Packard Bell's Viseo 200T display gets multi-touchy-feely next month

We don't see too many multitouch displays for desktop systems in these parts, but if Packard Bell has its way that's likely to change tout de suite. Not only has the company just announced its oneTwo line of all-in-one PCs with touchscreen displays at CEDIA, but now its back with the Viseo 200T Touch Edition -- a 20-inch multitouch monitor featuring built-in stereo speakers, a 16:9 aspect ratio, 50,000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, and VGA and DVI input. When this thing hits Merry Olde England in mid-October, you can expect to pay roughly £200 (about $330) to take advantage of all that Windows 7 multitouch magic. And, believe us, it is truly magical.

[SirNoDroin Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:05PM]

Remember how Packard Bell had to stop selling in the US because their reputation was so tarnished.

Whenever i read the name I "LOL"

[Emitor Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:14PM]

Hahahaha

[bstump Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:57PM]

I read the title and thought "Packard Bell still exists?"

[SkonOfVulcan Posted Sep 14th 2009 7:24PM]

I used to run a computer store that did repair work etc. Ah the memory's... Packard Bell was the punch line of so many inside jokes and and... not so inside jokes to!! LOL Over a period of a few years I collected a few PB case badges from machines that had died etc and whenever one of the employs brought in one of there own machines to work on or upgrade I'd replace the case badge on there computer when they weren't looking. It's amazing how long it would take for some people to notice. And then the battle would begin again....

[M3Ki Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:11PM]

packard bell only rebrands.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:19PM]

Packard Bell is still around?
Did TigerDirect buy them out?

[GingerFox Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:21PM]

Acer did.

[SirNoDroin Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:36PM]

acer always owned them, i thought NEC bought them

[GingerFox Posted Sep 11th 2009 7:14PM]

Not to my knowledge. But i've been wrong before....once.

[SkonOfVulcan Posted Sep 14th 2009 7:25PM]

NEC and Packard Bell merged at one point and then someone else bought them. Can't remember who.

[Streetfights Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:21PM]

What is this, the 90s?

[ScrapMaker Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:33PM]

Am I the only one that thinks it would be ackward to use a touchscreen for input on a normal desktop? I see it's benefits for POS, or kiosk-use, but on a desk? I think this would give you full-blown carple-tunnel in about 5 minutes.

plus, smudges suck.

[MysterLee Posted Sep 12th 2009 9:44AM]

Yeah, I think it's a terrible idea. Unfortunately I'm willing to bet that it'll become the standard and everyone will complain about how uncomfortable it is to use and yet still buy them.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:45PM]

oneTwo? now all they need is #3 and they're out!

[bstump Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:58PM]

Third times a charm. ;-)

[Jimbo Posted Sep 11th 2009 5:57PM]

Somehow I see Microsoft going after Packard Bell because the name "Viseo" is too close to "Visio".

[aashish bhagya Posted Sep 11th 2009 6:06PM]

this is awesome man.......i can hook it up to my regular comp with windows seven and make it like a hp touch smart pc.I can use it as regular monitor for work or web but it'll be amazing when used with media center or xbmc.A amazing cheap and easy to use htpc

I have a better idea.......my video card has dual dvi output so i can hook the other cable to my hdtv and this monitor acts as a virtual remote for the bigger screen....its opens up so many possibilities.

Basing on the earlier conversions,if we get this in us for $200,i'll be waiting with an open check book. is

[Cheesus Crust Posted Sep 11th 2009 6:48PM]

Packard Bell = Rip-off of Hewlett Packard and Dell

[JeremyBenthem Posted Sep 11th 2009 7:52PM]

Viseo= rip off of Vizio

[EpsilonNot Posted Sep 11th 2009 10:36PM]

The name is actually really old, (older than H-P or Dell, though not Ma Bell) it was a radio manufacturer founded in the 1920s, and was one of the earliest computer manufacturers, it was acquired around 1980.

The modern company has no connection to the original Packard Bell, though, the current company bought the name later in the 1980s, and then proceeded to completely trash it's reputation.

[tkmedia Posted Sep 11th 2009 6:56PM]

I still have an old packard bell tube radio!:D

[kibbledbits Posted Sep 11th 2009 7:31PM]

packardBell == crap;

[Standup Philosopher Posted Sep 12th 2009 9:39AM]

Packard Bell = Satan's turds.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2009 10:46PM]

I think this will be kind of worthless to your average MS Office user, but for things like art and music production it would be sweet. I'm only concerned that the resolution of touch would be good enough for fine control of synth parameters.