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Monitors for People with Poor Eyesight?

Posted by michael on from the D-E-F-P-O-T-E-C dept.

tuxbeej writes "Just recently I've been told that I may be developing keratoconus, a non-inflammatory eye condition in which the normally round dome-shaped cornea progressively thins causing a cone-like bulge to develop (thanks, NKCF!). As a result, my eyesight will get worse and it's getting harder to see on a 15" monitor. Being 22 years old and studying MIS, I've been hoping to keep my eyesight for a long, long time. Anyway, I was in the market for a new monitor and I was curious to know if anyone has done shopping for a monitor intended for someone with bad eyesight? Are there any recommended sizes, features, brands? It seems like a generic question, but I'm curious to know if certain technologies have any advantages over another or if there is a site out there that handles info like this." We had an older article about CRT's vs. LCD's.

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  1. Re:another thought by Latent+IT · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oooh, oooh! I do!

    Actually, on one computer at work, I use the high contrast white scheme. Because the poor 2000 server happens to have a B&W monitor. ;p

  2. Be positive! by MulluskO · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't think of it as bad vision, think of it as bio-hardware-accelerated antialiasing.

    So spend that money that you would have spent on a GeForce 4 and buy a large, flatscreen monitor.

    --

    Too busy staying alive... ~ R.A.
  3. Re:From my experience... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    LatentIT writes:
    I'm 23, and if it weren't for corrective lenses, I'd be legally blind.
    Kid, I hate to preach, but you're just gonna have to stop playing with yourself.
  4. Re:Corrective lenses make things worse by sunhou · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh yeah, I forgot the ironic punchline of my little story -- I wear glasses so that I won't have to wear glasses.

  5. Re:another thought by Steev · · Score: 3, Funny

    Better yet, does anyone use the old "Hot Dog Stand" color scheme that came with Windows 3.1? :)

    Man, that thing was ugly.