Looking for a desk top PC for 80 yr old. Help please.

xxdeebeexx

Hi MIL and FIL want to buy a computer for surfing, playing cds/ dvds, online shopping, skype, iplayer and games such as cards, bejewelled....

We have no idea of costs or what to look for, We are looking for value for money and maybe a bit of a waranty.

They have discounted a laptop as they will be tempted to take it from room to room and both adults are very wobbly on their feet so, could result in an accident.

We have looked at bt broadband and have decided on :-
Broadband and Anytime Calls

• Up to 20Mb download speeds (depends on line and location)
• 10GB monthly usage
• New BT Home Hub (worth £91.90)
• Basic online security
• £29.60 a month

They need a reliable phone service and don't want cable,

Any ideas please?

Tia

Dx

CoolHotCold

My first choice would be a Mac, purely because its simple and easy to use, but expensive.

So discounting a mac (£900) I would choose something with a large screen (so its easier to read / blow up the resolution) and a fairly modern spec system/basic modern.

Give me two ticks and i'll get back to you
(Also £30 per month is a little high)

debitcardmayhem

CoolHotCold wrote: »

My first choice would be a Mac, purely because its simple and easy to use, but expensive.

So discounting a mac (£900) I would choose something with a large screen (so its easier to read / blow up the resolution) and a fairly modern spec system/basic modern.

Give me two ticks and i'll get back to you
(Also £30 per month is a little high)

Very much too much , Plusnet is cheaper even if not LLU for 10gb / month. Mac is as Coolio said even more expensive than needed, and not wishing to start a mac/vs Windoze/Linux war look for a reasonable PC perhaps Win 7 2GB with 22inch monitor, with a TV card may be useful too)

bigblackdog

be careful getting inolved in this when anything goes wrong it will be down to you to sort out . Take them to pc world and see how they get on , would be my advice

macman

You shouldn't need to pay anything like £30 pm for broadband and Anytime calls. BT are one of the most expensive providers around.
I agree with debitcard, have a look at Plusnet, which (if they are on a Market 1 exchange) should be able to do broadband and Anytime calls for £9.99 with the current offer. Line rental adds £11.99, so under £22 all in.

macman

bigblackdog wrote: »

be careful getting inolved in this when anything goes wrong it will be down to you to sort out . Take them to pc world and see how they get on , would be my advice

And my advice would be not to go within a mile of PCW...

debitcardmayhem

bigblackdog wrote: »

be careful getting inolved in this when anything goes wrong it will be down to you to sort out . Take them to pc world and see how they get on , would be my advice

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Assuming they have tried on your PC then take them to PC World see if they want to trash it, and when you get them a PC set them up a bookmark to direct them to here, and explain that Alienrik is not an ALIEN and Browntoa has no "D" in his name, and GunJack fires warning shots first, and Debitcardmayhem was in a nursing/residential home once :eek:

debitcardmayhem

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Assuming they have tried on your PC then take them to PC World see if they want to trash it, and when you get them a PC set them up a bookmark to direct them to here, and explain that Alienrik is not an ALIEN and Browntoa has no "D" in his name, and GunJack fires warning shots first, and Debitcardmayhem was in a nursing/residential home once :eek:

And my advice would be not to go within a mile of PCW...

Oh and a Man and a Mac don't make a macman:D

point3

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xxdeebeexx

macman wrote: »

You shouldn't need to pay anything like £30 pm for broadband and Anytime calls. BT are one of the most expensive providers around.
I agree with debitcard, have a look at Plusnet, which (if they are on a Market 1 exchange) should be able to do broadband and Anytime calls for £9.99 with the current offer. Line rental adds £11.99, so under £22 all in.

Thanks for the suggestion. They are very elderly, for their 80 years, and need a reliable phone system. My household have been on Talktalk for a number of years and the phone system used to go down frequently, sometimes for days on end. They are worried about losing their phone in case of emergency.

Dx

Richie-from-the-Boro

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Hi MIL and FIL want to buy a computer for surfing, playing cds/ dvds, online shopping, skype, iplayer and games such as cards, bejewelled....

We have no idea of costs or what to look for, We are looking for value for money and maybe a bit of a warranty.

They have discounted a laptop as they will be tempted to take it from room to room and both adults are very wobbly on their feet so, could result in an accident.

We have looked at bt broadband and have decided on :-
Broadband and Anytime Calls

• Up to 20Mb download speeds (depends on line and location)
• 10GB monthly usage
• New BT Home Hub (worth £91.90)
• Basic online security
• £29.60 a month

They need a reliable phone service and don't want cable,

Any ideas please?

Tia

Dx

A second hand £100 puter will do all you want, just get a 28" monitor and a HDMi & sound out video card.

For the suggested purpose your AP won't see the difference between the £100 and the phanbhoy £900

The HDMi out will allow your AP's 60 inch tele to be a monitor and play the DVD's / Video Skype / games on the big screen, and if it's in use the big monitor can be used instead.

Put you money where it will benefit the end user