cost of touch screen monitors for museums manufacturer

If you’re the owner or manager of a museum, you should know that that installing interactive screens throughout your museum will make the information presented more accessible, more interesting for young people, and more modern. Visitors at your museum will take note of how convenient and easy it was to navigate and understand each exhibit with the help of your interactive touch screen solutions.

Imagine being able to explore the history of each exhibit through the combination of a variety of media. There’s no limit to what you can do with touch screens for museums by Digital Touch Systems. Our touch systems allow total synchronization among all devices, and integration of fully customized features.

However you want the software for your digital screens to work, we can accommodate you with them. Our talented and hardworking touch screen software development crew can make your ideas come to life. Your logo and museum name can be included in each page of your personalized touch screen software. If you choose, you can communicate directly with our touch screen software team to make sure they add all of the functions you want and design it the way you like it.

We can deliver all products straight to your museum. Setting them up takes only minutes. They will include all mounts and everything you need for installation. At Digital Touch Systems, we stand by the quality of our products. Let us provide you with touch screens for museums that bring your displays to life! Take the first step and contact us today!

I get this question from friends and clients fairly regularly. What kind of recommendations do you have for a touch screen in an exhibit for my budget?

I originally posted this on June 21, 2017, last week I did a presentation at the New Mexico Association of Museums conference and wanted embed my presentation. I"ve also updated the content to include some more ideas.

The prices below do not include the prices of software development because that depends on the complexity of your project and who you hire. Here are a price ranges to give you an idea:

Pros: Basically free - this is even in a price point where decently well-off hobbyists can get in on the action. They"re also easy to purchase and replace if something happens to them.

Cons: The Pi is a wonderful thing for the price, but it isn"t a super powerful computer. You won"t be able to run really fancy, graphically intensive programs on this. Also, the screen isn"t big - only 7" diagonal. Finally, I am not sure I"m ready to guarantee that this is museum quality hardware that can withstand children banging on it every day.

Cons: I"ve heard a lot bad about using them in exhibits when they"re mounted. They tend to overheat and break down. They"re really not made for that kind of thing. Also has a small screen.

Project Ideas: So they tend to work pretty well as reference guides for docents, but that can also backfire. I"ve been to museums where instead of interfacing with visitors, the docents have their nose down on the tablet and are just reading stuff to them. It"s pretty silly, frankly. Visitors are also capable of Googling things.

Pros: Small and inexpensive. Great for streaming media, also can purchase in Enterprise Mode if you want to manage a bunch of them or unlock other options. They"re compatible with some touchscreens, but you"re likely better off using something else if you"re trying to create a touchscreen kiosk program.

Project Ideas: One particular project that I know this is being used for is the ViewSpace theater in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. The old computer died, so now they"re streaming the content using a Chromebox.

Cons: I"ve seen these get broken into a lot in exhibits. Apparently there are some better ways to lock them down now, though. Small screen. If you want to have your app run on it, you have to go through the Apple Store even if you don"t want it to run anywhere else.

Cons: Make sure you build a good case for this thing. I"ve seen people break into these with a flash drive if you don"t block all the ports. Also not a good choice if you want a huge screen.

Project Ideas: Nice educational games, video viewers, etc. Maybe an app that uses computer vision with the built-in webcam that some of them have. At this point, the only limit is your imagination. :-)

Pros: This is a really unique piece of hardware that allows you to include physical pieces in your interactive. You also get two touchscreens for the price of one, which is a good deal. There are free apps that you can download from the Sprout marketplace that are pretty neat - there"s a measuring app, an app that allows you to create stop-motion videos, one that lets you convert currency, and many more.

Cons: Sometimes difficult to work with. On the first version, the hardware was a little finicky. I had to have one of the touch mats replaced, but on the other hand, the support staff was really friendly and mailed the parts right away. Hopefully they"ve improved that. Also, the buttons to turn it on and off are in a really conspicuous place, so you should be mindful of how you use it in your space.

Project Ideas: 3D building applications, walk visitors through assembling items, Allow visitors to walk a figurine through a 3D model of a historical site - lots of cool stuff. Also see Sim Pueblo

Cost: Touch screens range from ~$250 for the smallish ones (in which case you should just buy an all-in-one PC) to $1600 for a 55" to $11k for an 80" one!

