Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

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Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

Post by Axaj » Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:41 pm

I found this 8" touchscreen for much cheaper than I could find on screens anywhere else. However, the lack of consistent reviews has me a bit scared to buy it. I am in the market for an about 5-7" touch screen, so if someone could direct me to a guide on installing a touchpanel by myself (I have looked long and hard and have found little) that would be great.
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Re: Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

Post by bassmasta » Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:09 pm

Well, uh...what are you installing it in?

Edit: :facepalm: I missed that its a desktop monitor. You pretty much pop in the cd, install the drivers, reboot, and hope that it works. It can take video over RCA and VGA, but you'll connect it via USB I think.
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Post by samjc3 » Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:42 pm

bassmasta, he means installinng a touch panel on another lcd screen. beyond that, i dont know much about how its actually done. :cry:
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Post by hailrazer » Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:56 pm

The most commonly used 7" touchscreen Lcd's are the Liliput and Xenarc screens. The one you linked to is the Shark model from http://www.gooddeals18.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It is a very good screen for the money.
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Re: Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

Post by bassmasta » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:37 pm

samjc3 wrote:bassmasta, he means installinng a touch panel on another lcd screen. beyond that, i dont know much about how its actually done. :cry:
Oh. The one he linked to was a touchscreen monitor, not like a kit.
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Re: Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

Post by Axaj » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:52 pm

Actually, my question was will this seller rip me off? And if so, are there any cheap ways of doing it myself?
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Re: Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

Post by hailrazer » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:56 pm

Axaj wrote:Actually, my question was will this seller rip me off? And if so, are there any cheap ways of doing it myself?
I have bought thousands of dollars worth of stuff from Gooddeals18.com. Excellent sellers.
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Re: Cheap 8" touchscreen -- Will it perform?

Post by Axaj » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:59 pm

hailrazer wrote:
Axaj wrote:Actually, my question was will this seller rip me off? And if so, are there any cheap ways of doing it myself?
I have bought thousands of dollars worth of stuff from Gooddeals18.com. Excellent sellers.
Great, thanks!
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