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| Thread ID: 64370 | 2005-12-13 00:05:00 | Help please...is this possible? | Tukapa (62) | Press F1 |
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| 412195 | 2005-12-13 00:05:00 | Hi all I have a friend who has got his grandparents online so the family can keep in touch via e-mail etc. The only thing is they hardly use it because their eyesight is bad and they have trouble reading the screen. They are only using a 15" monitor at the moment. Would it be feasible to get them a 2nd hand 19" monitor and run the resolution down at 800x600 or similar so that everything on the screen is huge. Would this even work? Any thoughts (except for new super duper spectacles) are welcomed. Thanks. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 412196 | 2005-12-13 00:27:00 | I would save your money and just use the Windows Accessibility options Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup > Accessibilty >Accessibiltiy Tools. This contains a magnifyer. Check in Start >Programs > Accessories.. it may already be installed A 17" monitor will suffice at 800*600 but CRT are better at running at lower resolutions. |
Myth (110) | ||
| 412197 | 2005-12-13 00:51:00 | A 15" monitor may not have enough screen real-estate to do justice to windows accessibility options, and the GPs might not appreciate the overkill either. Your first option sounds great to me and a used 19" monitor costs peanuts. I have a 19" IBM in very good condition that I paid about $100 for. If the 19" isn't doing enough, then you can go look at the accessibility options. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 412198 | 2005-12-13 02:17:00 | Would it be feasible to get them a 2nd hand 19" monitor and run the resolution down at 800x600 or similar so that everything on the screen is huge. Would this even work? Yeah it's a good idea. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 412199 | 2005-12-13 02:25:00 | And of course, in IE, there is View/Text with choices ranging between "Largest" and "Smallest". Other (better?) browsers will have this too. ;) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 412200 | 2005-12-13 03:00:00 | A 17" monitor will suffice at 800*600 but CRT are better at running at lower resolutions............really ?.........I beg to disagree........i always run my 17" monitor at 800x600 unless some app demands higher res.........i find it very easy to read and i DO have excellent eyesight......i think.......why the hell do I want it at 1024x768 or higher.......everythign goes small and on many webpages you have all this BLANK realestate on either side......whats the point of that ? | drcspy (146) | ||
| 412201 | 2005-12-13 03:04:00 | why the hell do I want it at 1024x768 or higher.......everythign goes small and on many webpages you have all this BLANK realestate on either side......whats the point of that ?So you can fit more on the screen at once. ;) Also, everything is sharper at higher resolutions and you can always increase the text size at a high resolution if you are having trouble reading it. :) | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 412202 | 2005-12-13 03:08:00 | You need high resolution so you can enjoy all the advertisements. :cool: | Graham L (2) | ||
| 412203 | 2005-12-13 03:08:00 | Hmmm....maybe...I...should...have...put...the...wo rd...USUALLY...in...the...sentence... you...know...what...I...mean...? Anyway...I...was...referring...to...the...fact...t hat...some ...LCD...screens...have...issues...with...running. ..at...lower...than...native...resolutions... But...then...you...obviously...know...more...so... I...will...leave...it...to...you BTW, do you find lots of dots just vaguely annoying?? I know I do and Im picking others do too Sorry bout the hijack |
Myth (110) | ||
| 412204 | 2005-12-13 03:48:00 | ONLY find dots annoyin when someone takes the piss by overdoing it like you did ........ | drcspy (146) | ||
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