There are a lot of options for computers. You can get any tower to work with these, or you can look at a small form-factor computer like an Intel NUC. Ballparks - $500 - $800

Pros: You can get exactly what you need to run really awesome software that makes a huge visual impact. They"re also flat screens, so you have a lot of options for embedding it in the wall and making a seamless experience.

Interactive Projections are one of those wonderful and flashy fun things that people love. One of the great things about them is that they don"t really need to cost as much as you think - you just need a projector, a computer, and a 3D camera.

Cons: Software cost will be a little bit higher than a typical touchscreen because you have to spend more time on the installation and testing. Don"t expect to get perfect touch capability unless you buy an expensive all-in-one setup. This is better for more experiential interactives. Also, make sure you plan this for a dark room - if you want to put it somewhere near a window, expect to pay A LOT of money for a projector!

Project Ideas: One of my favorite things I"ve seen with this is an interactive sandbox (shown above). You move the sand around with your hands and then it projects a topographical map on it. A fun program that my colleagues at Highlands did for a museum in Las Cruces is a thing where you step on dinosaur footprints to learn more about what dinosar made them. All kinds of good stuff!

A short-throw projector. You want a short-throw projector so you can mount it close to the wall and not worry about people"s shadows on the projection. I found a bunch of them on B&H photo. Look in to find the ones that are supposed to last a long time. The last thing you want to do is buy a cheap one and have it burn out in a month.

Pros: A lot of software possibilities. Some tables are safe for drinks, and Ideum"s even support tangible objects. They allow for a lot of interaction between visitors, also.

Cons: Expensive, debatable how long they last. I"ve heard that they aren"t projected to last much more than 3 years, but you can replace the touch screen if you need to.

If you really want to make a statement and put something huge in your space, think about a touch wall. They"re not as limited by light as a projection, and they"ll definitely turn heads. These can either be purchased as straight - up video or as touchscreens.

Cost: Goes up exponentially! You"re looking at $50k - 100k for the screens alone. You also need to get a beefy computer with a really beefy graphics card to be able to handle running a program on multiple screens simultaneously.

Cons: Very expensive! You"ll need to talk to a company that specializes in them. For my research, I talked to Planar Technology and they were helpful and great even though they knew I couldn"t buy anything. They make professional grade products, which is important. You don"t want to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a product that will break or not be able to hold up to the rigors of a museum environment.

Eliminate your software development costs and say goodbye to outsourcing. Intuiface museum exhibit software really really is easy-to-use. Our software for museums requires no programming skills, you"ll be creating exhibits in an hour!. It is backed by a 400+ article library, educational videos, pre-built templates, an active user community and excellent technical support

Museums, art galleries, and special exhibits are using an ever-increasing number of LCD video monitors and touch screens. Use LCD monitors to update or enhance exhibits with live video clips. Similarly, some cycle through a series of still images. Additionally, in attempts to provide a historical perspective, they often choose to use 4:3 aspect ratio monitors.

Firstly, TRU-Vu also provides 4:3 monitors (square monitors) to mimic old television sets.  Secondly, show classic films without distortion or annoying black bars.  Furthermore, the aspect ratio of a LCD display is the proportional relationship of its width compared to its height. The two numbers are commonly separated by a colon. The most common aspect ratios are 16:9 (aka widescreen) and 4:3 (aka square monitor, such as old CRT’s and TV’s). It is best to choose a monitor with the same aspect ratio as your video signal. However, you cannot customize a monitor’s native aspect ratio, so it is critical to know the aspect ratio of your incoming video signal beforehand.

For more modern displays, TRU-Vu provides 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen monitors. These provide the advantages of higher-resolution, digital video inputs, wider viewing angles, and greater longevity.

High brightness Sunlight Readable displays are used in outdoor or very brightly lit indoor areas. With over 1,000 nits of brightness, TRU-Vu Sunlight Readable displays are four times brighter than typical LCD monitors. These high brightness monitors are also used to produce stunning images with maximum visual impact in indoor areas, where maximum impact is desired. TRU-Vu Touch screen monitors are used for interactive displays, control, ticketing kiosks, or communication. Museums choose industrial-grade monitors and touch screens due to their ability to withstand abuse from high numbers of users and their long expected life cycle.

