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submitted by john1357decker
Hello. I recently developed low vision and downloaded Zoomtext to help me read my computer screen. Here's my question. I want to get the best resolution monitor I can. I was thinking 4k. The tech support person at AI Squared said he received just 2 inquiries about this. He said these users reported problems with 4k. As an improvement, he switched them to a lower level resolution. Can anyone tell me their experience with this issue? Thanks much. (btw, I figure I'll get a 32 inch screen.)
-shacklebolt- 5 points 6y ago
Not an answer to your question, but some things I would think about:
- At a certain level of low vision, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between a 4k display and a standard hd display anymore.
- Personally, I find dual-monitoring (for more horizontal space) far more useful than a lot of vertical space. Unless you can read an entire line of text on a 32 inch 4k monitor's single screen, you might benefit more from spending that money on a dual monitor setup instead.
- At a certain level of low vision, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between a 4k display and a standard hd display anymore.
- Personally, I find dual-monitoring (for more horizontal space) far more useful than a lot of vertical space. Unless you can read an entire line of text on a 32 inch 4k monitor's single screen, you might benefit more from spending that money on a dual monitor setup instead.
lhamil64 3 points 6y ago
I haven't tried ZoomText on a 4k display (and couldn't find anything from a quick google) but I imagine you'd need a fairly good graphics card at least. I also imagine that a HiDPI display would cause issues with ZoomText, but that should be less of an issue if you get a big enough monitor (where the DPI is roughly the same as a standard sized 1080p monitor).
Unfortunately I don't have any real experience, so this is all speculation. Before you buy a monitor, if you can, I'd say try going into a store (like BestBuy) and try it out. You could even bring a ZoomText flash drive if you have one, or install a trial version on their demo PC (if they let you).
Unfortunately I don't have any real experience, so this is all speculation. Before you buy a monitor, if you can, I'd say try going into a store (like BestBuy) and try it out. You could even bring a ZoomText flash drive if you have one, or install a trial version on their demo PC (if they let you).
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