Bill's News wrote:
> "Lee Gordon" <bucketofspam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> news:FLadnS1WQoXiE1banZ2dnUVZ_ruqnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I need to advise someone who is 87 years old and has macular
>> degeneration as to the best choice for a big-screen TV. The
>> reason for the TV purchase is obviously the larger screen
>> rather than HD. She also often sits off to the side (around
>> 30 degrees off center) while multi-tasking. Currently, in the
>> house she is staying in, there's a 42" DLP set that she can
>> see pretty well, so 42 inches is the size she's considering,
>> but I want to know if there is a better choice than DLP for
>> someone whose eyesight is starting to deteriorate.
>>
>> Lee
>>
>
> I'm no doctor, however, many of my senior friends who have this
> vision problem can only view items not straight ahead. This does
> not mean that they need to sit to the side of the object, merely
> that their eyes must be averted from a straight on view. For
> example, bridge players will hold thier cards to one side or the
> other of dead ahead. Thus, your friend's off-angle viewing
> position may be influenced by other factors - such as furniture
> location. Seated 90 degrees before the face of the TV she'd need
> to turn her head to one side or the other to be able to see the
> picture. This is not the same as off-angle viewing.
>
> I mention this because other factors will influence her viewing
> pleasure: ambient lighting, as she is a multi-tasker, zooming
> capability, relative screen brightness, etc.
Just chatted with a long-term friend who has had
Macular Degration for over 10 years.
Generally, Bill's notes above are an excellent
repeat of what my friend conveyed.
We discussed screen size and, he suggests that
slightly-smaller is far better than
slightly-larger when compared against typical
"room size versus screen size" recommendations.
He definitely objects to 'large' home theater
type displays -- takes too much work and he
misses a lot of action. (Forget the 50" plasma!!!)
In his home, he has a 19" in a bedroom, a 27" on
the patio and a new, 32" LCD in the family room.
His viewing distance from the 32 is about 14
feet.
Remember that folks with Macular Degeneration
have poor vision in the center of view. They
have to 'look away' from the TV so that the
image is on the edge of their vision. Most have
self-trained to not look directly at anything
im****tant.
Macular Degeneration is a progressive disease.
At the outset, it's usually a 'softness' in the
center of vision. As it progresses, the
out-of-focus area increases in size.
Bottom Line: Too large a screen results in the
individual being unable to see all of the picture.
--
pj
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