Museum curators often have very specific design concepts for their unique new displays. TRU-Vu Monitors has partnered with numerous prestigious museums and exhibit houses throughout the U.S. and Canada to produce one-of-a-kind custom monitor solutions. These have ranged from modern LCD panels housed in traditional CRT-type enclosures, to traditional 4:3 aspect ratio monitors with modern digital interfaces and state of the art controls.  See some of our most recent collaborations with others in the industry.

Something we’re asked quite often over here at blackbox-av is “what’s the best type of touchscreen technology for use in a museum/heritage environment”, so we thought why not write a post that answers that question!

There are currently 4 main categories of touchscreen technology, Capacitive, Resistive, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) and Infrared. Although there’s a new kid on the block called Optical Imaging which is gaining in popularity but hasn’t really taken over the more conventional technologies yet, you should certainly watch this space though.

A capacitive touch screen is a control display that uses the conductive touch of a human finger or a specialized device for input.When a capacitive panel is touched, a small amount of charge is drawn to the point of contact, which becomes a functional capacitor.

The change in the electrostatic field is measured to find the location. In some designs, circuits located at each corner of the panel measure the charge and send the information to the controller for processing. In multi-touch screens, sensors are arranged in a grid to enable more complex input.

With resistive technology the main screen is covered with three layers. Two layers are placed over the screen and kept slightly apart, one is conductive and the other resistive, when the screen is touched these panels are pushed together registering the input. A scratch resistant surface completes the setup.

The best thing about resistive touchscreens is their ability to register inputs from any object, be it your finger, a pen or a gloved hand. They are also more accurate than other systems although more prone to damage and less responsive to a lighter touch.

When most people think of Infrared touchscreens they think of the classic 1980’s computers with orange/green text and a massive frame around the monitor, the fact is this technolgy still very much has a place in the modern world, it’s one of the more robust options and works by simply setting up a pattern of criss crossing infrared that when broken registers as an input.

There are a number of drawbacks to this technology however, for example bright lighting can interfere with the beams, as can dust and dirt. It’s most useful for applications outdoors where it can detect any input and not just a ‘conductor’ such as a finger (not in a glove!). However for the average indoor museum exhibit it’s a strong option.

This technology utilises ultrasonic waves that are projected over the front panel, when the panel is touched some of these waves are absorbed and receivers register this change while controllers pinpoint where it happened.

If the panel is touched by a finger which then remains motionless, only the initial touch is registered, this can be a positive or negative depending upon the application, for example it can have an effect on the software used with the screen but makes it perfect for use as a workstation where objects are likely to be rested on the panel, such as a hand or elbow etc.

Until recently this could be a tough question to answer, due to technological restrictions and costs involved, the question of “which touchscreen technology is best for the public environment?”could havebeenanswered in various ways, with the ultimate decision depending on a number of factors.

These days however thanks to technological innovations the answer is practically always Capacitive, there’s a reason almost all modern tablets and phones use this technology. On a larger scale this was once more expensive, so for touch tables you might have been tempted by another option such as Infrared however this is no longer the case.

The only time you will want to use a technology other than Capacitive, is if your touchscreen needs to allow gloved use… for example a touchscreen kiosk installed in an arctic research base…

The 22″ All-In-One Touchscreen/PC provides a simple yet elegant interactive platform for use within public displays. Contending with a separate PC and screen and all the associated cabling can be a thing of the past. This unit is easily installed via Vesa Mount fixings or the (removable) panel fixing wings which make it perfect for custom installations. Build it into practically any unique displays easily and quickly.

Free Standing Multi-Touch Kiosks from blackbox-av combine uncompromising technical performance with outstanding design, elegance and style to provide stand-alone, finger controlled, multi touch interactivity and information to visitors on demand. This is the 22″ ‘Modern’ version in our Free-Standing Range. The Kiosk works perfectly with our off-the-shelf multi touchscreen software, Lightbox 3 (perfect for museum environments).

By combining precision touchscreen technology within a professional-grade large format LCD panel this kiosk is ideal for use in high traffic public access environments. Utilising Capacitive touch technology to ensure reliability throughout extended use, the screen supports up to 10 touches and gesture controls.

