Reccomendations for 20"-24" multitouch monitors?

[tlg]

Hi, all.

I'm just getting started with Hollyhock but it's already obvious that I'm going to want a 10-point multitouch setup for it. I'm not in the market for an all-in-one system or a tablet right now, I definitely want a monitor that I can use with a laptop for live use or as a second monitor on a workstation for use at home. Something around 22" would be a perfect balance of size and portability, but it's tough to find reviews of monitors in this size range that actually go into detail about things like responsiveness and accuracy that are really crucial in performance.

So, does anyone here have a particular multitouch setup they like? Prefer capacitive, or infrared? What about getting a multitouch frame and using it with a standard LCD monitor?

Thanks!

[nay-seven]

I know a user here (multiphonie) is satisfied with its "ACER T232HLbmidz"

[sephult]

I actually went through the same deal trying to find good multitouch monitors. Problem was 600-800 for a decent monitor. I did get some help from a local office depot and they let me do some tests. The AIO Samsung Series 7 are great, and for a small price bought Kernel Pro for sharing USB devices over the LAN. Works fantastic and I got an awesome secondary control computer.

[bolson]

+1 on the Acer T232HL. I've had mine since last fall, and have been very happy with it. Touch response is very accurate and very quick, much like a tablet/smartphone response, as compared to older touch monitors that were maybe not so much. E.g., I can type at 80wpm on the on-screen keyboard on mine (as compared to my old Dell touchscreen, on which I could only type 20wpm). I'm very happy with mine...I think it's worth the cost if you can afford it.

[tlg]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm trying to avoid getting an AIO since I want to be able to swap the touchscreen between a laptop and a desktop (once I get the money together to build a new one) but the Acer sounds promising, and I think I could afford that near the end of the summer. I'll see if I can try one out someplace.

[sephult]

Hi tlg!!! I ran into the same case with my AIO. I have a primary studio computer I was looking to get a touchscreen for. The samsung AIO had an HDMI input, and using Kernel pro I am able to set whatever computer I use the touchscreen on. Also pretty decent even running in remote desktop mode. The Kernel pro will redirect the USB from the AIO across the LAN and on my studio computer it shows up in the client and I can connect it. Also since it has the HDMI input as well I can run both computers into the screen and switch quickly from the front regardless. Now it does require that the AIO remain on and not in sleep mode...but works fantastic. I had a feeling I could do this, however couldnt find any information what so ever anywhere. So I went to a local office depot and told them what I wanted to do and was able to use the demo of kernel pro to validate that I could share the touchscreen on another laptop/desktop.

I was a little offput originally by the AIO, but the Samsung Series 7 I have to say are great, its probably smaller than a plain monitor in depth, although it is a vertical setup...still have no complaints