XPPen 21.5 Inch Drawing Tablet with Screen 122% sRGB, Artist 22 2nd IPS Graphics Tablet with 8192 Levels Battery-Free Stylus, Pen Display with Adjustable Stand, AG Film for Windows, Mac, Chrome, Linux

I bought this display a few months back to replace my old Bamboo. Going from a tiny tablet to a huge pen display like this is quite the upgrade, and I've enjoyed it quite a bit. The build quality is pretty decent. The stand that comes attached does seem to have a little give when I press down on the display, however I haven't personally had this cause any problems when drawing. A more noticeable problem is that the Menu button on the bottom of the display occasionally fails to register, though I don't find myself having to use the button much anyways. The materials seem fairly high quality, nothing feels especially cheap or fragile. I was a bit concerned that the input/output ports facing downwards would be a problem, and while it is slightly inconvenient to plug/unplug cords, there's enough space between the ports and the desk that I'm not concerned about wires getting damaged from being bent too far. I also consider it a plus that the device has separate ports rather than using a proprietary, converged cable as some pen displays have as those tend to be prone to failure and are far less convenient to replace. The display is quite large. On one hand, this is nice because it allows for a large drawing surface which means you can more easily make use of your entire arm for drawing rather than over-relying on your wrist. On the other, you'll need to ensure you have ample desk space available. The adjustable stand on the back takes up a lot of space, and it will jut out farther as you adjust the screen to a more shallow angle. The stand is easy to adjust and has a good range, allowing the screen to be nearly perpendicular or parallel to the desk. The display has a standard mount so I suppose other stands or a monitor arm could also be used. The screen is of good quality. The surface is glossy, which results in some reflections and glare. Additionally, drawing on it occasionally causes some squeaky noises. The glossy screen does provide a smooth surface for drawing though, and a matte screen protector can be applied, though matte screens come with their own cons anyways. The LCD panel is defect-free and looks great. It has near-perfect viewing angles as advertised. The colors are fairly good, better than my laptop's panel and my other monitor anyways. It accepts HDMI, VGA, and DVI input so there's a great amount of compatibility. For the purpose of drawing, it functions just fine. It lacks fancy features, namely tilt detection, but for basic functionality I haven't had any problems. I'm able to produce nice smooth lines, even when making rapid strokes such as when hatching. There is a bit of parallax and lag as is to be expected, but it's not ever so bad that it's caused me any problems. Compared to drawing on a traditional/screenless tablet, drawing on a pen display feels a lot more intuitive. The pen has a nice shape and has a nice rubbery material around the grip, and the buttons are well placed. I haven't had the battery die yet even as I've barely charged it. The display also comes with a drawing glove which is cool. It isn't exceptionally high quality but it has held up so far and I like the feel of the material. One thing I was a bit worried about when buying this was the support for Linux based operating systems. Tablet support is a bit spotty for Linux, however XP-Pen has released Linux drivers. Initially they didn't work, but after contacting support they were able to get the drivers updated and now they work just fine. The support team was polite and helpful. I'm very happy that XP-Pen is willing to support Linux. So overall I'd say that this is a very solid option if you're interested in getting a full-size pen display. It executes pretty well on what it sets out to do and at a very good price. It's especially nice if you're not a professional and can't really justify paying for something like a Cintiq.

Now, I will say this caveat: I have only been using this for a single day so far. However, it has already expanded my ability to complete art more competently and quickly. Using a setup guide on youtube, I was able to quickly get it set up to my computer. Note, if you do not have a USB-C connection, you will have to use both a USB and a HDMI port on your computer to be able to use this tablet. As I have three screens, I also had to get a display port to HDMI adaptor to be able to get all three screens to work right. For the screen itself, it is easily the best screen in my setup. Colors are vibrant, and the tablet is bright. As an art surface, the screen is a little glassy, which does make me miss the paper tactile feel of my old Wacom Pen and Ink. However, it is pretty easy to move past. I look forward to making lots of art on this! Pros: Large, beautiful screen. If you haven't spoiled yourself with 2.5 or 4K resolution, then you won't really notice the resolution that much if at all. it provides ample room to work on a piece as well as be able to manipulate menus and tools. A complete package: This comes with everything you need to start using it, minus desktop or laptop. All cables, a pen, microfiber cleaning cloth, and even an artist glove. Its an excellent value for the money Responsive Tablet: I haven't noticed parallax in my use of it, nor noticeable delay in lines. Cons: The Setup: While initial setup was very easy, this is a tablet that may require a lot of tuning to get it to the point that you like it in regards to the shortcuts on the pen and setting it up with the art program. Its not bad, but it did create a learning curve that I am still struggling with The pen: once again, not bad, but after using a Wacom stylus for years, it feels a little sloppy. The buttons on it aren't very tactile, and the default programmed shortcuts were not really the ones I want. Not hard to fix, but a slight annoyance.

