Months ago, I inquired about pen-input tables for use with Maptitude. New Wacom models were due this spring so I withheld making a decision.
FYI, here are a couple of the new models that just came out: Cintiq 22HD Touch (Part DTH2200) $2,499 http://www.wacom.com/products/pen-displays/cintiq/cintiq-22hd-touch DTH-2242 (Part DTH2242) $2,199 http://www.wacom.com/products/pen-displays/dtus/dth-2242 The really interesting advancement is that these models feature pen-input AND touch. I'm thinking the touch controls could be a productivity enhancer. For example, while selecting with the pen (the thing I do most), my left hand could use touch gestures for scrolling the page left/right/up/down without having to switch from a selection tool to the Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Pan tools and back to the selection tool. (Of course mouse scroll wheels and keyboard equivalents might minimize changing tools but I'm guessing not quite as well. And the units are expensive!). The Wacom site suggests that the DTU line has been mostly targeted for cartography but the price difference isn't significant between the Cintiq 22HD Touch and the DTH-2242 to me so I'm leaning towards the Cintiq (I don't need the video pass-through on the DTH-2242 and it appears the Cintiq has a few more features). Any thoughts on the productivity value of using a touch/pen display or significant differences between the two models? By the way, a new Yiynova 22 inch pen-input HD screen similar to Wacom products is due out this summer. It lacks touch features and probably won't be as refined as Wacom but is expected to cost considerably less. Thoughts? ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
