non touchscreen displays available

**toyotatyrant** · 12-09-2007, 11:46 AM

I'm working on a car pc build that will use two 7 inch monitors (dash & modded center console). I don't really care to use touch screens from reading about all these stupid issues people are having with them. I rather use 2 non touch screens for my install instead. Where can i get 7 inch non touch screens?

Edit: Also if the options for a non touch screen are slim pick'ns, can a touchscreen panel be removed without demolishing the screens and will the screen still function normally without it?

Thanks for any input

**walstib** · 12-09-2007, 12:38 PM

Here, for one.
Try Armens shop, DigitalWW also

**toyotatyrant** · 12-10-2007, 02:15 PM

Any others?

**20mg** · 12-10-2007, 02:22 PM

ebay it lol and yea its possible to remove the touchscreen from the lcd. but it will definitly be cheaper to find a non touchscreen.

**toyotatyrant** · 12-10-2007, 02:45 PM

I've been on ebay as well and it seems like the touch screen is pretty much a forced issue. Looks like I don't have much of a choice but to gut the touch panels out of these things no matter where I buy them from.

**FusionFanatic** · 12-10-2007, 10:05 PM

a touchscreen is almost a necessity for a carPC. you'll never be able to match the "ease of use" that a touchscreen provides, not to mention how much safer it is when driving (as opposed to using a touchpad or trackball while driving

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and what are "all these stupid issues" you speak of?

**toyotatyrant** · 12-11-2007, 09:03 AM

From what i have been reading all over the forums, there are a lot of driver issues and flat out failures of the touch functions of these touch pads. Maybe it's from user error, maybe not?
In my next build, I will be running a video card that has dual vga outputs. I may be wrong, but I don't think those touch screens seem really suitable for the dual monitor spans. Trivial issues are the constant fingerprints and scratching of the screen which is what I am facing now with my current setup which doesn't include the right side of my current touchscreen taking a crap after only being in the car since the summer. After that I definitely dare to try to do things differently. If it don't work or I don't like it, I'll just take it out too and do something else. Recycle the good hardware and can the rest. That's how I roll.

**greatwhite** · 12-11-2007, 04:47 PM

I'm thinking user failures figure in pretty highly here. I've been running a "cheap" eby701 for 3 years now with no issues. It's been through three installs and the last one involevd a complete removal and reinstallation in the case.

Fingerprint oils are a pain, but not as much as the reflectivity of the TS overlay. It's almost mirror like in some cases.
Scratching? meh, get a touch screen protector (those clear cling film ones work great).

But, go with what you feel is best for your app.

Me? I can't see living without the option of touching the item I want. It means less time eyes off the road, which is what you really want anyways. I can deal with cleaning the screen now and then and careful installation avoids alot of the reflections for me........