Non-Apple Touchscreen Monitor MAC Mini Compatible
Can anyone point me to a list of non-Apple touchscreen monitors that are fully compatible with a Mac Mini? Thanks!
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Can anyone point me to a list of non-Apple touchscreen monitors that are fully compatible with a Mac Mini? Thanks!
Apple don't explicitly support touch screens on Macs as indicated by QuickPost.
Saying that there have been the following two approaches.
The second category is clearly nearest to what you originally requested, these typically connect to the computer via both a screen display connector e.g. DVI and a USB connector. The USB connector is used to transfer the signals used to handle the touch screen aspect.
There even used to be a long time ago a Mac laptop which a company converted in to a purely touch screen Mac. (Looks like it still exists.) See - http://www.modbook.com/modbookpro
With regards to drivers for a Mac for using a touch screen with a 'standard' Mac see the following links.
https://www.beetronics.co.uk/download-driver
https://www.u-touch.co.uk/driver-downloads/
https://lilliputdirect.com/touchscreen-drivers
and many many more. Use Google.
I would however be concerned over the following.
Note: Some screens and/or drivers may only support a subset of possible touch commands e.g. pinch to zoom, click, drag, etc. this might be done to how many 'fingers' it can simultaneously process.
It likely will not help but the trackpad on a MacBook or Apple's Magic Trackpad can be used for touch control but obviously not via the screen itself.
Apple don't explicitly support touch screens on Macs as indicated by QuickPost.
Saying that there have been the following two approaches.
The second category is clearly nearest to what you originally requested, these typically connect to the computer via both a screen display connector e.g. DVI and a USB connector. The USB connector is used to transfer the signals used to handle the touch screen aspect.
There even used to be a long time ago a Mac laptop which a company converted in to a purely touch screen Mac. (Looks like it still exists.) See - http://www.modbook.com/modbookpro
With regards to drivers for a Mac for using a touch screen with a 'standard' Mac see the following links.
https://www.beetronics.co.uk/download-driver
https://www.u-touch.co.uk/driver-downloads/
https://lilliputdirect.com/touchscreen-drivers
and many many more. Use Google.
I would however be concerned over the following.
Note: Some screens and/or drivers may only support a subset of possible touch commands e.g. pinch to zoom, click, drag, etc. this might be done to how many 'fingers' it can simultaneously process.
It likely will not help but the trackpad on a MacBook or Apple's Magic Trackpad can be used for touch control but obviously not via the screen itself.
Thanks for letting me know. I purchased a Viewsonic touchscreen on Amazon that said it was Mac compatible. After 3 hours of back and forth between Viewsonic and Apple tech support, someone at Apple, finally, told me it wasn’t compatible. What they didn’t tell me is what you just told me. Frustrating day. Appreciate the help!
Hello,
macOS is not designed for touch.
Non-Apple Touchscreen Monitor MAC Mini Compatible