[visionrehabtherapist] Re: looking for input on handheld electronic magnifiers

  • From: "Brink-Chaney, Marcie (DELEG)" <brink-chaneym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "McInnis, Janet (DELEG)" <mcinnisj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:45:49 -0400

Recently, when we were talking to the rep from eschenbach, he said that 
anything beyond a 7 x magnification in a portable video device is overkill. It 
just doesn't work well. Maybe it has to do with the screen size and the fact 
that you can get so few letters/words on the screen after the magnification is 
increased beyond a certain level. I'm not positive about the range but I 
believe he said 7 or 8 x and he did say that if a magnifier is a 7 x or is an 8 
x, they really are the same. That's why eschenbach doesn't have some of the  
levels that other companies have because the differences make no difference to 
the magnification level. 
Just my 2 cents.

Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT
Michigan Commission for the Blind Detroit Office
Phone: (313)456-1643
Fax: (313)456-1645
Email: brink-chaneym@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of McInnis, Janet 
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Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:58 AM
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Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] looking for input on handheld electronic 
magnifiers


Hi list...

I am looking to pass on some info on handheld electronic magnification for a 
client.  She is well versed in use of magnifiers and has a cctv at home, but 
the hand held electronic options will give her some greater freedom.
She has asked me about the "Senseview" which promised a slightly larger screen 
than most, but, also said it went up to 22x magnification while the others, 
better known, often limited out in the 8x to 12x range.

When I read her the info about it, the grammer was awful and likely translated 
from some big Asian country that seems to be holding the market on so many 
adaptive devices.  I told her I would look for some input before she made a 
purchase of that size.

The Ruby, and the Outlook were her other possibilities.  She has Stargardts, 
and has noticed as she has gotten older, just in her 60s, that her vision is 
changing and the light, magnification and contrast are all important when 
considering a purchase like this.

Thank you, as always, for your help.  You make my life easier!

Janet



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