Example - Hewlett Packard 24-g182 23.8" FHD Touch Screen, 8GB DDR3L, 1TB HD, Windows 10 Home, English $800 Canadian

Pricey, but something like it?


https://www.frontiercomputing.ca/products/smartview-360

Thanks for your comments.
My key challenge now is to find a camera that will work. My grandson is currently seven years old and lives in Texas ... his CCTV has been supplied by the school. I'm thinking of supplementing it with a unit for home use. I can't seem to locate a Camera thus far ... my grandson describes having a remote to control the zoom of the camera, focus and brightness. It is mounted on a rod which is quite stable. I'm trying to nose around and locate the brand of that specific camera or something similar. This issue is not totally about money. His CCTV unit at school is not a computer and therefore lacks Internet access ... his siblings at home Will no doubt want to use this as a computer ...

A few xuggestions.

These magnifiers are expensive because they're usually purchsaed by the state/through grants rather than individuals. Depending on his career (anything that would probably be a desk job), you/he can work with the state DVR office to have their help acquiring one of his own, which he can then use for schoolwork and taking to his workplace.

Your idea of using a computer/etc. is very similar and would probably work. The magnification generally isn't as good on most computer cameras (8x, 12x, etc. vs 50x or higher with the CCTVs, but I don't know how much difference it will make- my magnifier doesn't specify the zoom level. I usuall use it at less than halfway zoomed in so a webcam would probably work.

Most laptops have HDMI out, which can connect to a majority of newer TVs and allow the TV screen to work as a larger monitor. Coupled with the built-in magnifiers for Windows/Mac, this will often do the trick. (If you have set-top boxes like a Chromecast, Apple TV, or Roku, you can even cast wirelessly with same result.)

So, you could go with a larger laptop for school and connect it to the TV for magnifying; you could also go with a smaller and cheaper one (like a Chromebook) and a webcam for about $250 total, though it probably wouldn't be as useful unless connected to the TV.

He needs a camera he can aim at the front of the classroom (20 ft) or at a book (15 inches) And a LARGE MONITOR. THE CAMERA NEEDS TO BE STABLE ON A TRIPOD / gooseneck etc ...

I use an iPad Pro (though a regular iPad would work as well) wirelessly connected to a TV via an Apple TV box. Apple mobile devices have decent digital magnifying features built in. If you can find everything on sale, you can get started for around $700 and this would give him a mobile device to use as well.