Engage visitors with our elegant and ‘Sleek’ range of Multi-Touch table. Choose from a 46″ or 55″ multi-touch screen housed in an attractive white or black table unit. Thanks to the powerful inbuilt computer this system is able to run any windows 10 multi touchscreen software including off-the-shelf solutions such as our very own Lightbox 3 software or any bespoke interactives developed for your chosen application.

What use is a touchscreen without software to use with it? Which is why we not only supply cost effective hardware options, but have also developed Lightbox 3, our multitouch off-the-shelf interactive software package perfect for use in Museum environments.

As digital signage technology has become more widely available, it has become an integral part of the experience of going to a museum. Digital technology has vastly improved the ability of museums to expand our knowledge and explore new ideas.

Video walls help emphasize the tour through your museum by guiding visitors using modern display technology. Adding an interactive element empowers visitors and lets them decide what they want to know more about. They also offer visual impact which can attract and entertain visitors.

With a growing trend towards interactive exhibits a digital table top offers the perfect solution as they appeal to two aspects of familiar daily life: the horizontal surface as a workspace, and hand gestures (or common objects) as tools for manipulating information.

Lift & Learn technology allows users to pick up an object and learn more information about it on a digital screen. This form of hands-on learning is fun to do, attracts the attention of others, and appeals to all ages. Plus it can be adapted to any number of subjects.

Another way of adding an immersive element to your museum experience is having items placed on a digital table that causes in-context information to be displayed or actions to occur.

Museum digital signage can serve an important wayfinding function. Enhance and simplify a visitors experience by allowing them to see where they are and where certain exhibitions are easily with touchscreen functionality.

Presence detection allows a local movement to trigger on-screen or auditory content. This can really raise the bar and grab people’s attention and imagination on exhibitions displays and make them come to life.

This touch screen was designed as a product presentation with a hierarchy of products allowing visitors to quickly navigate to what they were interested in.

“We loved having a touch screen on our stand. It gave visitors something to look at if the team were busy and we found it helpful to go into greater detail on our product.”

“This was a risk for us, it was about taking a step into the future. This was a way we could bring all aspects of our membership to life. This type of interactive solution helped us leverage all the assets we had available.”

To help guide and educate visitors through their current exhibits, MCA have integrated the InTouch 22” and 32” touch screens throughout the museum. Every detail of the museum’s appearance is important, and the attractive pure flat edge-to-edge industrial glass and brushed silver trim fit nicely into the building’s newly renovated style.

We’re proudly Australian owned and operated, offering local support and expert advice. With extensive experience delivering and supporting hardware solutions to some of Australia’s leading companies, our local manufacturing strategy gives us full control of the quality, timing and  customisation which ensures a smooth roll-out every time. Many of Australia’s leading museums have chosen to work with InTouch for their touch screen solutions.

Fortunately, the developments in digital technology are changing museums, just as they’re transforming schools, workplaces and cultural institutions everywhere. The maxim used to be “look but don’t touch”. Now institutions large and small are embracing the idea that touch screen monitors can give visitors a more hands-on experience.

In the past, the way a visitor chose to explore an exhibition or gallery might depend on the knowledge and availability of the guide showing them around. Touch screen monitors, however, have made the experience flexible for everyone. Interactive kiosks use a mixture of sounds, pictures, maps and narrative to bring exhibits to life.

Rising insurance and transport costs can sometimes make it difficult for even national museums to secure the exhibits they need. Wear and tear can also be an issue, particularly when loaning out costumes and items of clothing. With touch screens, you can offer an alternative virtual exhibit, allowing people to see and touch it from every angle. For example, you may be hundreds, or even thousands of miles away from a medieval suit of armour, but you can still examine every rivet.

When you’re viewing exhibits in a gallery or museum, it’s important to understand the context. Otherwise, relics may not have the impact you expect. Touch screen monitors are revolutionising our ability to see an object in relation to the place it came from and how it was used. A 3D virtual tour can allow navigation of the streets of ancient cities like Rome or Athens. Looking at ancient statues, vases, coins and weapons is more significant when you feel part of the world from which they came.

Kids benefit when they can learn at their own pace and experiment with what interests them. A good example of this is the Climate Change Wall at London’s Natural History Museum. The wall is one of the displays in the state-of-the-art Darwin Centre, which opened to the public in September 2009. A 12 metre wall, incorporating hundreds of images and graphics, allows students to see the devastating effects of human life on the natural world. Approaching the wall causes the display to change, and touching some of the panels can reveals more detailed information.

