Top Features To Look For In A Commercial Touchscreen Kiosk
When you invest in a touchscreen kiosk, you want it to last, perform, and deliver quality. In 2025, the differences between good and great kiosks lie in a few key features. In this post, we’ll walk you through what to prioritize and how Purplewave’s Digital Kiosk Touch series align with those needs.
1. Durable, High-Quality Touch Panel with Multi-Touch Support
A kiosk must withstand heavy usage. Look for screens with tempered glass or etched surfaces that can handle heavy use while staying responsive. The touch sensor should register multiple touches at once, so several people can interact with it without any lag.
In Purplewave’s Digital Kiosk Touch series, every model uses commercial-grade touch hardware. That ensures responsiveness whether someone scrolls, zooms, or taps multiple elements at once.
2. Strong Anti-Glare & High Brightness Display
Touchscreen kiosks are often placed in open spaces where lighting keeps changing from bright lobbies to softly lit corners. Your display should maintain clarity and redability in any setting. Strong lighting shouldn’t make your content hard to read. The screens on the PWD55TK and PWD65TK stay bright and clear, keeping colours vivid and details sharp whether the kiosk sits in a sunny window or under lobby lights.
3. Scalability & Modular Design
Pick Kiosks with a modular design, they make future upgrades easy. You can add cameras, printers, card readers, or swap out components without taking the whole unit apart. Purplewave’s range supports modular add-ons. Get in touch to know more!
4. Industrial-Grade Components & Cooling
Commercial kiosks run for extended hours a day. That demand needs efficient cooling systems—heat sinks, thermal management, fans or convection paths. Components like power supplies, motherboards, drives should be rated for 24/7 use.
For example, Purplewave’s PWD32TK and PWD43TK can handle long hours without overheating, running smoothly even during constant use.
5. Wide Viewing Angles & Consistent Image Quality
People don’t always stand directly in front of a kiosk. Your screen should stay sharp and vibrant no matter where someone is standing. With IPS or similar panels, colours stay true and brightness remains even, so your content always looks clear and readable.
From the PWD32TK to the PWD65TK, these kiosks maintain colour accuracy and contrast across wide angles, making them perfect for busy public spaces where people approach from different directions and heights.
6. Flexible Operating System & Software Support
Don’t let your hardware become obsolete because of software constraints. The ideal kiosk supports a flexible OS and allows you to push updates, roll back firmware, or remotely manage content.
Purplewave’s kiosks support enterprise-grade OS deployment and remote software management. Whether you deploy a 43-inch or 65-inch model, you have full control over the software environment.
7. Maintenance & Warranty
Even the best AV hardware needs attention from time to time. Ask about easy access panels, field-replaceable parts, remote diagnostics, and strong warranty or support agreements.
Purplewave offers a dedicated service support, and all our models are built with panel doors and internal layouts that let technicians reach components swiftly.