ViewSonic's business-centric TD1655 portable monitor ($245.99) has the same rich feature set as the company's VG1655—including items seldom seen in mobile monitors, such as a built-in stand, a mini-joystick display controller, and a comprehensive onscreen display (OSD) menu system. But note the one key addition that sets it apart: a capacitive touch screen that responds to finger-based gestures or the included stylus. The TD1655 lacks the built-in battery found in the Editors' Choice Asus ZenScreen Touch (MB16AMT)—the only other general-purpose mobile touch screen we have reviewed—but it comes in at a much lower price. Thus, the TD1655 earns its own Editors' Choice as a portable touch-screen monitor.Full Tilt Is the Only Way to Go Physically, the TD1655 looks the same as the ViewSonic VG1655 I reviewed alongside it: black in front, silver on the sides and back. It measures 8.8 by 14 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs 2.2 pounds. The panel is a 15.6-inch IPS screen with a native resolu...
ViewSonic's TD1655 mobile monitor wins on creature comforts (a capacitive touch screen, an attached stand, a mini-joystick controller, and built-in speakers), even with a screen better suited to business use than entertainment.
Touch screen supports finger gestures, stylus input; Attached fold-out stand; Protective cover; Built-in speakers; Mini-joystick controller; Sophisticated OSD
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