The gift shops of museums, though popular, are often relatively small. Touch screen monitors in gift shops, however, are a cost-effective and space-saving way of giving customers a much greater choice of merchandise. They allow customers to browse through the vast catalogue of images and take home what they really want – as opposed to what is left on the shelves at the end of a busy day.

Museums are a vital part of culture in the UK and across the world. Touch screens, when used wisely, can keep the experience of visiting such a place exciting and fresh for the whole family.

Is your gallery or exhibit still using paper pamphlets to get information to patrons? We offer a large selection of modernmuseum tech solutions designed to take your guided tours into the digital age. Imagine your guests being able to get more information about a specific showcase or artist using an iPad mounted to the wall or displayed in a tablet floorstand along the way. Smart and easy museum tech solutions can help your patrons direct themselves to the pieces and exhibits they"re most interested in. Can you envision your guests being impressed and drawn in by sleek digital signage announcing upcoming tours or shows? We carry affordable plug"n"play floorstanding LCD displays with crisp and vibrant graphics that will make your customers feel comfortable and like they"re in a current and hip environment that they"ll want to return to. Some of these floorstanding display monitors even feature the ability to change your ads and content remotely from external locations! It helps to make your guests feel like they"re taken care of while in your facility. A public charging station for powering up mobile devices is a great way to accomodate pedestrians that are visting your location. Everyone has a cell-phone or tablet on their person these days.

Displays2go carries a wide variety of products designed to outfit museums, exhibitions and art galleries. Browse our full catalog for many other unique fixtures that are designed to show off, and also protect, your prized collection. Don"t see what you"re looking for? We have an entire collection of museum displays and exhibit fixtures available.

Thanks to the wide range of sizes available and the high-resolution support of those devices (e.g. 768p, 1920~1200 pixels), faytech’s capacitive touch monitors are the perfect choice for a wide range of applications, including but not limited to POS systems, kiosk systems, for office/residence automation and as control panels in industrial fields.

All our Capacitive touch screens are made of an industrial A+ HD LCD capacitive multi-touch panel with energy-saving LED technology and a wide viewing angle. These characteristics make faytech Capacitive touch displays perfect solutions when it comes to fashion shows, industrial 4.0 projects, dealerships, wayfinding, supermarkets, sports arenas, interactive visualizations, and digital signage.

The potential use cases of those units are almost infinite. For residencies, condominiums, or apartment lobbies, the Capacitive Touch Monitors could be used as interfaces or as part of a residential automation system. In hotels, these capacitive touch screen monitors could help enhance communications between staff and residents, as well as being part of a security automation system. Beyond residential and hosteling settings, faytech capacitive touch displays would be a great addition to any educational system, being used to improve interactions between students and professors in classrooms, for personnel management, and as interfaces to plan and communicate about curricular and extracurricular events. Faytech Capacitive Touch Monitors are also a great option to make scheduling and inventory management easier, whether in a private company or a public/educational setting.

In retail environments like mall shops and department stores, the technologies provided by faytech Capacitive Touch Monitors will be a great addition not only for customers, helping them to easily check inventory details without having to ask store personnel, but also for managers, being an easy way to cut back on operating costs. One of the multiple advantages of our capacitive touch screens is that they can be easily integrated with external software applications that, in turn, can allow customers to try demo versions of the products or services they contemplate purchasing. All in all, faytech capacitive touch monitors can serve as a great interactive medium to facilitate the purchasing process and multiply your sales.

While faytech Capacitive Touch Monitors can for sure be used for single-touch applications, these touch devices truly shine in more complex use scenarios. These include for instance directories or maps, when the user may have to use finger-scroll, pinch-zoom, and panning functions. Indeed, one of the main differences between Resistive touch monitors and capacitive touch monitors concerns touch technology. While resistive touch monitors are most of the time equipped with a single touch panel, the capacitive touch monitors are on the other side built to effectively register multi-touch, going as high as ten touches at the same time! It is now even possible to use Capacitive Touch Monitors when wearing heavy gloves, which is a significant upgrade given that this feature was formerly the preserve of Touch Monitors using Resistive-touch technology. Thanks to their patented IP65 front with silicone seal, faytech Capacitive Touch Monitor also work under heavy rain, which makes them adapted to use in semi-outdoor environments.

