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Friday, February 15. 2013

Bad eyes?

My Dad's eyesight is failing, but reading is his greatest pleasure. He refuses to watch TV. We got him one of these. 


He loves it. Only drawback is that he cannot read in bed with it. It's a heavy machine.

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How about a Kindle or Ipad? I have vision problems as well but can enlarge the font on my Kindle enough that I can read. I also use reading glasses with built in LEDs on each side. Not like it used to be but better than not reading at all,
#1 FRP on 2013-02-15 14:52 (Reply)
How big a font size does he need? FRP mentioned it, but I have the Kindle Fire HD 9 inch (8.9") reader and turned sideways, the font sizes can be fairly large.

the iPad idea is also a good one - decent size and plenty of font sizes.
#2 Tom Francis on 2013-02-15 14:59 (Reply)
Is there an advantage worth those prices? I assume there must be.

Good 55" TVs are selling at about $1000. I am using one as my monitor right now from roughly 8 feet away and enlarging type is no problem. Wireless kb and mouse of course.

The TV could be rotated 90 degrees and read in a book format. That would best be done with a mount costing perhaps $150.

My laptop is hardly used now. It is remains handy when I want to research a topic on another screen.
#3 KTWO on 2013-02-15 17:28 (Reply)
MY first thought too, why so much. Oh right, it's a medical device.
#3.1 Mn Jack on 2013-02-17 13:52 (Reply)
As FRP mentioned, take a look at the Kindle--they have a REALLY big one that will be lighter than the large Kindle Fire or 10" Android/iPad device, uses less battery and is flat out better for reading.

We're a pretty technical household, we've got 2 "regular" kindles, a Kindle Fire HD 7", and a Android tablet in addition to a half dozen laptop and desktop machines (Mac, Linux and Windows), so I've read on LOTS of computers, and the kindle is, so far, the best reading device. However the size of the 7" screens makes it cumbersome to read at larger font sizes. The larger unit might work for that.
#4 William O. B'Livion on 2013-02-16 00:23 (Reply)
We got my grandmother a unit like that (pre-flatscreen). She was diagnosed with macular degeneration, and was getting progressively deteriorating tunnel vision. This unit allowed her to read books, read and pay her bills, write letters, etc. It was a blessing. When she passed, we donated the unit to the local association for the blind.
#5 Mark on 2013-02-16 14:31 (Reply)

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