Dell SX2210T adds touchscreen functionality to 1080p panel (Update: multitouch!)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/dell-sx2210t-adds-touchscreen-functionality-to-1080p-panel/

You asked, questioned and implored -- why, with all these underpowered touchscreen all-in-ones prowling our lands, can we not get a decent standalone touchscreen monitor? Well, somebody somewhere listened, and somebody else, presumably elsewhere, leaked. Presenting the entirely unofficial, but all the same real, Dell SX2210T: a 1920 x 1080 21.5-inch panel that has HDMI and DVI inputs alongside an integrated 2 megapixel webcam and microphone for your Skyping convenience. If its 1,000:1 contrast ratio and 2ms grey-to-grey response time sound familiar, it's because the non-touch sensitive SX2210 has been available for a while already. From the support documentation we're looking at, you'll need to hook up an extra USB connection for the touch interface, which doesnt appear to be multitouch, but we can always hope for a miraculous firmware update down the line, right?

Update: More info has surfaced on this monitor and the firmware we'd hoped for turns out to be named Windows 7. Multitouch panning and zooming is now a confirmed feature, but only if you're using Microsoft's latest and greatest.

[Thanks, Bruce and dennispg]

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