Worth noting, Capacitive Touch screens can most of the time be divided into two sub-categories: Projected Capacitive Touch Screens (PCAP) and Surface Touch Screens.

Based on projected technology, faytech Capacitive Touch Monitors are suitable for use in some highly specialized industries, including the aerospace (including but not limited to avionic systems), medical, military, and industrial ones (serving for example as an automated equipment control). Particularly, the main advantages of faytech Projected Capacitive Touch Monitors concerning these specific industries are the variety of layers stack-up options available, resulting in unparalleled durability and color perception. The Capacitive Touch Monitors manufactured by faytech respond to all the obligations induced by such demanding industries, thanks to several outstanding features. Those include:

Along with these peculiar applications, faytech Capacitive Touch Screens are also ideally fitted for high usage environments when based on surface technology.

Indeed, this technology stands out thanks to the high environmental robustness and increased resilience it offers. Monitors equipped with such a technology are vandal proof and can be used in areas with high traffic, serving in museums as an interactive display for instance. For example, it is now common to find such devices in electronic voting machines, an application in which security is key. Whether they come with a curved or flat surface, these devices are a perfect fit for any graphic-driven applications, such as ATMs (automated teller machines), game consoles, entertainment (including smartphones, tablets, and personal computers), banking, kitchen appliances, automobiles, and automats.

Technically speaking, on top of the front surface is applied a conductive coating, itself composed of wires connected to every four corners where a small voltage is applied. The system relies on the “capacitance” of the human body, which is to say that when one touches the screen, a small current flows to the touchpoint, generating a voltage drop detected at the corners.

This functioning makes screen surface technology more fitted to use on larger size (i.e. over 12 inches) applications. Besides, the single glass layer structure allows these devices to have excellent optical clarity and high light transmission (from 88 up to 92 percent). Of all the available technologies, it has the fastest touch response time. These monitors can also withstand regular cleaning using harsh chemicals. All in all, these functionalities make the capacitive touch monitors using surface technology especially suitable for commercial uses, such as the ones that we mentioned before.

On top of the potential use cases presented in this section, our Capacitive Touch Monitors can easily be integrated into any conceivable application and setup. Faytech NA is specialized in custom-made solutions and we will be glad to help you find the best Capacitive Touch Monitor for your specific needs and applications. Don’t hesitate to contact us to talk with one of our Capacitive Touch Screen Monitor specialists.

Touch panels have been evolving quickly and touchscreen technologies are becoming ever more sensitive to interactions with something as simple as the human finger.

The following are some important points regarding our touch panel company and some of the ways we are developing surface capacitive touch panel displays and devices.

A capacitive touchscreen can be found in many devices ranging from mobile phones to large touch panels to projected capacitive displays to kiosks with surface capacitance technology.

faytech NA specializes in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of specific computing solutions such as Touchscreen Desktops and Displays for Capacitive, Embedded, Industrial, Resistive, Rugged, Sunlight Readable, High Brightness, Open Frame, Kiosks and Accessories.

faytech NA currently manufactures 7–22” Monitors, 8–19” PCs, and the 32–42–55” PC LFT Series. Additionally, we have developed our own proprietary PC motherboard, which is manufactured exclusively by ASUS.

Whether it is finding the ideal product for your business, to the installation of the products or to technical support, our entire team works hard to always provide our customers with the best products and service on the market.

At faytech North America, we guarantee customer satisfaction. Our staff is fully trained and knowledgeable about every product we offer, ready to assist you with whatever information is needed. Feel free to contact us at any time with any questions, or to learn more about a faytech NA high-quality display solutions for your unique company.

Thanks to the accurate touch sensors, capacitive touch screen monitors are implemented as a viable solution for situations where the mouse and keyboard systems cannot be used as suitably accurate. Capacitive touch panel touchscreens offer a rapid, or intuitive means of interaction with the content on the screen.

Touchscreens with controller-based firmware and touch sensor have been made available, historically, by a various after-market system integrators, and not by the  motherboard, chip, and display manufacturers.

