patseguin Global Moderator Posted February 6, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2014 How many of you guys use a touch monitor with Windows 8? I had to send my 23" Acer in for repair and hooked up my 27" Dell which is 2560 X 1440. When I got the Acer back, the touch was nice but I sure miss the higher resolution. Especially with 4K displays coming, have many of you bothered with a touch display for Win 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 i do have a touch display and i rarely use it (Windows 8.1). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted February 6, 2014 Member Share Posted February 6, 2014 How many of you guys use a touch monitor with Windows 8? I had to send my 23" Acer in for repair and hooked up my 27" Dell which is 2560 X 1440. When I got the Acer back, the touch was nice but I sure miss the higher resolution. Especially with 4K displays coming, have many of you bothered with a touch display for Win 8? I don't have a touch monitor. Win 8 works just fine with mouse and keys. A touchscreen might be a nice add-on if I can find a good deal when I finally go for a new monitor, but I can live without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted February 6, 2014 MVC Share Posted February 6, 2014 Touch is cool for the first 30 mins, then you always just end up using a mouse and keyboard. It's so much faster. Torolol and +Anarkii 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Biscuits Brown MVC Posted February 6, 2014 MVC Share Posted February 6, 2014 I use both (wasn't an option). On my desktop, I do not have a touch-enabled monitor however, my ultra-book does and when I use it, I use a combination of touch and mouse depending on the scenario - even in the normal desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hello, The Leap Motion, Kinect and a touch screen (with the standard keyboard/mouse combo) would make in my opinion the best modern day input for your PC :) (Note: Opinion I personally have never tested this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Touch is an overpriced gimmick. Great on tablets and phones; not so great on everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted February 6, 2014 MVC Share Posted February 6, 2014 I have this HP touchscreen monitor. It works well. It was cheaper though when I bought it. I don't use it (touch) all that much to be honest. It's fairly decent quality though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted February 6, 2014 Author Global Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2014 Touch is cool for the first 30 mins, then you always just end up using a mouse and keyboard. It's so much faster. Yeah this seems to make the most sense. I mess around in metro for a while with touch and then just end up going back to finger and mouse. I might go back to my Dell U2711 and sell the Acer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom1981 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I have a touch screen. The pc is in the living room. Most of the time I use mouse and keyboard BUT when I need to do something quick like check email or a quick website the touch screen comes in handy. It also comes in handy when you only have one hand free because you have a baby in the other one. IF the PC is in an office a touch screen is not as handy but if the pc is in the living room its perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I only prefer touch displays for a laptop/tablet/phone. No touch displays for my desktop since I like to sit further away from my monitors. Desktop - regular non-touch screen Touchscreen devices - Surface Pro 2, Nexus 5 & 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted February 9, 2014 Author Global Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2014 I decided to go back to the 2560 X 1440 non touch monitor. I forgot I had the Logitech wireless touch pad so I can use that in Modern if I want. I'll just try to sell the touch display on Craig's List. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 touchscreen only good if can hold the whole screen using your other hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Don't have any touch monitors... yet. Plan on getting a couple eventually for the kitchen and family room, obvious uses there. No desire to have it on my desk, too far to reach comfortably and fingerprints drive me batsh't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 It's not like my non touch monitor doesn't get dirty enough already, I sure don't need to be putting finger prints all over it! I have no use for a touch screen, in other words! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I have both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odom Member Posted February 13, 2014 Member Share Posted February 13, 2014 If there is one thing I can't stand it's greasy fingerprints on my screen. For my desktop I'd never get a touch monitor, even with Windows 8.1. As for laptops, our TAM has a nice Lenovo with a touch screen. On the other hand, apart from swiping the login screen, she rarely uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwizard88 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I've been using a multi-touch monitor on a product we sell at work, and it's absolutely fantastic to just grab the code and move it wherever I need. It's a terrible primary input, but a fantastic secondary input source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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