COMPARISON of TOUCHSCREEN
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The following info is supplied by Mass Multimedia Inc., a Colorado-based company selling touchscreen technology.
Technology | 4-Wire Resistive | Surface Acoustic Wave | 5-Wire Resistive | Infrared | Capacitive |
Durability | 3 year | 5 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year | 2 Year |
Stability | High | Higher | High | High | Ok |
Transparency | Bad | Good | Bad | Good | Ok |
Installation | Built-in/Onwall | Built-in/Onwall | Built-in/Onwall | Onwall | Built-in |
Touch | Anything | Finger/Pen | Anything | Finger/Pen | Conductive |
Intense light-resistant | Good | Good | Good | Bad | Bad |
Response time | <10ms | 10ms | <15ms | <20ms | <15ms |
Following Speed | Good | Low | Good | Good | Good |
Excursion | No | Small | Big | Big | Big |
Monitor option | CRT / LCD | CRT / LCD | CRT / LCD | CRT / LCD | CRT / LCD / LED |
Waterproof | Good | Ok | Good | Ok | Good |
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