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Alogic Unveils 5K 27-Inch Touchscreen Display and More

wbeasley said:
how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?
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Even on a touch-able desktop OS is not that useful to most.

I gave it a try on Windows and it is terribly unergonomic and less precise than simply using a mouse.

Even on laptops that perhaps sit closer to you it is easier and better to use the trackpad or mouse than keep touching the screen. I disabled the touch functionality on my Windows laptop because it was mostly the source of unwanted touches, smudges on the screen, and accidentally tilting it backwards.
 
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wbeasley said:
how is a touch enabled monitor useful in a non-touch OS?
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This. Plus while I don't ascribe to the notion that a touchscreen on a laptop is ergonomically detrimental, on a desktop I do think it would be terrible to have to be reaching for the monitor all the time, in this case I would think a large trackpad and/or mouse would be better ergonomically. Something like this monitor would have to be for special use cases like graphics design, but then it should tilt and swivel I would think.
 
I am half wake and read that as APPLE announcing a touch screen monitor. I was confused for a moment lol
 
The Samsung Viewfinity S9 is on sale for $897 on Amazon right now. Will this be any cheaper?
 
Why do people feel compelled to tell me why I don't want a touch screen? If you don't want a touch screen, it's fine with me. But for people who want a touch screen, the option should be available. After all Macs are the most advanced computers in the universe.
 
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can't find on there web page, also there 27" 4K are priced from $800-$1200, so what's this thing going to be priced at then ?
 
NEPOBABY said:
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.
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I used a Windows laptop with touch display for several years and the touch was a useful addition to the mix of interaction methods. Some actions are very natural with touch, like scrolling or tapping buttons. it’s not about using touch exclusively, it’s an option just like trackpad and keyboard. Keeping the display clean was not a problem. I just cleaned it about once a week when I noticed a smudge. To prevent RSI it is good to have multiple methods so that you are not using the same movements all the time.

i also spend a lot of time on an iPad with the Magic Keyboard and I still use touch there for a lot of actions. Again, smudges happen but it’s not hard to wipe them off. Don’t eat Cheetos at your desk.

I’m not sure that touch will be useful on an external monitor, though. Depends on how far away you place it.
 
I’m very interested in the Xtend or the Xpand portable displays, but for pen input only. I would disable touch if possible. Need to see how well the pen works particularly with my application/s, and other factors.
 
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NEPOBABY said:
Double Vertical monitors are interesting. I've been video editors stack their panels in those and it looks really useful.
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Very interesting, but "only" 2560x2880 so not HIDPI/Retina... although, at 28" diagonal and that ratio I make it 18.6" wide & pixel density 138ppi... so it's relatively small - about the same size as a regular 21" 16:9 screen, but with smaller pixels (so it should look quite 'sharp').
 
theluggage said:
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...
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They have a separate easel stand you can buy. It'll let you lower the display way down and tilt it way back. You can use it with a pen for drawing and drafting

Also has a retractable webcam for privacy and clean look.

No idea how well it all works.
 
do we know if the Ultrawide is curved or not? Been looking for years to find a replacement to the 34" LG Ultrawide (non-curved).... hoping it isn't curved!!!
 
Nekronos said:
MacOS isn't the only OS that people on this forum use.
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Windows isn’t touch friendly either, even though MS created Windows 11 especially for touch purposes. I use Windows routinely through Remote Desktop on my iPad and it’s really painful to do anything on it. I end up using my Apple Pencil instead because I can’t hit the touch targets despite having very ordinary fingers. Apps aren’t touch friendly either regardless of Windows itself. My arm gets tired on occasion with iPad distance when it sits on its keyboard. It would be terribly exhausting holding my arm up with monitor distance, which is signficantly further away than an iPad.

I haven’t used Linux in at least a couple of decades, so I can’t speak to that.

Apple’s said all along macOS isn’t touch friendly as the reason they don’t put it on iPads. Believe them.

One other comment on this new monitor… 400 nits? Seriously?
 
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mansplains said:
You can use a lot of iPad and iPhone apps, and with the newly announced iPhone mirroring, there are certainly touch elements in macOS
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or not.

Didnt they say you can use the iOS apps but with mouse and keyboard?
No mention of touch.

If the monitor has it, then some driver would be needed.
You think Apple is going to open that can of worms?
 
GeoStructural said:
Even on a touch-able desktop OS is not that useful to most.

I gave it a try on Windows and it is terribly unergonomic and less precise than simply using a mouse.

Even on laptops that perhaps sit closer to you it is easier and better to use the trackpad or mouse than keep touching the screen. I disabled the touch functionality on my Windows laptop because it was mostly the source of unwanted touches, smudges on the screen, and accidentally tilting it backwards.
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Windows disabled the bottom of my Surface Mini by itself ;)
The bottom third of the screen no longer responds to touch or pen.
So I have to use the mouse.
And I dont really miss touch at all.

I've have various work touch screens. The apps we used really didnt benefit from fingerprints.

Apple doesnt always get it right but on this Jobs was correct.
 
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duffjp said:
Are you under the impression that Alogic have made this monitor solely for Mac users?
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that's why i'm wondering why this was posted on a Mac forum at all?

if it is of interest only to non Mac OSes...

yes, many of us use multiple devices/OSes.
I get that.

but surely something in the article saying "Hey Windows users, you might like to know this..."
 
tobybrut said:
Windows isn’t touch friendly either, even though MS created Windows 11 especially for touch purposes. I use Windows routinely through Remote Desktop on my iPad and it’s really painful to do anything on it. I end up using my Apple Pencil instead because I can’t hit the touch targets despite having very ordinary fingers. Apps aren’t touch friendly either regardless of Windows itself. My arm gets tired on occasion with iPad distance when it sits on its keyboard. It would be terribly exhausting holding my arm up with monitor distance, which is signficantly further away than an iPad.

I haven’t used Linux in at least a couple of decades, so I can’t speak to that.

Apple’s said all along macOS isn’t touch friendly as the reason they don’t put it on iPads. Believe them.

One other comment on this new monitor… 400 nits? Seriously?
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My wife has a HP Spectre x360 which is a 2n1 and the touchscreen works well on it with windows 11. 🤷‍♂️
 
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