02 Tech Tuesday – DST Touchscreen
The 3M DST Controller
Touch Technology comes in many different flavors.
3M makes one called DST (Dispersive Signal Technology), that, in a nutshell, listens to the vibrations of your finger hitting the screen and dragging across the screen. It is a single-touch panel and come in sizes 32″ – 55″.
Each touch technology has a number of plusses and minuses here are DSTs
Pluses
- Pretty accurate drag
- Durable and impervious to most contaminants and scratches
- Ignores static objects on the screen (palms, glasses, poker chips)
- Can use a stylus or any other object to activate
- Antiglare surface feels good and good to look at
Minuses
- Medium response speed
- Click requires a firm touch
- Click and hold is not possible
- Drag only works well in the center