FunkyGibbon Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Hi, My dad is 80, mainly housebound (except when we take him out) and on his own most of the time, being old school he absolutely loves fruit machines, I'd like to set MFME up for him, but he has macular degeneration and wont be able to see the high res small screens, his eyesight isn't too bad otherwise. Can anyone offer any help on how I might set it up so he can see it better? I've just thought a projector might work, or even a big TV, I'm going to try that, but any other help greatly appreciated. Funky (Mark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Use a HDMI in a TV, I'm sure others will come up with other solutions like having your TV vertically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) Just have have the screen in portrait mode. Layouts will be a lot bigger. I have a 27” that I sometimes use in portrait mode for mfme. J Edited June 19, 2020 by A:E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 I agree with AE: A good HD screen in portrait mode is not far off original machine size. Maybe 42" if possible, and resize layouts as you go along (Add height to the bottom of the screen) 1 Treat every day like your last, because one day it will be! Fruit Machine <<<My new project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyGibbon Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 thanks all, didn't think of the portrait mode Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 You're welcome, glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 You can also use full screen mode on mfme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyGibbon Posted June 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 been looking at this, some layouts work better than others, older ones with less features can be cropped tighter and therefore expanded bigger, thanks for all the ideas folks Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSwitch Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 19/06/2020 at 13:03, FunkyGibbon said: Hi, My dad is 80, mainly housebound (except when we take him out) and on his own most of the time, being old school he absolutely loves fruit machines, I'd like to set MFME up for him, but he has macular degeneration and wont be able to see the high res small screens, his eyesight isn't too bad otherwise. Can anyone offer any help on how I might set it up so he can see it better? I've just thought a projector might work, or even a big TV, I'm going to try that, but any other help greatly appreciated. Funky (Mark) I'm late to this, but the Magnifier app built into Windows works brilliantly with MFME in windowed and stretched full-screen (SHIFT+F3) mode. It follows your pointer as you move around the Fruit Machine I think up to 1600% bigger. Really helpful. Just type "Magnifier" in the Windows search bar and click on the app. A low-tech alternative would be a Fresnel lens or magnifying glass. And agree, a big monitor/HDMI TV in portrait can really help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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