10-point touch on a 27in, full-HD display. The release of Windows 8 and iterative updates has provided renewed purpose for touchscreen monitors. Regularly found as options in mainstream laptops and all-in-one PCs and, now, available as standalone screens, touchscreen and Windows 8 makes sense and is a key selling point for various manufacturers.

Monitor expert Iiyama has more than 50 touch-enabled screens in its arsenal. Split into five categories defined by the touch method - resistive, saw, projected capacitance, optical and infrared - most are designed for digital signage or point of sale/point of information, with the best all-round screens using projected capacitance as the input method.