2006.55

The Big Picture

Portable electronic magnification system consisting of (a) controller box with jacks for television cable, power adapter, and the scanner cable,, and switches for power and mode; (b) scanner unit, housed in gray plastic case with black rubber cable, camera lens in recess on bottom; (c) large "STANCOR" brand AC to 12v DC adaptor, black plastic housing, gray and black cable with jack, power cable; (d) black rubber video cable with coaxial pin type connectors on both ends; (e) television antenna adaptor, black plastic with a female coaxial jack and two spade tongue wire terminals; (f) nickel plated cable/antenna switchbox; (g) paper instruction manual; (h) black polyester carrying case with black plastic piping on seams, black nylon lining, zipper top, black poly webbing carrying strap with steel D-rings, screenprinted on front in white, "1-03930-00".

H-8.5 W-9 D-4 inches

ca. 1994

American Printing House for the Blind

Louisville, KY

Developed at APH as a simple, hand-held system allowing low-vision users to magnify reading material onto a television. This unit was used by Will Evans in the APH Educational Outreach Department as a demonstrator. The Big Picture was introduced in 1994 and discontinued in 1997. Advances in optical character recognition and other features found in similar devices available elsewhere quickly made the Big Picture obsolete.

APH Collection, 2006.55