However, chip and touchscreen manufacturers worldwide have acknowledged in the last few years the trend toward a wide acceptance of touch-friendly interface components as a highly desirable alternative and have begun to integrate this technology into the design of their products.

A capacitive touch screen monitor can be used similar to a keyboard that is invisible since it displays only as many button choices and as much data as users need to complete a particular task.

This is one of the reasons why touch panels are increasing in popularity in various applications from industrial machinery to kiosks and mobile phones.

In selecting the most suitable monitor for your application, the most important decision is in regard to the type of touch screen technology to use. Touch panels and touchscreens come in several types based on a few different technologies, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

A touch screen monitor is made of insulating material covered with transparent conductors. The most common material used as an insulator is glass. As a transparent conductor, indium tin oxide is usually used.

The resulted electric distortion is measured as a change in capacitance. In order to identify the touch display’s locations in a way can be used in various technologies, the location is then sent for processing to the controller of the capacitive touchscreen.

The difference from a resistive touch screen, is that users cannot work with a capacitive touchscreen through gloves and other types of electrically insulating material. In consumer electronics, this is a disadvantage because these smartphone and touch tablet PCs cannot be used in cold weather. However, this disadvantage can be overcome with a special-application glove or a special stylus.

The top manufacturers of capacitance displays continue to develop more accurate and thinner touch screens. For instance, by building the capacitors inside the display itself, mobile devices such as Samsung’s Super AMOLED screens are being produced now with “in-cell” technology that eliminates a layer.

This reduces the visible distance between what the user is touching on the screen and the user’s finger, enabling gestures and taps to be more responsive and creating a more direct contact with the content displayed.

Touch screens based on projected technology deliver interactive solutions for various applications and industries including aerospace, medical, military, and industrial.

Multi-touch projected technology has changed forever the way we interact with machines since the iPhone exploded on the market in the year 2007. Touch monitors with projected technology offer many substrate choices and stack-up options, delivering unmatched durability and outstanding optics.

The more common approach is based now on mutual capacitance. If they are placed close together, the majority of objects with conductive proprieties can hold a charge. When another conductive object bridges the gap (a finger, for example), the interrupted charge field is being detected by the micro-controller.

Surface technology offers environmental robustness and increased durability. These monitors are proven to meet the harsh demands found in vandal prone access sectors, and areas with high traffic.

Curved and flat surface touch screens are suitable for graphic driven applications, such as vending machines, entertaining, gaming, banking, and ATMs. Itcomes with a conductive coating on top of the front surface. The conductive coating features wires connected to each corner. To each of these four corners is applied a small voltage. The operation is based on surface technology relies on the capacitance of the human body. A small current flows to the point when you touch the screen, causing a voltage drop that is then sensed at corners.

This screen surface technology can be used easily on a larger size (over 12 inches) applications. Because the structure is only one glass layer, they provide high light transmission (in the range of 88 to 92 percent) and excellent optical clarity. Of all the available technologies, it has the fastest touch response time. These monitors can also withstand regular cleaning using harsh chemicals.

Because the touch screen display is based on a durable technology, they can be employed in applications that require increased durability. Among their areas of application are included point-of-sale systems, kiosks, and industrial computer machinery. Another advantage is that they have a higher clarity than resistive-type (higher by 88-92 percent).

Interface: Your computer should communicate with the touch screen panels. The most common interface types USB and RS-232. The need for drivers has been eliminated by new HID-compliant touchscreen displays.

Mounting: Among the various mounting options are included free-standing, rack mount, and panel mount. In case that you want to use free-standing, make sure that you use a heavy-duty stand that was specifically designed for touch.

Your decision to select a certain type of display will be based on various factors, including where it will be mounted, the intended users, type of data to be displayed (text, graphics, video), and the operating environment. They can be a great addition to your business if chosen correctly.

faytech North America’s capacitive touch screen monitor solutions will enhance an organization’s productivity. Contact us today to speak with our capacitive touch screen monitor specialists.

Settings: Brightness, Contrast, Clock, Phase, H-position, V-position, Auto-Adjust, Aspect Ratio, Sharpness, Color Temperature, OSD Timeout, OSD Language, OSD H-Position, OSD V-Position, Recall Defaults, Video Priority, Information, Touch On Sleep Mode, Touch Thru

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Bare-hand interaction refers to the use of the hands, palms, and fingers mainly for desktop or kiosk-oriented interactions. This type of interaction used to be the traditional touch screen technology that major museums and cultural heritage sites relied on, but now it has been experiencing revolutionary change.

