Touch Screens from Primemark

Primemark supplies a range of Touch Screens for retail, hospitality, educational, industrial and public-information applications. Our range CRT and LCD touch screens, Touch Screen Kiosks as well as slimline Panel PC's with integrated touch screens. For home use, we have special prices on touch screens for the registered disabled.

Our stand-alone touch screens are designed to connect to your existing PC or computer equipment. These touch screens are chosen from world-class manufacturers so we can offer you a wide choice of touch screen products and independent advice to help you choose the right touch screen monitor for your needs.

Call us on FreeFone 0800 634 9898 (international +44 870 770 7752) for advice and assistance or to obtain a quotation on touch screens. Alternatively, browse through the touch screen monitors in the categories below. You can buy our touch screens online or purchase by telephone. For multiple touch screens, please call us for the best touch screen prices.

Will my PC/software work with a touch screen?
Yes, in most cases. Our full range of stand-alone touch screens are designed to connect to the back of a PC to replace a conventional VGA monitor, with either a USB or RS232 Serial touch controller cable that is included with the pack. The touch screen simply emulates mouse movement and mouse clicks, so wherever you have a software application which uses a mouse, you can use a touch screen. We also supply touch screens with neatly integrated PC's for EPoS and public-information use.

We do not supply add-on / overlay touch screen kits as these are not as reliable or as durable in operation as purpose-built touch screen monitors.

What types of touch screen are available?
Touchscreens are available as either Desktop monitors with a stand, Rear-mount or Panel Mount, or Open-Frame for building into a kiosk. Stand-alone kiosks as well as integrated Panel PC's are also available. Most touchscreen models come with optional mounting holes and wall-mount brackets as well as built-in speakers and cable-hiding facilities. Standard casing colours include white, grey and black.

If you dont see the model/edition of touch screen monitor you require, please call us as not all available touch screens are shown on our website.

If you are new to touch screens, see our Guide to Touch Screens Technology below.

Guide to Touch Screens Technology

New to Touch Screens?
A touchscreen is a computer display monitor which also emulates a keyboard/mouse input device by allowing you to directly press text links, images and buttons on the screen. The system is usually made of a sensor on the front of the screen that links to a controller card.

In addition to the power cable, the touch screen has 2 further cable connections - signal and controller. The screen itself connects via a cable to your normal monitor port on the back of your PC (VGA port). A second controller cable (to emulate the mouse/keyboard) connects to either a serial port or USB port on the back of your computer. Some touch screens are equipped with a dual Serial/USB interface allowing either option to be used. Software drivers usually have to be installed to operate the equipment. All our touch screens have MS-Windows drivers available as well as some other operating systems.

Touch Screen Applications
Applicatons for touch screens include faster point of sale processing, information kiosks for public use, factory / industrial control systems as well as educational uses in schools, colleges and universities. Touch screens are space saving as the need for a full-size mouse and keyboard is avoided. They are also much simpler to operate specialist software applications as the user is only presented with the on-screen buttons which are relevant to the task, making them ideal for non-keyboard-literate users as well as young children using educational learning software.

CRT & LCD
Touch screens generally fall into 2 categories. Those which use CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) technology and those which use use LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technology. CRT monitors are cheaper, can be viewed at from multiple angles, can display a variety of resolutions but are larger in physical size. They also use more energy. LCD monitors are more compact and slimline, more energy-efficient, the viewable area on LCD touch screens is greater and they have a defined range of resolutions. LCD displays vary in brightness, and the brightness value determines the quality of the monitor. LCD monitors have a narrower range of viewing angles.

LCD touch monitors usually come with a desktop stand or arm, can be wall mounted with a custom bracket, or can be rear-mounted or panel-mounted in an enclosure. Floor or counter-standing kiosk touch screens are also available.

Touch Monitor Sizes
Typical touch screen viewable sizes are 12.1", 15", 17" and 19" but custom sizes and larger size touch screens are also available. The size is measured diagnally across the screen surface. CRT monitors are bulkier and the casing takes much more depth than flat-panel LCD touch monitors.

