The Touchscreen:
The touchscreen comes with drivers for the display itself, as well as the touch controls. Setup was simple, but I was initially nervous something was wrong. Windows confirmed that my devices were ready to use, but the screen was blank. After rebooting everything was just fine. The screen has a maximum resolution of 1024x786, but the documentation (and on-screen prompts) suggest a resolution of 800x600 in order for the touch screen controls to work best.
The images below show that even while running at 800x600, the screen is easy to read (from a reasonable distance), and that Window's components look clear and sharp.
 
While you could just use it to mirror or extend the desktop on the larger screen you presumably have attached to this system, the included software makes it capable of much more. A special, complimentary application can be run on the touchscreen while normal Windows or multimedia programs are run on your main screen. You can use this to monitor things like system activity/performance, display content from external applications, and control the home theater capabilities of the computer.
The screens below show two of the setup pages. There is a menu that can be scrolled side-to-side to access different functions, and the below right screen shows the touchscreen calibration portion of the setup. A stylus is included for use with the screen, but the size of the controls in this program are large enough for even the most sausage-like fingers to do it. The stylus is just a much neater option since it keeps the screen smudge free.
 
System volume can be controlled in a number of ways with this system. Via the typical Window's controls, the remote control, the knob on the front of the case, and in the touchscreen software (below left image). The below right image shows one of the informational pieces of the software, a calendar that can be scrolled forward/back in time.
 
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