Resolved Need Advice on Monitor for 96-year-old Eyes

My 96-year-old father-in-law's vision is fading. He's been complaining that his 6-year-old 24-inch LCD HP monitor isn't bright enough. Tonight, I took my one of my 27-inch Hanns-G monitors to his house and connected it. He says it is brighter and told me to get him one.

Well, now I'm wondering about brightness and contrast and whether one with even better numbers might do even better for him; but, I don't know anything much about such ratings.

Please advise me.

 

Yes, already did that.

Money is not a problem and I can tell, myself, that at its brightest, his isn't as bright as mine.

I need a better understanding of the ratings and which ratings might make a difference for him. Also, I just discovered they don't make the Hanns-G like mine any more so I have to get some understanding of the numbers to be sure I get something that will help him.

Here's a page with the specs on mine.

 

Go to Worst Buy or one of the Office stores and they usually have some on display. Play with them and then when you find a good one, buy it.

 

That won't work. What I see and what he sees is different. Frankly, his current monitor looks fine to me; but, he sees a significant difference between his and mine that I can't see. He can't walk and cannot leave the house except for absolutely necessary things like hospital or doctor. So, he can't amble around a store and shop monitors like you and I.

I need help understanding the numbers and whether one or another set of numbers might work better for someone whose vision is fading.

 

Hi Alex, Have a look at this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116568
Just bought one a couple of weeks ago and it has similar specs to your one. I'm very pleased with it. Colour is brilliant - but it is new! Neil.

 

Thanks to all for your comments. It is difficult to know what helps another see who has vision problems and the comments here have been helpful.

I have decided to buy locally which will make returning the monitor easier in the event the one I select for him doesn't work out. At least with the help I've gotten here I am more sure about what to look for.