Complete newbie question!

[Phoenix5]

Hi guys,

I recently heard about Touch-Buddy and certainly like the idea of running other apps and controlling games etc. on a touch screen.

Question for you though - I have a laptop, so there's only one graphics card. I generally use the laptop screen as it's large enough for everything I need. Now, if I was to attach an external touchscreen monitor can I use the standard CRT/LCD switch of a laptop to use this software?

Alternatively I've seen this touch screen on Amazon:

Lilliput UM1010T 10" USB Monitor USB-powered mini Touch: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

I like the idea of the larger screen, but it says it's USB powered and contains it's own built-in graphics card. Now the 'thickie' question - can I just plug this into my laptop and use it with Touch-Buddy? I'm assuming the answer is Yes, but I just want to clarify that.

Cheers all!

Px5

[Wild.Bill.Kelso]

Originally Posted by Phoenix5

Now, if I was to attach an external touchscreen monitor can I use the standard CRT/LCD switch of a laptop to use this software?

I don't have a laptop, so I am not sure. But I thought laptops just had the ability to plug in a monitor to use as an alternative to the built-in screen, not as a second monitor. If it is a second monitor that you can extend your desktop onto, then yes it should work. That is all TB needs is a pc with 2 screens. One for the game and one for TB.

Originally Posted by Phoenix5

Alternatively I've seen this touch screen on Amazon:

Lilliput UM1010T 10" USB Monitor USB-powered mini Touch: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

I like the idea of the larger screen, but it says it's USB powered and contains it's own built-in graphics card. Now the 'thickie' question - can I just plug this into my laptop and use it with Touch-Buddy? I'm assuming the answer is Yes, but I just want to clarify that.

This seems like it should work. If you plug it into a USB port and it becomes a second monitor on your system that you can extend the window desktop onto, then yes, it should work.

These are more hardware questions though. TouchBuddy is simply software like MS Word; Notepad; Paint. It does not require any custom hardware, just a second monitor so you can see it when you are playing a game. If you have that, you're set...

[Phoenix5]

Hi Bill, thanks for the reply!

You're right, the CRT/LCD switch only allows another viewing of the same screen - I should have realised that!

The 10" Lilliput screen looks like a good choice so I may go with that one and see what happens. I would like to use it with Steelbeasts Pro PE and various other applications I use. It will be handy - rather than fumbling through menu's I can set macros via buttons. Nice and straightforward.

Cheers!
Px5