Alogic Unveils 5K 27-Inch Touchscreen Display and More

[MacRumors]

Alogic today introduced several new display options that it plans to ship out later in 2024, including a 5K 27-inch touchscreen display, several ultrawide displays, and portable touchscreen monitors.

The Clarity Touch 5K 27" UHD Monitor has a resolution identical to that of the Studio Display or the LG UltraFine 5K, but with the added benefit of touch integration. We previously reviewed a pair of 4K Clarity displays with touchscreen capabilities and found the touchscreen to be useful in certain circumstances for scrolling through websites, accessing controls, and performing simple tasks in apps. The touchscreen can be interacted with using a finger or a stylus.

Alogic's 5K touchscreen display supports HDR 400, is able to charge a connected Mac at up to 65 watts over USB-C, and it includes several connectivity options. There are two HDMI 2.1 ports, a DisplayPort 1.4 port, a USB-C port, two USB-A ports with 7.5-watt charging for accessories and 5 Gb/s data transfer speeds, and a 3.5 mm audio jack. Slim bezels maximize display area and there is an adjustable stand that works in either landscape or portrait orientation.

There are also three new ultrawide displays coming from Alogic, including the 34-inch Edge Ultrawide QHD Monitor, the 40-inch Ultrawide QHD Monitor, and the 34-inch Horizon Ultrawide QHD Touchscreen. The two Edge displays each have a 3440x1440 resolution and a slim design that prioritizes aesthetics, while the Horizon has a 3440x1440 touch display and a foldable stand so that it can be converted into a tablet mode.

For extra display space on the go, Alogic has also introduced the Xtend 15-inch and Xpand 17-inch Portable 5K Touchscreen Monitors, both of which have a tablet-like design and a cover that folds out into a small stand. Pressure-sensitive stylus input is supported, with Alogic aiming these displays at artists and traveling workers.

Alogic's final new display, the Slate 28-inch Double Vertical QHD Monitor, has a 16:18 resolution and it looks like two 2560x1440 resolution displays stacked vertically. It is ideal for web browsing, coding, and similar applications, and Alogic says it works well as secondary display.

The two Edge displays and the Clarity 5K will launch in August, while the rest of the display options are set to come out in September 2024. More information can be found on the Alogic website.

Article Link: Alogic Unveils 5K 27-Inch Touchscreen Display and More

 

[wbeasley]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

 

[Chiromac81]

Very nice!!

 

[LeeW]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

It’s not. From using it as a touchscreen that is.

 

[Yebo]

Looks clean

 

[swm]

ultrafine fingerprints and grease trails?

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

More competition is always good for consumers.

When we bash/wish away all competition except “the precious,” we end up in a situation where “the one” can charge ANY price for ANY quality of product and the lack of choice somewhat forces the “just pay up” proposition. Competition polices “company store” practices.

Even for those who can only buy “the precious” because all else must be completely inferior, having options serves to manage how profitable various offerings can be. So even the extreme fans benefit from competition vs. a situation where there is none.

Welcome new competitor!

 

[CriticalVoice]

5K versions currently not shown on their website 🤔

 

[jonnysods]

News: Massage therapists profits go up a week after these get released

 

[oldwatery]

Nice to see someone thinking outside the box. Those stacked monitors really look interesting.

 

[NEPOBABY]

Don't buy touchscreen displays. You will regret how much cleaning they need and how ****** it feels compared to just using mouse, trackpad or pen tablet. Most people with touchscreen laptops forget that it even has one. It's not the same as using a tablet which is held in your hand and easy to clean.

Double Vertical monitors are interesting. I've been video editors stack their panels in those and it looks really useful.

 

[foobarbaz]

I'm glad about every 5K screen on the market for the sake of competition.

 

[ELman]

Wish it had an Ethernet port.

 

[Nekronos]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

MacOS isn't the only OS that people on this forum use.

 

[satchmo]

I’m interested in the all important price.

 

[Biro]

Nice. A lot of Apple owners have been asking for something like this for a long time. Hope the price won’t be stratospheric.

 

[iMean]

Their website seems to be buggy. Images are stretched and some of the provided UI languages are google translated.

 

[aUniqueName]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

MacOS is touch capable... Extend your Mac's screen to your iPad (there are aps for this) and you can use touch in the OS just fine. I can't believe people haven't tried this yet and still think MacOS isn't touch capable...

 

[tenthousandthings]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

I don't know how useful it is, but the idea is that it works like a graphics tablet, see here: https://alogic.co/blogs/blog-post/installing-clarity-pro-touch-drivers

 

[theluggage]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

If you follow the link to the review, you'd find out that they provide drivers & utilities for setting up touch actions and gestures, and see some discussion of what they're useful for.

I'd agree that just bolting a touchscreen on a display is not a killer feature without (a) full OS integration and (b) some sort of 'convertible' hardware that lets you use it in "easel" mode, though. The MS Surface Studio has always looked like an interesting concept, but the price/performance makes Apple look like an economy brand...

 

[theluggage]

The Clarity Touch 5K 27" UHD Monitor

Is that 5K or UHD? It can't be both. (5k on a 27" is usually 5129x2880 whereas UHD is "4K UHD - 3840x2160" or "8K UHD - 7680x4320").

Anyway, wake me up when some new 3:2 displays appear as an alternative to the "4K+" Huawei Mateview...

 

[ThunderSkunk]

how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?

When Apples handsomest executives told you that you had to buy an ipad for touch functionality bc OS X wasn’t a touch OS, it was as silly as saying OS X isnt a trackball or trackpad OS because it was designed for a mouse. The ui elements can be hard to hit accurately on small displays under 15”, and laptop displays are angled too steep (& feel bouncy unsupported) for touch, but on separate, larger displays touch on Mac has performed just fine the entire time they’ve been saying its not possible.

This company is doing good work by finally offering an alternative to the giant, crazy expensive, hulking Wacoms we’ve been using for the last couple decades to get pen & touch functionality.

 

[jimthing]

Now waiting for the hi-dpi Ultrawide's at 10240x2880 (2x 5K's stuck together!).
...Apple's XDR2 display, coming when they finally get Thunderbolt 5, lol!

 

[kdekorte]

I wish we would start seeing a little larger 5K displays.. 27" is nice but 32" or so would be much better.

 

[coffeemilktea]

5K and a whole lot of ports? My heart is ready even if my wallet is not. 💸