| Touch screen monitor technology has made vast | | | | monitor's integrity. |
| improvements since their inception. The monitors | | | | When purchasing a monitor for an embedded |
| come in many sizes and offer point-of-sale | | | | system, the size, durability, and available features |
| solutions for business owners. The best monitor | | | | all play a role. For many kiosks, the display needs |
| for a business depends on general use | | | | to have available ports, like RCA connections, but |
| requirements and environment where it will be | | | | also have the casing to protect the monitor from |
| used. | | | | the elements. When buying for an embedded |
| In their current forms, modern touch screen | | | | system, it pays to research the technology, |
| displays can handle high resolution, decent contrast | | | | available components of the monitor, and check |
| ratios, and adequate display ratios for any | | | | how secure the casing is for the display |
| installation. These monitors can be used as | | | | Touch screen monitors have different levels of |
| point-of-sale machines in a variety of settings or | | | | sensitivity. Some will work with only a touch of a |
| they might be installed in kiosks. The type, cost | | | | finger, while others will work when touched by a |
| and features of the touch screen monitor may | | | | gloved hand or stylus. The type of monitor you |
| have varying elements to them. | | | | purchase depends on the environment it will be |
| A good point-of-sale monitor will also have optional | | | | used. A healthcare environment might require a |
| additions available to it. Many of these displays can | | | | higher sensitivity display, using acoustic wave |
| be enhanced with customer LED readouts, credit | | | | technology. Other installations, like an outdoor |
| card sliders, speaker bars, and biometrics. The | | | | kiosk, would require a sturdier and tightly sealed |
| better monitors can handle dust, debris, and the | | | | monitor for outdoor use. |
| accidental scratch without compromising the | | | | |