Dell S2340T review

yuk

perhaps I'm just a luddite, but what about fingerprints.
I hate fingerprints on my screen as it is.. (id10ts pointing at things)

By Brettrowley1 on 27 Dec 2012

I want a monitor...

Not a TV! Why are nearly all monitors these days more poorly specified than monitors from 5 or 6 years ago?

My old monitor is a 24" 1920x1200, yet nearly all modern monitors are only 1920x1080. Some of us want to work on the screen, not just watch videos! Grrr!

I'm using the Logitech Touchpad, which is very good, although it takes a little getting used to.

I played with a 20" Sony touchscreen all-in-one and it works very well, but as Brett says, a desktop display isn't very usable, when it is plastered with fingerprints!

Wiping a smartphone against your shirt, before using it is easy, doing the same with a 23"/24" display is a different proposition! :-P

By big_D on 27 Dec 2012

Doh

If you don't want fingerprints on your screen THEN DON'T BUY IT! At times I think that people complain about anything and everything. "Oh no it'll get fingerprints!" - Really? I didn't know that a touchscreen would get fingerprints imagine that.

"Alas, not all gestures work as well. In particular, we found support for Windows 8’s edge-swipe gestures was patchy," - You can ever so slightly re-calibrate the screen and press the left indicators just to the right of where you're supposed to which should slightly help with the swipe action.

P.s. It's televisions that have become computer monitors and just because it's 1920x1080 doesn't make it a television. Marketing.

By rhythm on 28 Dec 2012

@rhythm

The point is, no comment was made in the review about how well/poorly the display copes with the inevitable fingerprints.

And the 1080p problem is that monitors manufacturers have pretty much abandoned the computer USER and have migrated their computer monitors to the 1080p television format, which is great for people who use their monitors for video playback, but for those that actually work at the monitor, it is a step backwards.

By big_D on 28 Dec 2012

And that...in a nutshell is the problem with Windows 8 touch screen access on a working PC....Fingerprints.
Windows 8 is probably fine as a tablet or phone OS...not as a working PC OS.
Imagine using Photoshop in Touch on a working PC
adjust the image...
wipe the screen....
tweak the image....
wipe the screen....
ad infinitum....

By Jaberwocky on 28 Dec 2012

Agree with most of you

I agree with big_D about the resolution. We are being given poorer monitors because of cost of producing more than one resolution.

I agree with rhythm that people are far too quick to complain about stuff they would never buy.

I would love a monitor that moved like this so that on occasion I could use it as a touch screen flat and maybe play games and other things with my nephews etc...

But come on Jaberwocky, no one is suggesting this replaces the mouse and keyboard entirely. Obviously you would never use Photoshop or Illustrator etc... with a touchscreen and to suggest that's what it's for is being a bit silly! ;)

By Grunthos on 31 Dec 2012

Fingerprints and Bezel

For fingerprints there are oliophobic coatings (I think I got that right) which repel finger oil. Many high end phones and tablets have this. It's not perfect, but you really notice when a device hasn't got it.

As to the bezel... why on earth would a manufacturer have a raised bezel when the operating system demands edge swipe gestures? We ditched the raised bezel with resistive touchscreens on mobiles. The front should be all glass, with the touchscreen laminated to the LCD to reduce the washed out look.

By GregWoods on 3 Jan 2013

Photoshop on a touchscreen would be awesome

...that is if large parts of the UI were changed, and we change the way we use the monitor. I think we forget that artists are generally used to putting pen to paper. The computer way of doing it with mouse or wacom takes a lot more practice. See http://gregwoods.co.uk/2012/02/the-future-of-your-
desktop-computer/

By GregWoods on 3 Jan 2013

Victim of Circumstance

@Brettrowley1

Ha ha yes I used to find a particular type of Office worker would come across to my PC and insist of jabbing sticky fingers at the screens or prod them with a Bic Biro, it always did annoy me!

If you do choose to go down the touc route, and it can be glorious in some curcumstances, then I would simply recommend you arm yourself with a microfibre cleaning cloth and a little bottle of screen cleaner.

In terms of screen format then the move onto the widescreen format is a pain. I've stuck with some much older Dell 2007FP screens purely to maintain the 1600 x 1200 format.

I checked the resale price of them on ebay and found they had DOUBLED in price since I bought them used a few years back. -Surprising as almost any other bit of IT equipment I've ever owned has dropped in price quicker than a Ford Mondeo.

By Gindylow on 3 Jan 2013

Wall Mounted Screen

No need to worry about the price of touch screens. I cannot reach the screen anyway, so I cannot see how I will ever want such a screen.
- Oh I've just spotted a mouse and keyboard. I can reach them.
I wonder if I can continue to use them with Windows 7? Oh goody, yes I can, and Win 7 works with my network devices, unlike Windows-Out-Of- Touch 8 which blue screened and re-booted. Windows 7 a save-save solution to a problem that I do not need.

By Jonesr18 on 6 Jan 2013

Why an internet port on a monitor?

Why is there an internet port on a monitor? Also, why is there both an HDMI and USB connection? The manual says to use USB only. What is the purpose of the HDMI, DP, and RJ45 internet if the manual doesn't discuss them.

Also, why does the monitor kill my internet connection when I turn the monitor off?

By hnaparst on 26 Jan 2013