In September 2020, Ideum announced the release of Touchless Design SDK Version 1.0, now available on GitHub. By tracking the visitor"s hand and specific gestures, such as opening and closing, this system gives the user complete control over the mouse without touching the screen tab. Ideum listed equipment and codes needed for the system for free so that museums, cultural organizations, and other public institutions can apply the technology post-pandemic.

Ideum has also been working with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to develop a unique touchless kiosk that will guide visitors to enjoy the museum’s collection just by waving their hands. The kiosk will be similar to the traditional touch-screen display at museums, but with Intel RealSense depth camera D435 and Leap Motion controller for touchless gesture recognition. It doesn’t cost thousands of dollars for museums to adopt this new technology; the Intel RealSense depth camera D435 costs around $200 and the Leap Motion controller costs $80.

Some articles hold different opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of gesture-based technology for use in museums and arts organizations. Derpanis mentioned that traditional interfaces and touch-based interactions have reached a bottleneck in application development. Even before the pandemic, users were getting used to touch-based interfaces and sometimes getting bored with these devices or even ignoring them in a museum setting.

Because the application of the technology is relatively limited in museums for now, there are no large-scale statistics or studies on user demographics and experiences, but we can find from some small-scale data summarized by researchers that most users give high ratings for their gesture-based interactive experience, with children being more satisfied than adults. Users give feedback on some of the exhibits produced by Ideum saying that the exhibits are responsive, interactive, entertaining, and fun.

Two of the most obvious advantages of gesture-based interactives are 1.) they are an alternative to the touch screen interactive that might be reluctantly used by the public after the pandemic and 2.) they are more entertaining for the audience and can easily engage users of different ages.

Koutsabasis and Vosinakis suggest that for museums and cultural heritage attractions, the technology can be critical for educational purposes, especially for highlighting intangible aspects of cultural heritage such as habits, rituals, and everyday activities. Instead of using words and paragraphs on touch screens to define these intangible activities, gesture-based interaction is more user-friendly in engaging visitors to experience these intangible cultural heritages.

Additionally, because there are already mature technology companies in this field, the application of this technology is not particularly expensive for museums. According to the information published by Ideum on GitHub, the total price of sensors and cameras required for the application of bare-hand interaction does not exceed $300. Things that require the museum to spend more money may be the display screens and the creative content to be displayed.

Although this technology has many advantages and prospects, it still has some problems. Museums and technical designers still need to pay attention to many points when designing these interactive experiences. Jim Spadaccini, the founder of Ideum, points out that the instruction for gestures must be simple and clear or it will overwhelm visitors. Another concern is the precision of the sensors and the output image. Koutsabasis and Vosinakis mention in their research that users would sometimes experience hand track loss and miss targets during the interaction. Visitors also get easily disappointed when some of their movements do not get recognized, so technical precision is always a fundamental part of the application.

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Museums have massive amounts of information for visitors with limited space to display all their material. Digital signage displays are extremely useful for museums to add informational depth to exhibits. Last January the Cleveland Museum of Art installed a 40 foot-wide touch screen in their Gallery One. The museum also created an app that allows visitors to customize their museum tours, scan and save their favorite art pieces, and share their interpretations with friends via social media.

Hard Rock International’s use of the Rockwall© is a great example of giant touch screens used wholly for guest entertainment. Not only are guests interacting with the Hard Rock brand, but learning about history and music at the same time!

Huge touch screens are a must have for any trade show booth. In today’s world, every company and brand has a website, and the leading brands have mobile apps and other digital materials to interact with customers. Showing off these assets at trade shows and conferences is a must.

The millennial generation is already accustomed to using touch screens in their everyday life; learning games and apps have exploded in the app store. Bringing touch screens to the classroom is a natural progression of the current learning environment.

Apps from the Apple and Google app store made great touch screen arcade games because guests already know how the play the games, just on a smaller screen. You can see these apps, like Infinity Blade and Fruit Ninja, at many of the big video arcades – including Dave & Busters and Jillian’s.

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