Where are the touchscreen monitors?

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I recently sold a 24" monitor in anticipation of getting a new touchscreen monitor for Windows 8. I've been making do with an old monitor I had lying around until then.

There's just one problem... there seems to be a terrible dearth of touchscreen monitors available. The only model I've seen that was remotely good was the Acer T232L, and it's sold out everywhere. The only Windows 8 touchscreen I can find that's in stock is the Dell S2340T. The Dell has 8ms lag unlike the Acer... and it's $200 more for a display I consider inferior to the Acer, not a good deal.

Why are there only two models of touchscreen available? As hard as I look, all I can find outside of this is an old rumor from October about LG releasing a touchscreen sometime in the future. Why aren't there any touchscreens available to buy? I'm getting a little frustrated with the poor selection, it's been a month since I got Windows 8, and the situation hasn't improved at all.
 

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Touch screens, especially IPS, cost more than regular monitors. Maybe manufacturers are playing a wait-and-see to see if people are willing to buy at such high costs. Maybe stores are waiting for the old inventory to clear before stores stock up on new models.

I love the Acer T232HL. But I know a lot of people can't stomach $500 for a 23" screen even though it is IPS and even though it is 10-point touch.

Just wait a few months. More manufacturers have announced for 2013 release.
 
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I would wait for 2013 as dirtyvu said. Windows 8 just got released a couple of months ago and even then, there isn't a plethora of touch PCs as it is, let alone touch monitors.

CES 2013 will mostly likely have a few touch monitor releases for Windows 8. Right now, the focus is on touch AIO PCs, as PC makers want to sell PCs over accessories at this point.
 

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Yeah, I'm considering the Acer, but it's out of stock everywhere and I've been put on a waiting list to get it right after Christmas (December 27th). :(

If LG or Samsung come out with something better in that timeframe, I might cancel and go with that, because those are my preferred brands when it comes to LCD panels. The only thing I know about Acer is that they produce cheap netbooks, which doesn't exactly give me a great vibe...

I sold my old LG monitor a bit too soon (it took a while to warm up and I didn't like the black bars at top and bottom), and it looks like I'm going to be stuck with this CRT for a few months longer than I expected. I thought I'd be able to get a touchscreen monitor fairly soon. I don't really want to go out and spend that money on a new, non-touch monitor to tide me over, because that isn't really what I want, and I know how disappointed I'd be once the touchscreens came out and I didn't have enough money left over.

Sigh. It looks like I got myself into a tight spot, but it could be worse... at least it's a decent quality flat CRT that supports reasonably high resolutions (though it looks best at 1024x768), and has fairly sharp looking text. So now my monitor is the most antiquated thing on my computer.
 

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there is an advantage with CRTs and that's gaming. because the CRT is flexible with resolutions and refresh rates. You're not stuck at 60 Hz or a fixed resolution. A lot of games can't run well at 1080p60 if the CPU/GPU is not strong. But if you try to compensate by running the game at a lower resolution, say 1280x720, on a 1080p flat panel, it'll be a blurry mess whereas on the CRT, it stays nice and sharp. So that's looking at the positive side! :D
 

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dirtyvu, are you sure you meant crt? as in old crt monitors that were the size of car wheels? (and weighed the same) do the even make those?....woops missed a bit in the post above my bad.

ontopic, it's not great the lack of choice on touch screens, depends on your budget really.

but if your going to get one, check up on it properly make sure it has a good clear picture quality, high contrast/2-5 ms response time and the touch is really more of an addon to an already great monitor.

happy hunting.
 

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It does look like you'll need to wait a while as some PC makers are reporting that their touch AIO PCs are in pretty good demand surprisingly. They don't have enough of the touch panels for the AIOs, let alone panels for touch monitors...
 

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if i'm not mistaken they are looking at alternatives to make it more cost effective to bring touch to monitors of different sizes.

capacative touch screens would cost a small fortune at 22" upwards.

microsoft have a large touch display thingy they can basicly make work at any size from a desktop to the side of a building (they use it for big events) , so expect offshoots from that type of tech to make an appearance soon to convert non touch monitors to touch instead of outright buying a touch monitor.

i'm actually surprised that hasn't happened already, I mean i have one for a tv, big touch screen glass overlay clamps to the tv and well makes it a touch screen...not cheap but works really well, an optical bolt on system is certainly possible and yet i don't understand why it hasn't come along yet.
 

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I have two Dell ST2220T that I bought when they went on sale in the Outlet maybe a year ago for under $200 each. They're IPS, but they only support two-finger touch (which is fine with me). They weren't that great in W7 but I was trying some touch development and they were helpful for that. I was sure glad to still have them when I installed W8!
 

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Guess I was just lucky. Picked up the Acer T232HL at my local Best Buy the day after Win 8 was released. Really like it and think it makes a big difference in my positive opinion of Win 8.
 

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honestly, I don't think IPS is that useful for a desktop as you don't need to be constantly changing viewing angles in a desktop scenario.

IPS is more for laptops and tablets where there is not constant viewing angle.

so that's where a price savings can come from. tradition TN displays are fine for the desktop.
 

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Samsung just announced a new touchscreen monitor that looks amazing:

Samsung Unveils Premium Touch-Screen Monitor for Professionals and Consumers Alike | SAMSUNG TOMORROW Global

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The 24-inch LCD supports up to 10 points of simultaneous touch on its 1080 x 1920 display and rotates 90 degrees to a vertical portrait setup so you can take full advantage of Microsoft's flexible new OS.

