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Old 01-17-2009, 03:57 PM
Sven
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Re: Digitizer Pen or Stylus

The HPs HP tx2525 and the like. I noticed when I was looking, every big box
store seemed to have their own particular build with just a slightly
different number. Some with 64B OS, some with more or less memory, drive
space, etc, I actually have one of the older TX1327s that had only the touch
screen, and the difference is remarkable, though physically the devices look
virtually identical. I have a gut feel that the 64B OS makes a lot of
difference in how Vista runs. I have noticed that on a couple of new
machines, though I have not yet taken a box loaded with 32B and rebuilt it
with 64 to see if I could see a difference.

"Rainald Taesler" <taesler@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ONyLMIXUJHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What do you mean by "2000 series"?
> Which manufacturer?
>
> Rainald
>
> Sven schrieb:
>
>> And in fact the 2000 series does both. It has a touch screen that
>> responds to my PPC stylii, my finger, chopsticks etc, but also
>> comes with an active digitizer, which lets you move the cursor
>> around while hovering over the screen a bit, no contact, and
>> responds to pressure differences, which might matter to me if I had
>> any artistic talent. Plus responding to the buttons on the stylus,
>> for right clicks or whatever, which a touch screen would not do.
>>
>>> To clarify, a "touch screen" responds to any pressure... i.e. a
>>> stylus pen, finger, chopstick, etc...
>>>
>>> Touch screens work great on any small screen device such as a
>>> pocketpc since, when using a small device, the stylus or finger is
>>> the only thing touching the screen at the one time.
>>>
>>> On the larger "tablet" screens, it is difficult to use a stylus
>>> without resting the heel of your hand on the screen itself, and,
>>> when you do so, the additional contact of that part of the hand
>>> also generates unwanted screen inputs.
>>>
>>> With an active digitizer, you can comfortably rest your hand or
>>> touch any other part of the screen and only the tip of the stylus
>>> will generate a recognized input.
>>>
>>> Beverly Howard [Microsoft MVP-Mobile Devices]


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Old 01-17-2009, 03:57 PM