfect.

    edit: This looks decent for the money.

    How do I connect the desktop to the tv screen: do I need an additional video card and additional cables?
    Thanks


  • #8
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    ircoha wrote:
    How do I connect the desktop to the tv screen: do I need an additional video card and additional cables?
    Thanks

    No, the tv I linked has a PC connection on it.


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