[Blindtlk] Flat Screen TV Size question

[Tamika Williams]

Go in to one of your local Walmart or Bestbuys and just look at the
displays before you purchase. You can see the pros and cons of
different models and features and  see how they work out for yourself.

On 7/25/13, Aaron Allen <aaron.allen at comcast.net> wrote:
> This would also depend on the type of vision loss you have.
>
> Some people with tunnel vision or with other related conditions may have
> difficulty with large screen due to needing to scan the screen area to get
> an idea of what is on it.
>
> I would look (literally) at several sizes to see what is better for you.
>
> Another issue to consider is brightness and contrast capabilities of the
> screen.
>
> The sharper the picture, the better results you may get.
>
> Good luck!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Constance
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:26 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Flat Screen TV Size question
>
> I am totally blind and watch more TV than my husband.  He is legally blind
> but a pretty high partial.  He says the bigger the screen the better.  We
> have a 58 inch TV down in our rec room and he loves it.  We have a 46 inch
> in the living room and 26 inch in our bedroom.  He can see them all but
> when
> he watches the big one, he can see the blades of grass and the ball during
> a
> baseball game.  He can sit at least ten feet away from the larger flat
> screens. He gets closer if he has to read something on the screen.  I love
> the one in our bedroom because size doesn't matter to me.  I am a TV
> addict...lol.  I also hate descriptive video because it ruins stereo or
> surround sound with dialog.  I am a strong believer that if you pay
> attention, you can fuigure out what is going on.  Good luck.
>
> Constance Canode
> Sent from my I-phone
>
> On Jul 24, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Mari Hunziker <marihunziker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Howdy Folks,
>>
>> I am currently in the market for a new tv. I have been using a 36 inch
>> analog tv for the past 10 or so years. I am legally blind, low vision.
>> and sit like 4 or 5 inches away from the tv set to see the images on
>> it.  I was thinking of getting a 60 inch in order to sit further away
>> from
> the tv set.
>> Has anyone experienced this before? What do you do in order to watch tv?
>> Thank you,
>> Mari Hunziker
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