Acer T230h touch screen monitor

[mjhayes]

Anybody have any experience with this monitor?  It's a 23" touchscreen from Acer.  The sell for about $350 give or take.  Just wondering if anyone has used it with some of the Juke box software since it relies on windows 7 for the drivers.

http://us.acer.com/acer/product.do?link=oln85e.redirect&changedAlts=&kcond48e.c2att101=-1&CRC=2759084358#wrAjaxHistory=0

[mjhayes]

Wow!  like 100 people have looked at this thread and no comments at all?

Well I think I'm gonna buy this monitor and see If I can make it work.

[Kevin Mullins]

Well, the first few times I tried your link it just took me to the Acer home page, so I quit looking. But anyways......

Being "dependent" on Windows 7 is probably bogus. More likely a sales pitch because Windows 7 has some design features to work with a touchscreen monitor. (big deal, just about any OS can be)
One thing I noticed mentioned on Acers site - "*Touch-screen capability requires appropriate software installed on the PC connected to the display. This software does not come with the display." Most likely meaning you needs the "touchscreen drivers". Touchscreens don't care what system they are on as long as you have drivers that work with that particular OS. I'd bet money the "touch" part is made by someone like 3M or ELO, other than that it's just a plain ol' monitor like any other.
So if you are willing to pay $330 or so on it just to "try it", then go for it.

[Barry Barcrest]

BTW E-Touch will work on Windows 7 if you can't get XP drivers.