Visually Impaired Settings

[DefinitelyNotTom]

I pretty much know all of the windows settings, but I wonder if anyone knows actual monitor settings to make it easier for someone visually impaired to read stuff on the screen.

I have calibrated my tvs, but that is obviously to get the picture proper, using meters. I am not talking about calibrating my monitor for color accuracy. but just for readability.... I guess higher contrast would be good. Wouldn't higher refresh rate be good, too? Maybe I should buy a new monitor with higher refresh rate.

I get right up to the screen and there's nothing to fix my issue... I am using a 19 inch 4:3 monitor that goes up to 720p, but I have it set to lower res to make it easier to read. Could a 1080p or 4j screen theoretically be better for my vision even if I lower those to lower resolutions?

So many things to wonder about... I also wondered if 16:9 would be better or worse. Would be more moving my head from side to side to read it, but less up and down. Also, people even disagree on whether a BIGGER monitor is good or bad for someone with vision probs (partly due to the moving the head more from side to side, i guess).

I probably should just find a visually impaired site with forums to ask there, i suppose...

 

[Guest]

4:3 is better, and 3:2 also. You can set up high contrast, all the white becomes black, and the black is white, which is easier. You can also set up audio help. It's all easy and included. Just go in Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Accessibility. High contrast, narrator, magnifier are all built-in tools.

 

[DefinitelyNotTom]

I knew about accessibility tools, but I am wondering as far as actual monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, all of those various settings. For movies I know how to set everything, but for average computer use I have no idea. Plus was wondering if higher refresh rate would help. Seems like I read somewhere that higher refresh rate could lessen headaches from eye strain.

 

[Guest]

I knew about accessibility tools, but I am wondering as far as actual monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, all of those various settings. For movies I know how to set everything, but for average computer use I have no idea. Plus was wondering if higher refresh rate would help. Seems like I read somewhere that higher refresh rate could lessen headaches from eye strain.

Are you visually impaired or just looking to reduce eye-strain? Because those are two different things.

 

[Guest]

I knew about accessibility tools, but I am wondering as far as actual monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, all of those various settings. For movies I know how to set everything, but for average computer use I have no idea. Plus was wondering if higher refresh rate would help. Seems like I read somewhere that higher refresh rate could lessen headaches from eye strain.

Are you visually impaired or just looking to reduce eye-strain? Because those are two different things.

 

[Guest]

I knew about accessibility tools, but I am wondering as far as actual monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, all of those various settings. For movies I know how to set everything, but for average computer use I have no idea. Plus was wondering if higher refresh rate would help. Seems like I read somewhere that higher refresh rate could lessen headaches from eye strain.

Are you visually impaired or just looking to reduce eye-strain? Because those are two different things.

 

[turbopixel]

I don't think that higher refresh rate helps on reading or makes less headaches. Its just a myth, unless it gets proven. If your goal is to reach better readability, don't waste your money on higher refresh rate. Refresh rate becomes more important on (faster) moving subjects.