Just a thought: I wonder if an E-ink tablet would be a good idea, though the contrast might be lacking a bit for text-on-colour sections.
Hamish On 30 October 2023 13:14:02 GMT, Peter Merchant <petermerch...@hotmail.com> wrote: >WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" >one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently >bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I >recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking >at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are easy >to use. > >I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before >committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! > >cheers, > >Peter > >On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: >> Hi, >> >> After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be >> one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution >> and plenty of contrast. >> >> The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm >> OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is >> becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions >> are largely wasted because I cannot read them. >> >> However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad >> and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most >> convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so >> Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance >> of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. >> However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this >> query. >> >> Thanks in anticipation. >> > > >-- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
