http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/ Engadget Comments for Ask Engadget: Best multitouch monitor? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Gorilla_Arm]]>Nov 12th 2009 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
now some competition for things like the Cintiq I can handle. especially with built in drivers so you don't have to deal with installing software and it will work in a variety of programs. while bringing down the price. that I can totally handle]]>Nov 13th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
I will admit it is a novelty more than a productivity tool for me, however it is a very fun novelty. I do not regret the purchase at all.]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
Noswal @ Nov 12th 2009 11:48PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Gorilla_Arm
]]>Nov 13th 2009 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jap

Srg, not sure what era you are from but "Japs" doesn't really fly anymore...

Come one people.....]]>Nov 12th 2009 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
I couldn't imagine going back and forth between a touchscreen and... where do you put your hand?]]>Nov 12th 2009 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
I know its not for all the time, but no one said you can't have a touch screen AND a keyboard.
-taylor]]>Nov 13th 2009 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
Otherwise, it is touch - clean - touch - clean - touch - clean... ugh. Might as well ask what the best monitor cleaner is to get greasy fingerprints off your multitouch monitor.

]]>Nov 12th 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/The best monitor has some sort of harness to hold your hand.]]>Nov 12th 2009 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
With that in mind, I'm looking at the HP Compaq L2105tm, mostly because it supports a stylus... and it's pretty damn affordable compared to the other ones available.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/hp-unleashes-compaq-l2105tm-touchscreen-multitouch-monitor/
]]>Nov 13th 2009 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
jk]]>Nov 12th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 12th 2009 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
Gaming with a touchscreen? Difficult.
Sniping is fun though :)]]>Nov 13th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
Ironically we worked at a place with a lot of Japanese people... had to be careful where and when we used this otherwise perfectly normal word.]]>Nov 13th 2009 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
http://www.lumio.com/lumio.php?cid=2&id=2

Which means they use triangulation and registering more then 2 touchpoints becomes problematic.

I have not yet seen a capacitive standalone display and my guess it that it would be expensive.]]>Nov 13th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
have a look here > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbJGzyYV_X8

I pity the fella demo'ing the Window 7 multi-touch capa on that lousy piece of HW. ]]>Nov 13th 2009 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
wow I didn't know that placing "j/k" after a racist slur made it alright.

thanks for the information.]]>Nov 13th 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
Windows 7 and Full HD and TRUE (!!) Multitouch and on a 47inch LCD and *rataplan* AVAILABLE :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELPBbYN3hI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F2pEVIXMts]]>Nov 13th 2009 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
Why do people think that the screen "has" to be positioned where their current monitor is? A 30 degree, or less, configuration makes more sense for a touch screen. Your elbow can be resting on the desk and act as a pivot point for your hand.

Then there is the, "I don't want greasy fingerprints all over my monitor." argument.
1) Are you getting graded on the cleanliness of your monitor? Sucks to be you. Clean it off if it gets too dirty.
2) Why are you eating finger food at your computer? Eat food at the dinner table like your supposed to, then wash your hands when your done.

For the majority of people, computers are supposed to make our lives easier. They shouldn't be a dedicated piece of hardware prominently displayed on a desk. I think touch screens are the first baby step towards that ubiquitous incorporation of computers through out the home.]]>Nov 13th 2009 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Multitouch phones? Fine, your hands are already there. No problemo. Laptops... maybe. They would have to be more tabelts, though.
But desktops? That would be like having multitouch TVs with no remotes.]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
I have the 25" model of the HP TouchSmart at home and I love it. Win7 plays very nice with it (two-point touch support, but I actually haven't used any app that supports it).

On the other hand I bought a pair of 22" touchscreens from ELO (using their "APR" technology) and let me tell you they suck. They might work well in a kiosk environment, but for desktop use they make me regret shelling out $1100 per.

Dell's Studio line uses the same infrared tech that HP does, but for some reason the Win7 drivers don't work as well on it, or at least they didn't...maybe that situations improved.]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
PROS
- the touchscreen is more convenient than the mouse when switching from typing to hit a button or highlight a form field...
- when browsing my morning websites I have left-hand on browser bookmarks and right-hand on scrollbar... much easier than mousing
- demoing a website to a client is much cooler using a touchscreen
- price... I got mine on sale for $325

CONS
- you have to get used to NOT pointing at stuff on the screen when you DON'T want to click it...
- the HP 2105 has a VERY reflective (glare) screen ... not matt
- it does have a stylus, but you can't rest your hand on screen to write or draw because the "touch" works off IR sensors in the bezel


TIPS
- it's much easier to use if you go into windows and change the width of the scrollbars to a larger size]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/Nov 13th 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/ask-engadget-best-multitouch-monitor/
If the AiOs were customizable, I'd go with an HP Touchsmart and upgrade it to a gaming horse.]]>Nov 13th 2009 9:00AM