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#3293770 - 05/12/11 04:57 PM touchscreen monitors
sgtduder Offline
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Have any of you out there in the inter-tubes used a touchscreen monitor in your pit build? I am in the idea phase, do they work is FSX or DCS?
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#3294038 - 05/13/11 12:17 AM Re: touchscreen monitors [Re: sgtduder]
jeroen Offline
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A touch screen emulates mouse input so any clickable cockpit can be controlled via a touchscreen.
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#3294241 - 05/13/11 07:46 AM Re: touchscreen monitors [Re: sgtduder]
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Sgtduder, you'll be wanting to check TouchBuddy out:

http://www.touch-buddy.com/forums/

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#3294713 - 05/13/11 05:17 PM Re: touchscreen monitors [Re: sgtduder]
Airdog67 Offline
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Actually you will want to check out the below link for Helios...way better than touchbuddy for DCS series and Falcon. Can be used for FSX also with a bit of imagination. Pretty sure that the dev for Helios also did touchbuddy.
http://www.scsimulations.com/content.php?204

Below is my piit in A10 the lower screen and the screen on the left are touch screens...I am running Helios
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#3295674 - 05/15/11 12:09 PM Re: touchscreen monitors [Re: sgtduder]
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I'll let you know in the future how mine will work out. I'm combining a large flat screen with a touch overlay. They key is to get a large enough screen.

I had considered using Helios but eventually decided on a different direction. I can say though that from what I've seen in YouTube videos and from being on the forum that it is also a very good solution. In addition, those guys over there are stand up guys too. They've got a very good product.
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#3297109 - 05/17/11 09:01 AM Re: touchscreen monitors [Re: sgtduder]
CyBerkut Offline
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The developer behind Helios is the guy who did TouchPal (for DCS: Blackshark, at the time). TouchPal came about when he couldn't do everything he wanted with TouchBuddy ( a *fine* program, by the way!).

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