Is this magnifying glass good for someone with low vision and cannot see very well, who wants to read the numbers &amp; letters on a remote control ?
990272
I am not sure because I can see fairly well. It looks like it would enlarge enough as I tried it on my remote and it enlarges the numbers a lot. The only problem I see is that you could only see I number at a time. I got it to read my prescription labels and to read menus in low light. It works great for that.
1910764
No, not unless you already have a magnifier. Cheaply made, I do not recommend!
2020894
Yes, I think it will be helpful. Perhaps not the best solution, but worth a try. Remember, it's just a tiny magnifying glass. So, you have to get it at just the right position for your eyes, and then you have to move it if the clue is larger than the set magnifying area. Doing that for every clue will get tiresome. A better solution? How about a pair of readers with the led lights on the sides? That's what I prefer.
1170556
I have had it very long and use it for the magnification. It would probably work well for reading if positioned well. It's a little top heavy because of the magnifying glass.
772878
Yes, though its 5x magnification is a bit high for reading menus extensively.2x magnification might be more appropriate, depending on your vision.
673597
I bought mine for this use originally. Now it is very dim and absolutely inadequate, I wish I'd never purchased it. I only use it for magnification now as a weak lamp at my desk. (I did post a review.)
1878513
As one of the other responders answered, you can use the magnifier with or without your glasses. The different levels of magnification and the light it has makes this a very useful tool. I gave some of these for Christmas gifts and all are being used on a regular basis.
688126
Yes. It's ideal for any kind of small print. My Mom is 90% blind due to glaucoma and still manages to do a lot of reading by connecting this device to the TV or by plain scanning and reading directly from it. I strongly recommend it also because it is quite durable and can take a few drops etc which are bound to happen when older people handle objects. Hope this has been useful. Best regards, Col PK Vasudevan +91 7589134885
1376574
I use this often and I couldn't tell you for sure. However, I'm freakin' blind, even with bifocal contacts lenses I keep reading glasses in all my camera bags to focus with even a 7" HDMI monitor. And it's great, magnification wise - you will nail focus far better than just using the LCD. The bigger issue of this one is using it on a rail system - it offsets your camera by 15mm left or right (depending which mounting hole you use). So you're SOL if you use a rail-mount matte box (my follow focus does fine). You need a camera baseplate that adjusts left/right to align with a matte box. I've used this on rails with huge lenses, and find lens supports still work OK though.
1170557
just for a reading lamp, probably. I wanted it primarily for its magnification. Not good for that. The light produced is more ambient than direct lighting.
1473585
It is very small, I cannot read it without my reading glasses. I don't know how to measure it, but the numbers and letters are very small. I didn't know until I've used it a while. I'm not very happy with it now, because it is too small print for me to read.
1860030
I found another link that has the option for magnification but it looks very limited. http://www.amazon.com/FLEXLITE-Ergonomic-Protection-Resistant-53-16-140/dp/B00NQGDL06/ref=cts_ap_2_fbt
109508
I found that they helped me see the small print in Turbo Tax. Since I was unable to zoom in the adjustable glasses went over my regular glasses and raised the print enough to get me through. I am 82 and will probably get my cateracts removed this year. I don't know your eye condition but these will work in a pinch. Hope this helps. dp
2230244
Absolutely, my mom was an avid reader and her glasses alone no longer helped. She loved the light on it with the magnification on it so much so bought another one for another room in the house
1638724
I have had my magnifying glass for a few months. I have not had to replace anything. It still works fine.
1517981
Yes, it allows magnifications. If you don't want it, keep it 1x. It's very simple, just turn the ring near the eye piece to vary the magnifications. 1x itself is so large, you'll rarely use 3x which will go slightly beyond normal view and we have to move the eyeballs to get the wide view at 3x. I like this product, which has given me lot of advantages, like perfect view of LCD screen without extraneous light on the screen, helps a lot in quick focussing, which is just not possible without this product!
91803
The numbers aren't overly large. I wear reading glasses and have no problem seeing them. Because they are stainless, you can tilt them to the light and make the numbers out.