12/11/2023 0 Comments Multitouch monitor acer 27![]() ![]() Once all the calibration points are done, save the calibration and you’re finished.The white calibration screen is a series of cross-hairs that you need to touch as they move around the screen. Details: Calibrate – sometimes Windows 7 doesn’t allow calibration in which case, check the USB cable connection and re-boot.Just touch the screen gently and you’ll see a white circle indicating it is touch enabled. If a non-touch screen is the first one on your video card, hit ‘enter’ to move the configure screen to the Acer T231H. Configure…Setup – this will turn one or two screens white.Select ‘Calibrate screen for pen and touch input’.To calibrate the monitor, enter ‘touch’ under ‘Start – Search for programs and files’.The calibration process is virtually identical in Windows 7 or 8. Windows 8 of course comes with a more extensive Touch features which make a touch monitor mandatory. I can finally hear the detail of music and the woofer is capable of enough bass without a sub for music and movies. Last year I gave away my Logitech and Creative speakers and replaced them with Dynaudio BM5As. Near-field monitors are used in recording studios when your ears are less than 3 feet from the speakers. For listening to sound, nothing beats a good pair of headphones or near-field monitors. ![]() I would skip the cheap consumer products and consider near-field monitors and a sub if movies and games are your pastime. You need a decent sound card and speakers to hear movies on your computer. The sound is acceptable for Windows and video calls but can’t handle the dynamics of movies. On the DVD version of “Tron”, the Acer T231H aced the sharpness of Disney’s digital effects, which has a soft out of focus look on the Hanns.G. I would give the Acer T231H the edge for sharpness, vivid picture and lack of black bars on the top and bottom. Watching “The Bucket List” (Blu-Ray) both monitors looked sharp. While computing is an obvious task for this monitor, viewing HD videos and movies will become a normal task when Windows 8 ships. The picture is sharper and more natural compared with the Hanns.G. Watching movies in iTunes there are smaller black bars on the top and the bottom of the screen. Sorry to enthuse but it is an addictive monitor to use. It is a bigger monitor at 28″ diagonal versus 23″ for the Acer T231H. That takes a minute to get used when the Hanns G is 14.5″ high and puts more height on the screen. The Acer T231H though is a widescreen display with 20″ x 11 3/8″ viewable. That’s almost identical to the 1920 x 1200 of my other monitor, a Hanns G. The Acer T231H is the correct aspect ratio of Windows 8. It will show movies full screen in their standard 16:9 aspect ratio. The Acer T231H is different from the pack in that it is a widescreen monitor and reflects the drive towards widescreen in movies. The most popular monitor sizes today are 23″ to 24″ with some use at 27″ to 29″. The Acer T231H touch monitor has a diagonal viewing area of 23″. Power on the Acer T231H by pushing the button on the lower right side and Windows 7 automatically detects and identifies the Acer T231H at the maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080.Īcer T231H 23″ multi-touch monitor – widescreen at home with Windows 8 Metro You can make the computer connections with ease once the monitor is on the desk. I recommend cabling all the connections – power, video, audio, power and USB – first on the monitor by holding it upside down and backwards, then turning it right side and putting it on the desk. Component Video - Which is Better? and DVI v. For more on the technical details of connections, see DVI vs. I wanted to try HDMI but the connector on the NVIDIA GTX-580 card was too tight with the computer case. There aren’t really many differences in the connections in terms of picture quality. Of the 3 choices, analog and 2 digital, I chose DVI-D. Acer recommends powering down your computer before connecting. Making the ConnectionsĬonnection is fairly straightforward except for the USB cable. If HDMI is used, you don’t need the stereo audio cable to use the in-monitor speakers. The 3 video cables are the optional ways to make the connection. There are more than enough cables neatly packaged in the box: VGA, HDMI, DVI-D, power, USB (for touch control), and stereo audio. The screen has two point-of-purchase appliques that promise touch control. ![]() The screen is protected with another sheet of thin foam which also has the quick connect instructions. The monitor is protected by a foam protective bag and the usual Styrofoam inserts. Acer Touch Monitor applique (photo John Sokol) ![]()
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