[optacon-l] Re: Recommending the Acer V173B 17-inch LCD Display
- From: "H & C Arnold" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:17:23 -0400
Actually, as for the mouse and letter size, I think you use control and the
mouse wheel. That might require skillful Optacon use or sighted assistance.
In God We Trust,
Carolyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "H & C Arnold" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:59 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Recommending the Acer V173B 17-inch LCD Display
> Mary, my power is on the right, but, of course, our monitors are different
> brands and ages.
>
> Also, for any of you, there is a way with the mouse to increase the letter
> size on the screen. I'm not sure how to do that; it has something to do
> with
> the wheel on the bottom, I think. Maybe someone on this list knows how
> that
> is done, in case anyone needs that.
>
> In God We Trust,
>
> Carolyn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Optacon" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:30 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Recommending the Acer V173B 17-inch LCD Display
>
>
>> Hi folks,
>> This is a wonderful monitor. There was no need to adjust it when I turned
>> it on; there are six buttons on the lower right corner of the monitor,
>> just below and outside the glass area. The buttons are on the frame
>> surrounding the glass, so if you're not careful your arm might touch the
>> buttons and change something. Other than that, the letters are a nice,
>> readable size; even when there are a few windows on the screen. I could
>> read e-mail messages with the R1D, and a regular optacon lens, in regular
>> mode; the only time I used invert was when Windows was coming up. There
>> might be a way to make the letters a little brighter, but I haven't
>> needed
>> to do that. Amazon has this display for about $105. A little stand comes
>> with it, but I didn't bother with it. I just plugged it in and turned it
>> on, by pushing all the buttons and hoping one of them would work. I guess
>> the power is either the left-most or right-most; not sure which.
>>
>> My desktop PC came right up when I turned it on, although I couldn't get
>> into safe mode; that's for another day, and there are a couple PS/2 ports
>> on the machine so I'll give it a try some time later with an older
>> keyboard.
>>
>> Mary
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