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Cheers Sandra

I had already talked myself into this particular model as long as nobody came along with warnings such as 'Avoid this - it's no good' etc.  Since the only people with this make have relatively good reports about it then I think I'll 'splash the cash'.

Thanks everyone for your help - and Happy New Year!

Quote: Originally posted by arturo on 31/12/2009

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The laptop screen wouldn't be big enough for us, with our eyesight not being of the best (we use a 50" plasma at home!).  I was looking at this one;

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Can I suggest actually looking at smaller TV's? I have extremely poor sight and found that the larger the screen the harder it was to see it. the small screens are much sharper, higher contrast and brighter and therefore easier to see.

It is also worth remembering that when you are at home you are probably a several feet further away from the screen than you will be in your van so when viewing portable TV's look at them at the distance you will be when in your van.

It does depends on why your sight is not as good as it used to be - I am assuming you have had test done to find out why?

Most people loose the ability to focus as they get older but it is also common to start developing cataracts which can creap up on you. I recently realised I could not distinguish colours of similar shades and had test done. They found cataracts in addition to the sight problems I have had since birth.

My cataract are developing from the center out so although not very dense they are having a profound effect. Operations due in a couple of months

Quote: Originally posted by dave-t on 02/1/2010

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It does depends on why your sight is not as good as it used to be - I am assuming you have had test done to find out why?

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Hi Dave

I had my eyes tested on 15th of last month and on Christmas Eve got my new bifocals.  My eyes were found to be helathy in themselves, just normal age-related wear and tear. It is remarkable what a difference the glasses have made to HD TV.  However, we sit in the van approx 7' away from the screen and with a small screen (less than 19") I struggle sometimes to see small text on the screen (like football scores in the corner of the screen), especially in SD.

Also, since we want the TV to double as a bedroom TV then we would prefer something bigger.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Hi Moogler

In the link which I posted on page 1 (6th post), it says;

"The unit includes a sturdy table top stand which provides a solid base and low centre of gravity.
The stand can be tilted forward and backward to adjust the viewing angle. The stand can be easily removed for wall mounting or storage. The unit is VESA compatible. ".

It also has an animated view of how the viewing angle (vertical) can be adjusted.  Is this better than the one which you had?