Why is it 95% of all monitors out there are not touch screen?

[nec1912]

Why is it that best buy does not sale touch screen monitors?

You buy new computer running windows 8 that is touch screen and yet 95% of all monitors out there are not touch screen!!

And best buy, walmart and office place do not seem to sale touch screen monitors?

You would think they cash in on windows 8!!

[Al_The_Strange]

Last I heard, Windows 8 bombed. Windows 10 is out now and seems to be doing well, without much reliance on touch screen.

Anyway, touchscreen is technology best used on mobile devices, and doesn't strike me as being practical for a desktop. I'd rather not reach across my desk five feet to touch stuff, when the keyboard and mouse are right here in front of me. It might be cool if they could make a touchable device to replace a keyboard/mouse, but I don't think any kind of thing exists yet (unless you count that pad you can use to sketch stuff on a computer, I dunno).

I don't even know if most consumers really need or care for touchscreen monitors.

[Icemouth]

Because it's like 3D, a gimmick that appeals to a tiny niche of people. Actually far less than care about 3D.

[nec1912]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Last I heard, Windows 8 bombed. Windows 10 is out now and seems to be doing well, without much reliance on touch screen.

Anyway, touchscreen is technology best used on mobile devices, and doesn't strike me as being practical for a desktop. I'd rather not reach across my desk five feet to touch stuff, when the keyboard and mouse are right here in front of me. It might be cool if they could make a touchable device to replace a keyboard/mouse, but I don't think any kind of thing exists yet (unless you count that pad you can use to sketch stuff on a computer, I dunno).

I don't even know if most consumers really need or care for touchscreen monitors.

Some touch screen options and track pads option on mac computers and swipe option and scrolling are better than the use of keyboard or mouse for those option.

And selecting a program and menus can be faster than the use of mouse or keyboard.

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by nec1912

Some touch screen options and track pads option on mac computers and swipe option and scrolling are better than the use of keyboard or mouse for those option.

And selecting a program and menus can be faster than the use of mouse or keyboard.

because the market pretty much killed it off. No one wanted it and Win 10 pretty much got rid of 99% of the touch screen features once MS realized it. unless you're on a laptop most people sit 3+ feet back from the monitor and it's out of arms reach. not natural to most people, and it died out.

[Jett Rink]

No one likes fingerprints and smudges on their screens. Have you seen some of the smartphone screens in use today? It is like chicken grease has been smeared all over the screen and the people just don't care. Disgusting!

[Brundle]

Originally Posted by Jett Rink

No one likes fingerprints and smudges on their screens. Have you seen some of the smartphone screens in use today? It is like chicken grease has been smeared all over the screen and the people just don't care. Disgusting!

Could make for an interesting app in the future, though. Check your Cholesterol; Wanna know why you're overweight; How bout those calories, act now!

[HotRats]

Toilet seats are ten times cleaner than mobile touchscreens which have 25,000 bacteria per square inch on average. Corning has an ionic silver Gorilla glass that kills 99% of bacteria.

Apart from unhygenic smears all over your large monitor, the screen is at the wrong angle for comfortable use. Some people may prefer lifeless, silent keys but most premium keyboards have tactile feedback which is why Cherry is doing so well.

[chip75]

Remember those monitors built into a desk's surface they tried to push a few years ago? They look cool enough, but they'd kill your posture and eventually your back. They'd be a chiropractor's dream! We'd all be hunched over.

Touchscreen monitors are fine for business and presentations and devices that have people standing up, but sitting at my desk I can't even reach my monitor!

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

Because it's like 3D, a gimmick that appeals to a tiny niche of people. Actually far less than care about 3D.

Not sure what world you're living in. Touch screens are very popular and slowing pushing mice into obsolescence.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Not sure what world you're living in. Touch screens are very popular and slowing pushing mice into obsolescence.

I don't think so, mate. They're only of use of when selecting icons, dragging and dropping or swiping, anything that needs precision needs a mouse or some kind of stylus.

[leburn98]

Originally Posted by nec1912

Some touch screen options and track pads option on mac computers and swipe option and scrolling are better than the use of keyboard or mouse for those option.

And selecting a program and menus can be faster than the use of mouse or keyboard.

I know Logitech released a Touchpad for Windows 8 specifically for the W8 gestures and swipes. My Logitech K400 also has that capability and it works out of the box on Windows 8.

Logitech Touchpad

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Logitech K400

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I'm just going to reiterate what other have said, desktop PCs are not the place for touchscreen. Heck, even my Lenovo laptop has a touchscreen and I may have used it once in over a year just to test to see if it worked .

Kiosks make sense, as do Tablets and other handheld devices.

[nec1912]

Originally Posted by chip75

I don't think so, mate. They're only of use of when selecting icons, dragging and dropping or swiping, anything that needs precision needs a mouse or some kind of stylus.

I think he is talking about smart phones, tablet and laptops.

Well I'm talking about desktop computers.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by chip75

I don't think so, mate. They're only of use of when selecting icons, dragging and dropping or swiping, anything that needs precision needs a mouse or some kind of stylus.

I agree. You have no idea what a pain it is to highlight sentences on a IPhone using touchscreen. Such a pain in the rear end. But truthfully, we're in the minority. Everyone today likes touch screen not because it's better, but because it's the cool new thang!

[Naiera]

People like touch screens on phones and tablets; not on home computers.

[Jett Rink]

Originally Posted by MrHT

I agree. You have no idea what a pain it is to highlight sentences on a IPhone using touchscreen. Such a pain in the rear end. But truthfully, we're in the minority. Everyone today likes touch screen not because it's better, but because it's the cool new thang!

Not for me. I hate them. I only have a few touchscreen devices because there is no other alternative.

[Icemouth]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Not sure what world you're living in. Touch screens are very popular and slowing pushing mice into obsolescence.

Clearly referring to the usage in monitors as is the subject of the topic, but your statement is still false. In what world have mice ever been used for phones or tablets? Literally never. The place where mice are actually used, on computers, has literally not been affected at all by touchscreens. Ignoring the actual percentage of people who even own a touchscreen monitor, I guarantee 100% of them own a mouse, and still use it more than a touchscreen.

[schan1269]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

Clearly referring to the usage in monitors as is the subject of the topic, but your statement is still false. In what world have mice ever been used for phones or tablets? Literally never. The place where mice are actually used, on computers, has literally not been affected at all by touchscreens. Ignoring the actual percentage of people who even own a touchscreen monitor, I guarantee 100% of them own a mouse, and still use it more than a touchscreen.

Not exactly true...

I use track balls...

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by nec1912

Why is it that best buy does not sale touch screen monitors?

You buy new computer running windows 8 that is touch screen and yet 95% of all monitors out there are not touch screen!!

And best buy, walmart and office place do not seem to sale touch screen monitors?

You would think they cash in on windows 8!!

1) people don't like wasting money (and a touch screen raises the price)
2) fingers are dirty and they dirty up the screen
3) not all monitors are at arms length
4) on a smartphone/tablet, the screen is the only input, but if your hands are on a keyboard & mouse (or track pad) already it takes more effort to move them and go on the screen for that one command that might be slightly better then keyboard + mouse
5) On a laptop pushing on the screen is not that great of an idea .

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by schan1269

Not exactly true...

I use track balls...

but a track ball is jut a mouse playing dead