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Default OTish: considerations for new TV for elderly mother

On 13/11/2014 00:00, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Capitol wrote:


Go for 32", remember that you are going from 4 x 3 to 16 x 9 sometimes,
so the height of the picture is greatly reduced. I made the 22" mistake
a few years back and gave it away.


As I said before, to replace a 21" 4:3 so faces etc in close up are about
the same size on a widescreen, you need a 24" widescreen. Which are
actually rather rare.


Although at the moment Richer Sounds have some discounted 24" ones.

I suspect that if the OP does exactly what he is asked (like I did and
got a 27") that the next year he will be buying a 32" anyway to
compensate for failing eyesight. I cannot recommend any of the 2x TV
magnifying glasses that are available. Either too flimsy and easily out
of adjustment, or so heavy that an elderly person cannot handle them.

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Martin Brown