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 Create Your Own Multi-Touch Desktop/Laptop November 8, 2009
Carl Franklin (Houston, TX)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Overall, I highly recommend this product to potential purchasers.
I bought this product from an Amazon competitor because I needed it quickly and it was not in stock. Of course, I paid more for both the item and shipping (about $400 total).
Pros: 1) At the time of purchase (October 31, 2009), the Acer T230H is the largest multi-touch display available.
2) It brings out the multi-touch capabilities of any Windows 7 laptop/desktop.
3) It can be moved from computer to computer as needed. We have tested it on both laptops and desktops running Windows 7 and it performs flawlessly.
Cons: 1) I was not able to complete the calibration routine as part of setup. I had difficulty getting the T230H to recognize the lower left calibration corners using a stylus from a Windows XP Tablet computer. I canceled calibration and used the factory settings. The T230H reads the lower left corners fine with its factory settings so this is really not an issue.
2) The unit is much more expensive than a regular 1920x1080 display. I'm sure it will come down in price as more vendors carry it.
3) For best results (individual use), the T230H requires something like an Ergotron arm so that the screen is better positioned for touch input (positioned more like a keyboard resting on the desktop). However, the unit is great for demonstrating multi-touch applications to others when using its included stand. For more ideas about using the T230H with an Ergotron arm see the terrific post at the Green Button by htpc2009 who covers using the HP 2105TM as a controller for Windows 7 Media Center.
4) The display includes a 3-year carry-in warranty while the HP 2105TM and Dell SX2210T take better care of their users.
I look forward to reading about other people's experience with this outstanding multi-touch display.
Excellent Touch Monitor! January 2, 2010
Honestly (Long Island, NY)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just purchased a new computer with Windows 7 and wanted an nice High-Definition screen to go along with it and settled upon the Acer T230H. I mostly wanted a fantastic screen for surfing the web, writing reports, and watching movies and frankly the touch was just a nice extra feature. It is an "Optical Touch Screen". In other words, it uses two infra-red sensors in the upper left and upper right hand corners to sense where your finger(s) (or any object actually) are on the screen.
The Touch-
It is not quite as accurate as the iPhone's touch screen but then again everything is bigger on a 23" screen lol. It does however work with the back of pencils, pens, corners of paper, tops of water bottles, actually just about any solid object can be used to interact with this touch screen. As far as I know, the iPhone can only respond to skin on screen interactions. The touch actions themselves on the T230H are very responsive with little effort at all. You can even bring your finger very close to the surface without touching the screen and the computer will respond to your position and click wherever your finger is about 1mm above the surface of the screen. I still find myself using the mouse often because I don't want to raise my arms for long periods of time. One area the touch has great potential is when viewing/editing photos. It is very helpful to just "flick" between photos and also to zoom and rotate photos. Using it to scroll on web pages is also fun and often easier than clicking on the bar or up/down arrows on the left of the browser.
This monitor comes with a screen that rotates on the base left or right, can be moved up and down, or angled up or down. It helps so you don't hurt your neck looking up or down depending upon your height and seating arrangement.
The screen is excellent, very clear, high-contrast, and of course is best used with High-Def (1080) resolution. The monitor has multiple settings such as "TEXT", "GRAPHICS", and "MOVIE". The "TEXT" setting is definitely easier on the eyes when reading for long periods.
I liked the screen enough to purchase again and now I have two Acer T230H's next to each other. Yes, with Windows 7 and a compatible graphics card you can have a dual High-Def touch monitors! You can drag windows from one screen onto the other and then "grab it" with your finger on the other screen and put it where you want.
After all my bragging here are some Cons:
1) Speakers suck. Volume barely loud enough to hear if you have any background noise whatsoever. Definitely need external computer speakers if planing to listen to music, watch movies, etc.
2) The optical touch system require extra thickness and hence the screen are not as thin as most high quality non-touch LCDs.
3) No LED backlight.
