The bezel of the touch screen is the part to stand out from the monitor frame. In the old days, from the 80S to 90s of IR and SAW touch technology, the bezel is considerable high, big and thick.
The bezel is something must-have, due to the SAW and IR touch screen needs the bezel to send or receive the signal of SAW or IR so the IC can locate the touch location.
When the time comes to the age of the PCAP touch screen and touch monitor, around the 2000s, PCAP terminated the life of heavy bezel, in order to have a nice, simple and edge-to-edge touch screen.
Nowadays, it is popular to see 4~5 types of bezel in touch screen monitors from suppliers for different applications, costs, and pros and cons.
1. Simple metal bezel
2. Classic open frame bezel
3. Zero bezel
4. Finished frame
Simple metal bezel
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Simple metal bezel is the easiest and cheapest PCAP touch screen bezel that almost every touch screen supplier can supply this type of design. The most advantage is the cost-effective and no tooling required, which enables a fast delivery at a low cost for any industry plus the short lead time.
The most disadvantage is obvious, the bezel is still not beautiful due to the material of metal construction, and there is 0.5~1mm unit space between the bezel and screen, leaving dirty accumulation, hard to maintain and risk of water damage.
**Suggested Application: Commercial application when the cost is first and needs fast lead time.
Recommended product Horsent 10.4inch open frame touch screen
IR Touch screen Bezel
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IR is the most popular in large size touchscreen, especially when size bigger than 43 inch, But the price come with a visible and tall bezel in cm unit degree.
No one likes bezel, but who can resist a large screen, still cheap touch screen? For instance, a 43inch IR touchscreen can be as low as 400USD, while most PCAPs start from 500USD. IR touch screen bezel is easy to make without tooling requirements but comes with low durability.
You can have IR bezel touch monitor in kiosk or separated but still come with a tall and visible bezel which is hard to accept for some sensitive customers
**Suggested Application: Commercial application when the cost is crucial and needs to have a big touch screen
Recommended product :Horsent 43inch IR touch screen
SAW Touch screen Bezel
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SAW touch screen is most popular in 2000s and 90s , especially for 15, 17, and 19inch,it is cheap touch screen, cost effective, But HAS the same problem like IR, the price come with a visible and tall bezel in cm unit degree.
Nobody likes bezel, but not everyone can afford a touchscreen more than 200USD. The SAW bezel increases the durability, too.
You can seen a lot SAW bezel in old kiosk especially ATM with a tall and visible bezel which is hard to accept for some sensitive customers
**Suggested Application: application when the cost is crucial and needs to be very durable
Recommended product :Horsent 17inch SAW touch screen
Classic PCAP Open frame stepped bezel
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PCAP open frame is a cost-competitive, cheap PCAP touch screen that comes with a very low bezel and glass front, no gap, for kiosk installation.
After embedded or installation, it can deliver no bezel appearance. Only a professional touch screen monitor supplier can supply this type of design because it asks for special tooling for every size and solution, plus at least 10m2 of clean room is required to assemble the frame, touch panel and LCD. The most advantage is the cost-effectiveness enables a fast delivery at a low cost for any industry.
The most advantage is the bezel, in fact this slight bezel is designed to be used for kiosk display, so it can be mounted safe and become zero bezel plus IP65 rated water and dust resistance after installation.
**Suggested Application: the embedded display of kiosk screen.
Recommended product Horsent 22inch pcap open frame touch screen
Zero bezel open frame Touch screen
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It is the new developed PCAP touch screen, which born in the 2000s, and only become popular in touch screen monitors in the 2010s for 22inch size touchscreen, it has zero-bezel or no bezel, edge-to-edge design, glass-front only appreance.
Delivering tablet looks and IP 65 for your kiosk or interactive signage.
**Suggested Application: funds is not the first factor
Recommended products: Horsent 32inch zero bezel touch screen, 22inch zero bezel touch screen,
Finished zero bezel
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PCAP closed frame afforable PCAP touch screen that comes with an almost zero bezel, no gap, for separated, vesa mounted, Only professional touch screen monitor supplier can supply this type of design because it asks for special, and costly tooling and designed housing for every size and solution, plus at least 10m2 of clean room is required to assemble the frame, touch panel and LCD. The most advantage is the cost-effectiveness enables a fast delivery at an average cost for any industry.
The most advantage is the bezel, in fact this bezel is designed to be used for commercial field the appearance comes at the first factor, so it can be mounted safe and become zero bezel plus IP65 rated water and dust resistance after installation.
**Suggested Application: wall mounted and stand mounted.
Recommended product Horsent 32inch pcap touch monitor, 22inch pcap touch monitor
Zero Bezel Glass front Touch screen
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It is the latest developed PCAP touch screen, only become popular in touch screen monitors in the mid of 2010s for large size touchscreen, it has zero-bezel or no bezel, edge-to-edge design, glass-front only appearance, Horsent even designs a slightly bigger glass front in order to delivery the absolute amazing looks.
Delivering tablet looks and IP 65 for your kiosk or interactive signage. Glass front Touch screen Zero bezel is most costly PCAP touch screen in Horsent.
**Suggested Application: Commercial application with the extra funds
Recommended products: Horsent 32inch zero bezel touch screen
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Post time: Jul-01-2022
