The Magnifier is a major accessibility feature in Windows. In Windows XP and Vista, Magnifier puts a bar at the top of the screen which shows a magnified view of an area near the mouse pointer. In Windows 7, Magnifier has become a more powerful full-screen magnification tool.
Changing the cursor width and blink rate can make it easier to see the cursor and control the text.
Changing the Windows colours to high contrast can help reduce glare, or improve the clarity of the picture on the screen.
Changing the font size, icon size and screen size all at once can be achieved by changing the screen resolution.
In October 2010, Strong Australia loaned MAA one of its latest high definition hard drive recorders to review for its captioning capabilities. The SRT 5495A is a twin tuner terrestrial receiver and digital video recorder, with AV inputs. It is equipped to handle both next generation MPEG-4 broadcasts, including 3DTV and current MPEG-2 broadcasts, with a 500GB hard disk drive.
The SRT 5495A was reviewed by Chris Mikul and Ally Woodford.
