The best touchscreen monitors

The best touchscreen monitors can offer advantages for specific workflows. Whether it’s for creative use or to improve general productivity, the best touch display can make navigating certain programs a little more intuitive and precise. 

Touchscreen monitors can deliver a seamless, responsive experience that feels like writing with a pen on paper, and an immediacy that you don't get with even the best mice or the best keyboards. But while touchscreens now abound in phones and tablet, most monitors don't offer a touch display. And the truth is, touchscreen monitors aren't for everyone. But here we select some excellent touch displays after evaluating a range of options for their accuracy and responsiveness, design, extra features and price.

If you prefer a more traditional monitor, check out guides to the best monitors for photo editing and the best 4K monitors. If accurate colours are important to you, whether you’re a photographer or video editor, you might want to invest in one of the best monitor calibrator tools.

The best touchscreen monitors in April 2024

With so many options on the market, our choice of the best touchscreen monitors comes down to the details. And detail is something that Dell's P2418HT monitor does brilliantly. This 1080p monitor on a 23.8-inch panel boasts an LCD screen to deliver excellent resolution, contrast, and colour. Moreover, it boasts an anti-glare surface that works beautifully in distracting light conditions as well as ultra-thin bezels that give it a stylish flair and you more screen real estate.

However, it's its ingenious articulating stand that well, stands out here. Dell is no stranger to brilliant stands – its Dell C1422H has one of the best stands we've ever seen on a portable monitor, for example – and we're seeing that again here. This one allows you to extend, swivel, and orient the display up to 60 degrees downwards, giving you versatility and excellent workplace ergonomics. You can go from using it as a regular monitor to sketching on it in mere seconds. This may be slightly more expensive than some of the other touchscreen monitors on this list, but it offers excellent value for money.

While creative professionals usually go for larger screens, there’s definitely a place for portable monitors in content creation. Nomadic users in particular can benefit from a portable monitor that’s designed specifically with video editors, designers, and music producers in mind. 

The ProArt Display PA148CTV is something of a rarity in the sea of portable monitors with its robust set of features targeted towards creatives. They include the Asus Dial, a physical dial that you can use to make effortless adjustments to your project whether you’re in Lightroom, Premiere Pro, or Photoshop. There’s also the Virtual Control Panel function, which allows you to use the display itself as your touchscreen control panel, simplifying your workflow.

This being a touchscreen monitor for creatives, you get impeccable colour coverage (100% sRGB and 100% Rec.709), excellent colour accuracy of ΔE < 2 out of the box, and Calman Verification. There are a lot more features too, all packed into an incredibly compact 14in form. If you’re looking to expand your screen real estate when travelling or out in the field, this is the best choice there is. 

The ViewSonic TD2230 is small, light and portable touchscreen monitor, making it perfect for anyone with limited desk space and/or who needs to travel with their screen. The 22in, Full HD, IPS display offers beautifully sharp image quality and high visual accuracy. The screen is also scratch-poof, and the bookstand design allows it to be tilted and adjusted from 20 to 70 degrees, or rested flat.

The connection ports are all on the side of the monitor, offering easy access. You get HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA and USB connectivity. The monitor offers low power consumption – great for both your pocket and the planet. The colours are a little dull, but overall this is an excellent buy for anyone looking for a portable touchscreen monitor.

The Viewsonic TD1655 is another small, portable option from Viewsonic, and one that comes with a budget price. The 15.6-inch monitor offers 1080p resolution, which is more than enough for a panel this size. It is a little light on special features, but it delivers where it counts.

The picture quality is great, even though its 250-nit brightness might not be enough for some people. And its 10-point projective capacitive touchscreen works smoothly, especially with the stylus pen, which comes included, adding value. Plus, you can easily flip the screen orientation vertically, which is handy if you're working with code or scrolling through documents or online chats. And, thanks to its USB-C port, which delivers up to 60W of power both ways, you can have a minimalist setup.

The Philips 242B9T is another good touchscreen monitor. It might not be the most stylish looking touch monitor but it has an awful lot to offer. For a start, it comes with built-in 2W speakers. Also, you can connect it to a wide range of devices via HDMI, DVI, VGA and DisplayPort. 

The Z-type stand allows you to tilt the screen between -5 and 90 degrees. And the IPS panel provides a great picture. Philips’ own SmartContrast technology makes for rich, crisp blacks, and its FlickerFree feature controls brightness and flicker to reduce eye strain.

The Asus VT229H comes with many features you’ll find on most touchscreen monitors, including 10-point multi-touch capacity, 178/178 viewing angles, flicker-free backlighting, and blue light filter to make it easy on the eyes. However, it also boasts a few extras you won’t find on rival displays, and these help make your workflow more seamless. 

It lets you toggle between 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios, for one, via the Asus Aspect ratio control so you can use the aspect ratio that feels most comfortable for your current tasks. It has the Asus QuickFit Virtual Scale, which lets you display an alignment grid that comes in handy for making presentations and editing photos. Finally, it boasts the Asus Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, which gives you eight colour preset modes to choose from and toggle on the fly via a designated hotkey.

Want a larger touchscreen monitor? Most touchscreen monitors tend to be on the smaller side, but this 27in offering from Planar offers a relatively large IPS LED-backlit display. While Full HD is a little thin for a 27in display, the screen offers dependable color accuracy and contrast that won't shift depending on where you're looking. 

It's a versatile monitor too, with a built-in HD webcam and microphone, making it great for home office working and video conferencing. It boasts 10-point capacitive multi-touch and an ergonomic stand that can take the display from completely flat to a 70-degree tilt.

Looking for a cheap touchscreen monitor from a reputable brand? The 21.5in Dell P2219H IPS monitor is available at a brilliant price, and it still does an impressive job, making it one of the best touchscreen monitors available for those on a tighter budget. 

The stand is nicely adjustable, and the ultrathin bezels provide for a sleek look. With up to 250 nits of brightness, 178-degree viewing angles, and Full HD resolution, the screen is a great performer, although the colours aren’t quite accurate enough for professional photo editing or design work. It uses tech that reduces harmful blue light emissions, making it easier on your eyes during long work sessions.