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Comparing KDS Equipment

 

There are currently three basic types of KDS equipment which are described below. Refer to the pages “Descriptions of KDS Equipment” and “Bump Bars VS Touchscreens” for more information regarding individual pieces of equipment.

An assembly created by combining a flat panel monitor, a display controller AKA a minicomputer, a display controller mount, a remotely mounted miniature keyboard/pointing device called a “bump bar”, a specialty screen mounting system and five assorted external cables.

MONITOR                      DISPLAY CONTROLLER     DISPLAY CONTROLLER MOUNT         BUMP BAR                         SCREEN MOUNT

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TOUCH SCREEN MONITOR     DISPLAY CONTROLLER      DISPLAY CONTROLLER MOUNT             SCREEN MOUNT

An assembly created by combining a touchscreen monitor, a display controller AKA a minicomputer, a display controller mount, a specialty screen mounting system and five assorted external cables.
  $$$

TOUCH TERMINAL                                     SCREEN MOUNT

An assembly created by combining a touch computer AKA a touch terminal, AKA all in one or a handheld or stationary tablet computer, a specialty screen mounting system and two external cables.

Touch terminals or tablets are the most modern KDS solutions; bundling the screen, pointing device and computer all together into a single, clean package that is the same size as a monitor. Tablets are simply smaller and less rugged than touch terminals.

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