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Conclusion-
Overall I had no problems other than a stuck base that needed a good firm twist to loosen up so I could rotate the screen left-right at will. I strongly recommend this monitor to anyone who wants to "touch" the future of the computer for themselves and see in High-Definition.
Wow... just... wow. March 13, 2010
Terrance Shaw (Virginia Beach, VA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
So I'm gonna try a different approach to reviews: short and sweet, but informative.
Ordered from here at Amazon, received second day. Kudos, as usual, to Amazon for their amazing support.
Pros:
» Maximum resolution is a whopping 1920 x 1080.
» Video inputs for standard VGA, DVI, HDMI; as well as USB for touch screen functionality.
» Audio input for onboard speakers; unable to determine if they're mono or stereo, but I assume the latter.
» Two points of contact; just verified within Microsoft Paint. Two brushes at once!
Neutral:
» (Speculated) Speakers probably sound tinny, but I haven't tested this out. No particular reason to test it out with a working speaker system and headset.
» You will need to upgrade to Windows 7 to support the touch screen functionality. This is by no means a negative, as the OS is solid. Though due to being an additional expenditure, it's not necessarily a positive, either.
Cons:
» Price could be a bit steep to some, but I'm a firm believer of getting what you pay for. To this end, I am not disappointed.
» The gloss of the screen obviously succumbs to glare from other light sources. Though to be honest, this is to be expected. Have yet to see a non-reflective touch screen.
Experience:
Installation was a breeze. I'd purchased Windows 7 Ultimate to go along with the display, and the drivers were installed and running after the first system restart. Oh, Microsoft, how I love thee. And ease of use... well, that's dependent on your experience with touch screens. Coming from an iPhone/DROID background, I'm more than just a li'l familiar with the gestures. Pinch to zoom, swipe side-to-side/up-down, etc. and so forth. Sadly, I was thinking that this would let me use pinch to zoom with Google Maps, but--at least in Chrome--pinch to zoom zooms in on the ENTIRE website. Still, I have no complaints with the different gestures: I was particularly surprised at the rotation ability using the default Windows image viewer.
Calibration was a bit problematic in the corners, but not impossible.
The touch screen element of it is most definitely not resistive. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure HOW it works, since I'm pretty sure capacitive works via the faint electric current created by your body. Yes, you'll be able to see the pointing reticle when your finger is hovering 1/2" or so above the display, but it also registers (as others have mentioned) something like the corner of a CD case (cardboard, of course, wouldn't want to risk scratching the screen), so... yeh. Whatever the technology involved, it works quite well.
Picture quality is noticeably sharper than that of my last display, which was also an Acer. And come on, that's one heck of a massive resolution.
I'll post updates as I become more comfortable with the display, but initial opinion is high! If you're on the edge about a touch screen, look no further!
A nerds dream !!! March 6, 2010
Evan Markakis (Los Angeles, Ca)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Setup = Windows 7 64bit Pro, I7 975 extreme ed, ATI 5750 graphics card and 12 gigs ram, Inel X-25m 80gb SSD.
Now to what you really want to know, how is the touch
Pros =
--The touch works great --
--The touch worked better than expected!!--
--The screen is beautiful and the colors are beautiful--
--Was thinking of buying those $500 touch screens that had better reviews but was glad i bought this one--
Cons =
--Flicking through photos takes a little practice but when you get the hang of it it works great--
--Bezel is hardcore black plastic and the bottom stick out--
--The butttons on the monitor feel cheap and suck--
--The buttons really suck--
--zoom pinch doesnt work in all programs--
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All in all I love the monitor and am glad I bought it. Now my computer is complete......for now, I might get a projector !!!!
ACER 23 INCH TOUCHSCREEN March 17, 2010
Ronald L. Ming (Lacrosse, WI)
This is about the best touchscreen I have seen for the value and ease of use. I did try out several others and always came back to this one before I bought it. I don't have any problems with it. Set up was a breeze. Ease of use is even better that I had hoped for. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a touchscreen monitor.
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