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Summary: otherwise quality unit marred by high touchscreen pressure
Review: The idea of a high quality remote wireless screen seems like a luxury, but soon becomes indispensable. In about 15 seconds from the moment you turn it on, you can see and control your office computer from home (provided of course you have broadband). The screen is full size, and has a built in stand which props it up at various convenient tilts. Viewing angle and fidelity are not up to desktop standards, but better than your average laptop. Even the stereo sound is not too bad. The wireless keyboard/touchpad works well, and functions as a screen protector when the unit is off (very clever). However, my main gripe was with the handwriting capability. Being Windows CE based, the software recognition was only Pocket PC (Transcriber) in quality, as opposed to the better Windows XP (Office) variety. But that still makes it useable for a mix of print/cursive with no training. The real problem is with the touchscreen. The engineers were smart enough to use close-dot spacing in the digitizer to prevent one's hand from triggering a response (called "palm rejection"), a fatal flaw in the Viewsonic models. But they chose a pressure threshold far too high for writing, making the stylus marks skip (e.g. 'n' becomes 'r'). Although you can use very firm and steady pressure to compensate, it becomes tiring for any length of time. Not a problem though with the on-screen (or regular) keyboard. Maybe the next version will fix this. One big plus: a dedicated toll-free support line goes straight into technical support for this particular unit. By the way, don't be put off that this is not a real computer, and only a display. The startup and maintenance costs are negligible, making the total cost (and hassle) of ownership far lower more than with a Tablet PC. You'll have more time for work or play instead of fiddling with it.
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