gamerguy53
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I cant wait to test out multi-touch on windows 7 and will get a touch screen when they drop in price closer to launch.
Will you buy a touch-screen monitor for Windows 7?
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captaincranky
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Mmmmm.....Well........
No, not until someone convinces me that I'm not going to harm an expensive piece of equipment by poking and prodding the screen with fingers and styli and whatnot.
Are lousy editions of Windows like alcoholism? IE, that they skip a generation? If so bring Windows 7 on. If not, I better get moving on that 3 pack of XP, before June 30th rolls around.
No, not until someone convinces me that I'm not going to harm an expensive piece of equipment by poking and prodding the screen with fingers and styli and whatnot.
Are lousy editions of Windows like alcoholism? IE, that they skip a generation? If so bring Windows 7 on. If not, I better get moving on that 3 pack of XP, before June 30th rolls around.
captaincranky
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Windows 7 is what M$ hopes to release to help them live down Vista.
Obi-Wan Jerkobi
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I would probably knock down the LCD by accident and damage it. 
I wouldn't, heck, I'm getting my first LCD monitor for my Birthday. There'll probably be windows 8 and stuff when I get one.
I might not even upgrade to it. I'll probably just get into Vista once it's released!
I wouldn't, heck, I'm getting my first LCD monitor for my Birthday. There'll probably be windows 8 and stuff when I get one.
I might not even upgrade to it. I'll probably just get into Vista once it's released!
SNGX1275
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I've been reading about this on some other sites with user comments, after touch screen was unveiled in that Windows 7 demo there has been talk of when Apple was going to have an OS with it. Discussion seemed to lean towards why would you need this? I really can't think of any app I use on any platform that would benefit with touch screen. I can see it working and being like a mouse and taps being like clicking, but at least with a mouse and keyboard you can rest your arms somewhere, holding my arm up to the screen all day would get tiring. I also can't see through my hand, so I'd be blocking part of the screen all the time I was prodding around up there.
mopar man
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Yes, I agree, I don't see it being usefull, at all. Gaming wouldn't benefit, and as you said no applications would benefit as far as I know. The only thing this COULD be useful for would be for locations that have computers and internet access, so that they don't have to take up room with the keyboard and mouse. Even then, I don't see it being too good.
I've been using ubuntu and xp, Aside the testing I am doing at work with vistas speech recognition , other then that If i can get every thing to work the way I want to work in ubuntu then I will stick with it and only keep a a windows machine to have games on hopfully my Xp machine.
SNGX1275
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Video and news story here: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080528-windows-7-demo-all-multitouch-and-no-meat.htmlzipperman said:
captaincranky
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Fair enough, but only if it were truly interactive.insoman said:
Obi-Wan Jerkobi
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Must be pretty fun...
captaincranky
Posts: 20,144 +9,151
It's all in the Ad Slogan......
You mean like, "our software maximizes your hardwear". :evil:
SNGX1275 said:
You mean like, "our software maximizes your hardwear".
:evil:
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jtickner1
No. Plain and simple. I think some people are taking immersion too far. It's like the Wii. I like the Wii, have nothing against it. I like my PS3 and PC. I use my Playstation and PC as my primary means for gaming. But, now we have Sony and MS bringing out Wii-Mote type accesories for the PS3 and X360, while they don't interest me and I doubt I will get one, I will care if Sony and MS chose to use motion sensing as the primary input on their next consoles.
And with Windows 7 I don't want to tap and poke at my monitor. It's lame with a PDA/Smart Phone. Even if the screen is bigger it'll still be lame. Just some gimmick MS are hoping people will buy into. I'll be using XP well into my last years on earth if they follow on with this and make Windows touch only one day. I just watched that video. It failed to shift my opinion although the keyboard was pretty novelty.
My opinion in a nutshell.
14 of a hotdog
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wouldn't it be good for art. i mean just try to draw a circle with a mouse without using a circle making tool and who knows maybe even 3d animation could be easier with a touch screen but other than that i don't know umm youuu coouuullllddd uuuuu make sssss... uu nooo ummmm a uuuu ooohhhh oh i know you could use a virtual rubix cube easier, maybe...
Obi-Wan Jerkobi
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Well, that's why they invented tablets. I'm already close enough to that. I've got my trusty tablet with me, helping me do flash animations. But a virtual rubricks cube sounds like a potential M$ game. But then again, I would probably break the screen trying to play it. I like jtickner1's opinion, but I still like my iPaq. (It plays mp3s.)
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HYPERVELOCITY
I might get one, if it has REALLY cool(and useful) feature(s). Maybe for graphic stuffs.
skitzo_zac
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Straight out NO! Im primarily a gamer and I dont think that a touch screen is going to help me play CoD or Diablo.
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