Touch Technology
There are a variety of touch sensor technologies available depending on the type of application you intend to use the screen for. The main touch screen technologies are:-

4-Wire Resistive Touch Screens: This is an affordable, moderate-use technology that allows for pressure to be applied by finger, glove or pen on the transparent membrane of the touch screen. It gives a reasonable picture quality and brightness.
5-Wire Resistive Touch Screens: This is a more robust technology designed for heavier use such as in retail and industry. It is also pressure driven so a finger, glove or pen can be used.
Capacitive Touch Screens: A high-quality technology that provides for greater accuracy. Will usually only work with finger contact. It senses electrical signals to calculate the presence of a finger and the location of the press. It also provides a faster response time and longer durability. Projected Capacitive touch screens have the added ability to work behind a secondary surface such as a store window.
Surface Acoustic Wave Touch Screens: This type of technology is suited to educational and public kiosk use. It sends sound waves across the scren surface and then detects interruptions to the sound waves. May sometimes be affected by contaminants so not suited to applications where dust, grease or water may be present on the finger/stylus. Can be used with finger or soft stylus.
Near Field Imaging Touch Screens: These robust touch monitors are designed for industrial applications and high-pollution environments.

Infrared Touchscreens : Usually suitable for larger touch screens. It works by creating a grid of light across the screen surface, and then checking for interruptions in the light flow. Fast response times, but may sometiems be over-sensitive to unintended finger/stylus movement.

ELO Touch Screens
Our ELO range includes the 1215L 1515L 1715L 1915L desktop series, the 1229L 1529L 1725L 1925L 3000 series, and the 1247L 1537L 1739L and 1939L rear mount series.

Many ELO touch screens are available with either AccuTouch or IntelliTouch touch technology, and optional SecureTouch features.

AccuTouch
This range of ELO touch screens uses the 5-wire resistive touch screen technology described above. They are suited to harsh-use environments and is impervious to conditions such as liquid spills and splashes, humidity and washdown, these screens are the most contamination-resistant available. AccuTouch aims to deliver drift-free durable operation.

Typical applications for AccuTouch touch screens are:-
Fine dining, Fast food, Hospitality, Hotels, Vending, General retail, Grocery/Convenience, Industrial solutions for process and machine control, office automation equipment, lab testing, medical and research instruments, and mobile use.

IntelliTouch
IntelliTouch touch screens use the surface wave touch technology described above. These are pure-glass touchscreens for better image clarity, higher resolution, and light transmission. They are also durable and scratch-resistant - the glass surface continues to function even if scratched. It provides a smart touch response - no false touches and can be used with finger, gloved hand, and soft stylus for fast response.

Typical applications for IntelliTouch touch screens are:-
Point-of-information public kiosks, vending and ticket sales, electronic catalogs, gaming, lottery and amusement, public pay phones, multimedia marketing, design applications, banking/financial transactions, computer-based training.

SecureTouch
The SecureTouch option available on some ELO touch screens provides fully tempered glass and/or heat-strengthened glass. It has no coatings or overlays to wear, scratch, or tear and has high impact resistance. They feature a safe break pattern (tempered only), range in size sizes from 10.4" to 17.0", have thicknesses of 0.25" (6mm) and 0.50" (12mm) and an antiglare glass option (0.25" thickness only). they are sealable against dust, splashing liquids, and other contaminants. A privacy filter option provides for applications involving sensitive information (e.g., ATM transactions).

SecureTouch is suited to demanding, heavy-usage, public-access applications including bank ATM's, ticketing machines and kiosks.

Touch Screens can be connected as peripherals to a computer or are sometimes integrated with a full computer, such as for EPoS use. See our range of EPoS Systems with built-in touch screens. These touch screen terminals can also have optional devices built-in such as magnetic swipe card readers, customer displays/display-poles and fingerprint readers.

Touch Screen Resources

Can't See What you Want?
If you wish to discuss your touch screen requirements, call us on FreeFone 0800 634 9898 for helpful advice. Our website displays our most popular touch screen monitors products although we have a much wider range of touch screens available. We can have custom touch screens made as well as replacement parts and accessories. Please Contact Us to check for a particular touchscreen.