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Wacom Cintiq 20WSX 20.1" Interactive Pen DisplayBrand: Wacom
Features: - Box Contents - Cintiq 20WSX Pen Display, Grip Pen, Pen Stand, Five replacement Nibs (3standard, 1 stroke, 1 felt Nibs), DVI, VGA, USB, and Power Cables, Power Adapter (100-240V, 50-60Hz), Installation CD, Application DVD, 2 Year Warranty
- 20.1 diagonal WSXGA (1680 x 1050) Widescreen Display
- 1,764,000 pixels
- 16.7 million colors
- 0.258mm x 0.258mm Pixel pitch
Out of box disappointment [Posted on 2008-01-25]
Unfortunately, I received my 20" display directly from Wacom and it had debris lodged inside the LCD screen, an inch off center of the screen. At first I thought it was a dead pixel, but after sending it to Wacom to see if I could get it fixed, I was told that 2mm x 2mm was within specification of Wacom's allowable defects and my dot was only 1mm wide. The "dot" is a foreign object lodged inside the LCD screen, too, and cannot be removed. The manufacturer allows this type of anomoly in your brand new product and it is not acceptable to me. I am sorely disappointed because I am a product designer who understands that there are some defects that are unavoidable, but if you get a brand new product, and defects are built into the warrantee (not stated in the warrantee manual, BTW). You have to pay to figure that out. End result, nice concept, poor standards. I have nice big dot to look at when drawing on my screen, now. Buyer beware.
I keep finding new uses for it [Posted on 2008-03-04]
I owned an Intuos tablet for a while, but I didn't use it all that much. I found it too awkward to not be looking at my hand while drawing. This does everything as advertised (although I can't figure out how to get my macbook pro's display to be secondary to the Cintiq's display, instead I keep it in mirror mode).
What surprised me was how well vector graphics can be created with it. I'm finding other new uses for it all the time. Throw away your mouse!
Best investment for any digital artist!! [Posted on 2008-03-22]
As a digital artist, I have been using a Wacom Intuos tablet for years. I finally saved up to purchase one of the 20" Cintiqs. I have to say, it speeds up my productivity ten fold. I even started a digital painting (using Corel painter) by starting the drawing directly in the program instead of scanning in a image. Something I haven't done before since I don't have a steady enough hand for a tablet. The 20" inch Cintiq has zoom sliders on the back vs the 21" that has them on the front. I also am able to switch to a second monitor with a click of the one of the side buttons. One of the best items I ever bought. I would recommend one of these to every digital/graphic artist around!!
I draw with my whole arm [Posted on 2008-04-01]
I tried one of those litte dinky drawing pads, and felt like I was drawing inside of a broom closet with my arms tied to my sides.
This product is about as good as it gets for that feel of drawing on paper or painting on a canvas on a computer. Once I set and got used to my function buttons I use them almost without thinking. The ability to rotate the monitor is a great bonus. You can set your pen sensitivity within Painter but not in photoshop per se, you can however set it in the wacom properties and you can test it while your setting it. Very nice.
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