HD TV question

[LindaG4458]

Does anyone know if HD TVs are easier to see for people wth macular degeneration?

DH's aunt is 87 and her vision is becoming more and more impaired. Last spring, when we were here in FL, she called us to say that there was something wrong with her TV. We went to her house and it looked fine to us. We turned the brightness and color saturation to the highest possible levels and that helped for about 6 months. Now she says she needs a new TV again. The picture looks the same to us.

We have only seen HD TVs in the stores. The level of detail in the picture was amazing! The prices, though, were more than she is usually willing to spend.

Any experiences? Would it be worth the money for her?

 

[mickeyboat]

I have no idea. But I will give you a bump.

Denae

 

[hlbtimes2]

While the picture can be amazing, I dont know that it would help under the circumstances. I know that when watching shows in HD off our antenna the picture has much more color and better picture then it does off our direct tv. But, I dont think it would be enough to help correct a vision problem. Also, if you dont think she would want to spend the money of the tv, she probably isnt going to want to pay the additional fees to get an HD signal either. Just my opinion though.

Would she maybe benefit from a larger tv? Maybe just having it larger would help her out.

 

[momrek06]

Does anyone know if HD TVs are easier to see for people wth macular degeneration?

DH's aunt is 87 and her vision is becoming more and more impaired. Last spring, when we were here in FL, she called us to say that there was something wrong with her TV. We went to her house and it looked fine to us. We turned the brightness and color saturation to the highest possible levels and that helped for about 6 months. Now she says she needs a new TV again. The picture looks the same to us.

We have only seen HD TVs in the stores. The level of detail in the picture was amazing! The prices, though, were more than she is usually willing to spend.

Any experiences? Would it be worth the money for her?

It is just so interesting that you posted this Thread and I read it...Hhmmm...last JAN while visiting my mom in Florida, she took me over to meet one of her good friends in the condo complex they live in. They are all elderly. My mom's best friend, Alice, has M.D. And thinking about this RIGHT NOW, as I read your post...while touring threw Alice's condo YES she had a HUGE HD TV and you know why I remember this as my mom pointed it out to me...she said..."look at Alice's TV, how big it is"...!!!! AND IT WAS HUGE and I thought, wow, she has a LARGE TV like the kind all the young couples are buying...(my DS has a 52inch HD TV and I thought of him)....

Have no idea if this helps at all, OP, but YES, ma'am, Alice has HUGE HD TV in her living room.

 

[cardaway]

It sounds like in this situation it would be best to stick with old CRT type TV's.

The newer HD sets have a better picture but not all of them have a brighter picture, and most of them don't have the same contrast quality.