The Series 7 SC770 Touch Monitor is Samsung’s first multi-touch display optimized for Windows 8. Supporting up to 10 points of simultaneous multi-touch, users can drag, rotate or select objects on the monitor using their fingers.

The flexible, ergonomic stand of the SC770 conveniently adjusts to user preferences, offering a 60-degree tilt for comfortable use of the touch display. Additionally, the ultra-thin bezel along with wide viewing angles provides a truly immersive viewing experience.

The Series 7 SC750 monitor sports a slim, ergonomic design that is capable of a 90-degree pivot for enhanced convenience to users. It is optimized for surfing the web and viewing documents in both landscape and portrait modes.

The monitor’s sleek stand precisely positions the screen at a comfortable eye-level without the need for a support fixture and its cylinder-shaped metal stand accentuates the beauty of the slim monitor. Displaying ultra-sharp images, the SC750 monitor touts a 5,000:1 contrast ratio, which is five times that of a standard monitor.

The Series 9 monitor also utilizes a PLS (Plane Line Switching) panel and Wide-Quad high-definition resolution (WQHD), delivering four times more detail than traditional HD. Inspired by modern skyscrapers, the product’s elegant, minimalistic design has netted the SB970 monitor some of the industry’s top design honors, including the 2012 IDEA Bronze Award and Japan Good Design Award.

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Why the hell would you want finger marks all over a monitor? The monitor is for viewing the keyboard, mouse or touchpad are for data entry/interaction.

Do you use your spoon for writing, your TV as a hammer or your refrigerator to cook your dinner?

Touch is fine on a small phone or tablet but on a real computer it's a joke.
 

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Why the hell would you want finger marks all over a monitor? The monitor is for viewing the keyboard, mouse or touchpad are for data entry/interaction.

Do you use your spoon for writing, your TV as a hammer or your refrigerator to cook your dinner?

Touch is fine on a small phone or tablet but on a real computer it's a joke.

You OBVIOUSLY have not used a touch screen monitor with Windows 8....
 

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No because with my 3 monitors (1x26 inch and 2x19 inch) at a sensible viewing distance I couldn't reach them anyway! Plus there's a keyboard and piles of paper documents, books and stuff on the desk between me and them. Not exactly ergonomic to go reaching out to start daubing finger prints over a monitor I am trying to work on. That's why I believe Win8 touch interface is pointless on a real work PC, only for toys.
 

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No because with my 3 monitors (1x26 inch and 2x19 inch) at a sensible viewing distance I couldn't reach them anyway! Plus there's a keyboard and piles of paper documents, books and stuff on the desk between me and them. Not exactly ergonomic to go reaching out to start daubing finger prints over a monitor I am trying to work on. That's why I believe Win8 touch interface is pointless on a real work PC, only for toys.

So you're advocating against something that you have very little to no idea about how to use?
 

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Consider Leap Motion instead of a touchscreen monitor. I was considering getting a 27" touchscreen monitor until I saw this. It has several big advantages and among them are: less expensive, more options, not fingerprinting screen, great potential. It will be shipping on new Asus laptops and will be available freestanding very soon. It looks to be quite awesome and only $70.
https://leapmotion.com/
 

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Consider Leap Motion instead of a touchscreen monitor. I was considering getting a 27" touchscreen monitor until I saw this. It has several big advantages and among them are: less expensive, more options, not fingerprinting screen, great potential. It will be shipping on new Asus laptops and will be available freestanding very soon. It looks to be quite awesome and only $70.
https://leapmotion.com/

This sounds pretty cool, and would be another option to use touch gesturing motions on non-touch PCs. I have to wonder though what the distance it can be used from. I'd love to be able to use a decent touch screen for Photoshop and AutoCAD, speech commands when I want to, and using gesturing commands from a distance.

Problem is though, the makers of it are REAL slammed and are still trying to get them shipped. If you are a developer and want to use it to make apps with it, you're getting it first. Everyone else has to wait.

Very interesting technology though, I thought it was too good to be true or vaporware, but it's an actual thing with impressive results.
 

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Nothing wrong with a touch screen for an ATM or POS terminal, but as I said it is not an ergonomic solution an a proper work related PC.

As the optimal viewing distance for a 26" monitor is 50-100cm and with the screen centred at sitting eye level it hardly seems a sensible way to interact by leaning forward and reaching to touch the screen when I'm sat at my desk in my office working on three monitors at arms length.

So no I haven't tried it an no I won't be trying it.
 

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steveb, you mix up some bad examples. you state using multiple tools for multiple tasks. in fact, that's what a touchscreen allows for. why use us hammer for everything? sometimes I need a screwdriver. sometimes, I need a drill. what you're advocating is using the hammer for everything.

I have a 3 monitor display. one of them is a vertical monitor which is perfect for reading, especially since I need to read a lot as a medical student. one of them is a touchscreen monitor. there are lots of advantages for a touchscreen. no one is advocating going to a touch only scenario. sometimes KBM is the best option. but sometimes touch is better.

yeah, you could've spoken in your opinion in one post. but no, you just keep pushing your opinion across multiple ones. if you have no interest in a touchscreen, why join a touchscreen thread? just ignore what doesn't apply to you.
 

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