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    Hello folks i was just given a touch screen monitor and i downloaded the drivers and it works great.

    my next test is to use it for the FMC , and if it does what i think it will do im in luck.

    i should be able to program the FMC with ease by just pushing buttons as if it was a real one.

    does anyone of you fine sim pilots use one , im about to set it up now.

    i have always wondered if touch screens would work.

    will let you know how it works..............Robert

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    Re: touchscreen

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Midnight View Post
    Hello folks i was just given a touch screen monitor and i downloaded the drivers and it works great.

    my next test is to use it for the FMC , and if it does what i think it will do im in luck.

    i should be able to program the FMC with ease by just pushing buttons as if it was a real one.

    does anyone of you fine sim pilots use one , im about to set it up now.

    i have always wondered if touch screens would work.

    will let you know how it works..............Robert
    Robert


    I too am researching info using the T Screen for the FMS and other instruments. Here's an overview on a project using seven touchscreens.

    Doug

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    Re: touchscreen

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Midnight View Post
    Hello folks i was just given a touch screen monitor and i downloaded the drivers and it works great.

    my next test is to use it for the FMC , and if it does what i think it will do im in luck.

    i should be able to program the FMC with ease by just pushing buttons as if it was a real one.

    does anyone of you fine sim pilots use one , im about to set it up now.

    i have always wondered if touch screens would work.

    will let you know how it works..............Robert
    Robert, here's another overview on the use of touchscreens and FS.

    Doug

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    Thanks for the reply , I to a few years ago had a magic touch flip on screen , had it working a little bit not quite where i wanted it.
    also i later on broke the glass and never replaced it and touch screens then were way to high for justification.

    believe it or not i found a 15 " touch screen monitor for 25 bucks at a garage sale , the company Trilogy Touch Technology went out of business five or six years ago.

    i decided to give it a try with no drivers , found old sales company that gave me old drivers for xp/2000 only.

    on my xp machine the moniter worked great , di d not have drivers for W7 or there was none.

    Decided to load and update to W7 on my second machine and Wala ( W7 found 64 bit drivers for me ) , the monitor does even better than i could wish for, i now dont care in loading the FMC from scratch i can just like the Pro's, every button works like the real one.

    im running a six monitor set up with level d and so far fantastic .

    thanks........Robert

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    Re: touchscreen

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Midnight View Post
    Thanks for the reply , I to a few years ago had a magic touch flip on screen , had it working a little bit not quite where i wanted it.
    also i later on broke the glass and never replaced it and touch screens then were way to high for justification.

    believe it or not i found a 15 " touch screen monitor for 25 bucks at a garage sale , the company Trilogy Touch Technology went out of business five or six years ago.

    i decided to give it a try with no drivers , found old sales company that gave me old drivers for xp/2000 only.

    on my xp machine the moniter worked great , di d not have drivers for W7 or there was none.

    Decided to load and update to W7 on my second machine and Wala ( W7 found 64 bit drivers for me ) , the monitor does even better than i could wish for, i now dont care in loading the FMC from scratch i can just like the Pro's, every button works like the real one.

    im running a six monitor set up with level d and so far fantastic .

    thanks........Robert

    My golly, I just found a 12" lcd screen at Goodwill(obviously not for touchscreen) for $8! Checked online and used Triology running @ $200 +

    FMC: using the 'avionics' ala 737-800 from Aerosoft. They said a touchscreen would work on their FMC.

    What 'glass'/software are you using for the FMC?

    Doug

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    Re: touchscreen

    I have the FMC on a touch screen. Is "self-built" with a normal 15 " TFT and a touch screen foil: http://www.virtualvillage.de/review/.../list/id/4156/

    In addition I have written a small program that the mouse for each Tap on the Touchscreen immediately moved back to the main monitor with the MCP, so I must not ever move the mouse across all the monitors.