How to pick the best desktop display for Windows 8

November 19, 2012

Dell Windows 8 doesn't require a touch-sensitive display, but once you begin using a monitor that supports all those groovy new touch gestures, you'll find that the OS offers a completely different (and more engaging) experience. This fact presents challenges for desktop PC users who've just upgraded to Windows 8. Should you stick with your current nontouch display, or move to a new one that offers touch support? Which features are important in a touch-capable display? As for other multitouch-friendly hardware options, can they deliver the same cutting-edge touch features that new Ultrabooks, hybrids and tablets possess? Follow along as we answer all of these essential upgrading questions. (If you just want to know which desktop touch displays are available now, jump past the next section.) Windows 8 has gone touch crazy Windows 8 integrates touch support as no previous version of Windows has done. In the new Windows Start screen and in various Windows Store applications, you'll be able to use scads of touch gestures, many of them involving full, ten-point multitouch interaction; that is, the display will recognize the unique input from all ten fingers on your hands. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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