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by moheeb 5060 days ago
These will be huge and everywhere in a few years. Most tech folks seem shortsighted in this regard. Nearly every time touchscreen monitors are brought up I hear the 'gorilla arms' excuse.

These types of setups are perfect for the living room. With more advanced Kinect-like devices it will not even be necessary to touch the screen anymore.

Windows 8 on a large touch screen in the living room is perfect. Small keyboard and mouse available when necessary for work, but most interaction is done via a remote or the screen itself.