Touchscreen monitor (W8 pro x64)- recommendations anyone?

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d000hg replied

22 August 2013, 13:17
Originally posted by woohoo View Post

What kind of setup are you talking about? I'm not trying to catch you out but I'm sitting here with two 24 inch monitors and it seems a bit of a stretch for me to keep leaning over to touch the screen.

By traditional I mean the monitor mounted vertically behind your keyboard... this is fine for touching but you don't want to be doing it constantly.

But you could consider other positioning approaches if you are using the screen constantly.
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BigRed replied

22 August 2013, 12:39
my home system (windows 7) has a screen next to my armchair and I use a wireless mouse. As it's mostly for browsing, media player etc. I normally use the on screen accessability keyboard so upgrading to windows 8 and a touchscreen looks like a good move for me.
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woohoo replied

22 August 2013, 12:23
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Sure it is, just not exclusively in a traditional setup.

What kind of setup are you talking about? I'm not trying to catch you out but I'm sitting here with two 24 inch monitors and it seems a bit of a stretch for me to keep leaning over to touch the screen.
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d000hg replied

22 August 2013, 12:17
Sure it is, just not exclusively in a traditional setup.
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woohoo replied

22 August 2013, 12:08
Originally posted by yasockie View Post

my recommendation is that you don't fall for the marketing gimmicks - you'll get fingerprints all over it.
Get a decent IPS screen for that price - 24" or 27" and enjoy the vivid colours.

I'm using the touch screen on my laptop and finger prints are not a problem. In fact when I use the other half's laptop I'm always having to stop myself touching the screen, it's a natural way to work for me.

But, is it really practical to use a touch screen monitor, perhaps it's me but I think it would be uncomfortable to keep on reaching over to the screen. Unless of course it's for presentations and the like?
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d000hg replied

22 August 2013, 11:12
Originally posted by yasockie View Post

my recommendation is that you don't fall for the marketing gimmicks - you'll get fingerprints all over it.
Get a decent IPS screen for that price - 24" or 27" and enjoy the vivid colours.

iPads et al seem to work fine despite being fingered, and you can always clean the screen and avoid using it with dirty hands
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yasockie replied

21 August 2013, 21:55
my recommendation is that you don't fall for the marketing gimmicks - you'll get fingerprints all over it.
Get a decent IPS screen for that price - 24" or 27" and enjoy the vivid colours.
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Jog On started a topic Touchscreen monitor (W8 pro x64)- recommendations anyone?

20 August 2013, 16:08
Touchscreen monitor (W8 pro x64)- recommendations anyone?

Title says it all. Having a look on amazon there are a few - quite pricey for a big ish one (22-24")...

If I'm going to spend >£200-250-possibly more on a monitor anyone got any recommendations?
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