02-14-2022, 07:21 PM
I thought this might be a good place to discuss home electronics. I have what I am sure are a few very simple questions for you techies.
My stepfather is 94yrs old. He has always enjoyed Vegas type gaming. He can't travel much now other than a weekly trip to the local casino. For years he played slots and cards on his laptop for hours at a time, almost daily. A year ago he gave me his laptop. Told me he couldn't comfortably focus his eyes on the screen anymore. I know he can see his TV well enough because he watches Cowboy shows all day long. My mother said he is really bored and wished he could play video slots. I am sure this is possible but unsure of range so I thought I should ask before we buy equipment. I want be sure.
He has a 46" smart TV. Has a Roku box on it. We are going to get him a new laptop and screen share to the TV. Any laptop should do right? It will need to support DVD because all of his current games are on CDs. Downloading a few newer games would be fine if they exist. I want to do this wireless and his chair is about 12ft from the TV. No range issues? It will be reliable?
If this works out I might add some simple arcade type games. He's a good man and no reason for him to be bored if I can fix it.
My stepfather is 94yrs old. He has always enjoyed Vegas type gaming. He can't travel much now other than a weekly trip to the local casino. For years he played slots and cards on his laptop for hours at a time, almost daily. A year ago he gave me his laptop. Told me he couldn't comfortably focus his eyes on the screen anymore. I know he can see his TV well enough because he watches Cowboy shows all day long. My mother said he is really bored and wished he could play video slots. I am sure this is possible but unsure of range so I thought I should ask before we buy equipment. I want be sure.
He has a 46" smart TV. Has a Roku box on it. We are going to get him a new laptop and screen share to the TV. Any laptop should do right? It will need to support DVD because all of his current games are on CDs. Downloading a few newer games would be fine if they exist. I want to do this wireless and his chair is about 12ft from the TV. No range issues? It will be reliable?
If this works out I might add some simple arcade type games. He's a good man and no reason for him to be bored if I can fix it.