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| Touchscreen monitor... I bought a new laptop with windows 8 and it kinda feels silly to me. I feel like I'm using an android phone with a mouse. Anyways, I just recently built my desktop and was wondering if anyone here has an opinion on buying a touch screen monitor for it? Or more to the point, would I just be wasting my money as far as not having a practical, everyday use for it? I really like this monitor btw. »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···24009438
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| It will be useful for Windows 8. Older OS -- not so much. |
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| said by aurgathor:It will be useful for Windows 8. Older OS -- not so much.
That's what I'll be using. I have the anytime upgrade for $39. |
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 FreddyPremium
join:2005-05-17
Arlington, VA
1 edit | Some people don't know that Windows 7 also supported touchscreen. See:
»www.kodyaz.com/touchscreen/windo···s-7.aspx
Nothing new in this regard in Windows 8. I bought a touchscreen monitor when I installed Windows 8, just to have the option available should I wish to use touch. Why not?
Freddy
Edit: I purchased this monitor, because it best fit my budget:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHtnxXG7gGI |
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| Support was there even earlier, but that's not particularly relevant.
The issue with Win8 that it's easier and quicker to use it with a touch screen.
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 signmeuptooThank you YankeesPremium
join:2001-11-22
NanoParticle
kudos:4 | reply to bobjohnson
Oh great, now we're all gonna have to live with greasy, grubby screens, sore arms, and broken monitors? I was happiest with the old school trackballs back in the day. I have the tremors so not so good now though. |
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 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:2
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| said by signmeuptoo:Oh great, now we're all gonna have to live with greasy, grubby screens, sore arms, and broken monitors? No, no one is going to HAVE to do any such thing.
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| reply to Freddy
said by Freddy:Some people don't know that Windows 7 also supported
I know that win 7 supports the touchscreen but I never found a need for it. With Windows 8 it just doesn't seem right with a mouse. |
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| reply to signmeuptoo
said by signmeuptoo:Oh great, now we're all gonna have to live with greasy, grubby screens, sore arms, and broken monitors? I was happiest with the old school trackballs back in the day. I have the tremors so not so good now though.
Greasy, grubby screen is my main concern with this idea. I don't like fingerprints on my 4" screens I am definitely not gonna like it on my 23"...
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 BlitzenZeusBurnt Out CynicPremium
join:2000-01-13
kudos:2 | With the exception of some badly written metro apps, even with win 8 you don't need a touchscreen. Some of the metro apps don't work correctly with a mouse, and keyboard, hence badly written. |
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FreddyPremium
join:2005-05-17
Arlington, VA | reply to bobjohnson
All,
Remember, you also can use a stylus with a touchscreen, rather than only using fingers. No mess, no grubby screen.
Freddy |
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| said by Freddy:All,
Remember, you also can use a stylus with a touchscreen, rather than only using fingers. No mess, no grubby screen.
Freddy
What about multi-touch? Like gestures and such. That's kinda hard with a stylus.
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to bobjohnson
This deal has likely long since past but have a look if you're interested:
Deals for January 2nd - Planar Helium 27-in 1080p Touchscreen LED-Backlit LCD Display $699
I have heard that there either are or will be USB devices that one can add to an existing display to add touch input. I recall about hearing about one such device for Apple computers as well as PC,….
I have some touch devices and I think its fine for the products that need it as its primary input option,…..I'm not nearly as interested in touch on desktop systems,….
I mean,….why,…. |
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| I like the idea of using touch for my desktop, but I am just not sure if I will actually use it (or be able to) for anything other than just the metro interface. If that's the case I may save my $. |
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
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 rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | reply to bobjohnson
I dunno. I like my Android phone, but I'm afraid my cats would have things REALLY screwed up if I had a TS on my computer!  |
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join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
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| said by rusdi:I dunno. I like my Android phone, but I'm afraid my cats would have things REALLY screwed up if I had a TS on my computer!
I use Rainmeter on my HP TouchSmart and sometimes the cats wander by the screen and the next thing I know, my desktop has been rearranged!
And then there's the summer time -- when my Firefox browser tabs would mysteriously disappear because some gnat would hover/land juuuuuust right on the screen 
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This might turn out to be better than multitouch screens, and cheaper to boot. »leapmotion.com/product
I look forward to seeing how it works. |
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I'm using the Dell branded 23" touchscreen monitor with Windows 7 at home and at work and love it. As I only have one hand that I can type with, the touchscreen makes it faster for me to do things that a mouse requires too much room for and a touchpad isn't as fluid to do.
I would have already upgraded to Windows 8 but I'm waiting on a critical piece of software I use to get a Win 8 version before I can make the jump.
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I ordered it anyways. I'm gonna see how it goes. Thank you for all the advice  |
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