Yes, the screen is very smooth, like glass, not paper, and I love it. It seems like it's getting harder to find this as time goes on, but honestly I very much prefer it, as I'm a digital artist before any other kind, and the feel of the pen nib grinding and sanding down and wearing away (on "like paper" screens or tablets) just bothers me and makes me not want to draw big or fast lines. I think paper feel can be nice if it's a smaller screen, as it helps to give more resistance and control, but I realized with this that there's another way of accomplishing that. Because this screen is so large, and the accuracy is good, you have a lot more space to draw over the same resolution and more "accuracy per pixel", if that makes sense. In other words, despite a more smooth, nice, glossy surface, you still get your control by essentially having everything more "zoomed in" by default, without zooming in. This means when you do zoom in, you can go even further than a smaller screen could, while still seeing the surrounding area or having more precision, and when you don't zoom in, it's similar to how it would be on smaller tablet zoomed in. It's hard to explain, but you can be more loose and free with your lines, and every tiny movement isn't as big of a deal, it's much more forgiving, so it's accomplishing essentially the same thing as resistance from texture would. (Could be nice if you had jittery/shaky hands too.) If you wanted the utmost control, I suppose you could find something with both size and texture, but honestly drawing large lines quickly, dragging fast over a large rough area is going to wear the nib down really fast, plus feel to me like nails on chalkboard slightly, so if you're anything like me you'd always be inclined to slow it down or draw in a smaller area, more carefully, less free. I like to draw large, sweeping, smooth, all in one stroke, flowing lines, rather than a million hairy ones, and I feel this is the perfect balance for that. You can be precise because it's over a large area, but also just swoosh the pen around without feeling like it's grinding against the screen. My only issue so far is there is a tiny bit of parallax, but it's not nearly as much of an issue as I imagined when shopping around. I'd love one with less of that, but now that I've tried this, I would not sacrifice any of the other features for it. Some said the pixels were too big, but I don't notice it, I like crisp pixels anyway but I don't even see it regardless, maybe it's my vision. If anything, it just means more input accuracy mapped over fewer (larger) pixels like I said, which for drawing (rather than viewing) seems pretty ideal to me (1920x1080 resolution is plenty for this screen size imo, again especially for drawing). Try to imagine the opposite, a tiny screen where you try to draw, but no matter how careful you are, the pen is covering many pixels at once and the slightest movement (even by the texture of it!) would span many more pixels. In other news, yes you can 100% see your reflection in it when it's off, so do beware if glare is a concern - that being said, other screens seem to just blur the reflection, not stop it, so dealing with your lighting situation properly is your best bet anyway if possible. All in all, I love it, and words cannot describe how much better I feel with it than screenless graphics tablets. Some say it's not that big of a deal, but I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Trying to explain would just be even more confusing and long than this review has already gotten, though, so I'll leave it at that. Love this thing.

Overall I would want to give this a 5 star, but I am giving this a 4 star due to the fact that both of my replacement pens just stopped working after 2 months. Thankfully the pen replacements are fairly cheap to buy. Like some of their other products it seems that the forget the part where they need to ensure that the cable plugins are properly supported and it shows in their pens. That being said the monitor is fantastic. It's not hard to set up, the driver is easy to install and it overall works absolutely beautifully. Far better than some of their other products since you don't have to worry about cable plugins breaking due to the way you set it up. Honestly, for the price, I feel this is definitely a steal of a deal. Pros: Monitor is beautiful Easy to Use Easy to install Drivers Easy Setup Cheap compared to competitors Exactly as advertised Cons: Both pens that came with died in the first 2 months. Had to order a replacement pen. --- Overall Rating if I could actually rate it in partial stars: 4.5 Stars in my book.

So, I ordered this graphics monitor after bumping in to tablet after tablet. I saw some with side buttons, knobs, and all sorts of additional functions, but size was important to me. So after seeing some of the reviews, I decided to take the leap. And I do not regret it whatsoever. The package came with an hdmi, set of VGA cables, glove, pen, BONUS pen (which I found fantastic, and will write about why later in this review), spare nibs, and the monitor itself with AC power supply and usb for the PC. For those who might be first timers as well, keep in mind the set ups on your PC to connect this too. If you lack the inputs on your graphics card, you might be in for a mild challenge to start. I also recommend trying to connect this with another monitor at the same time, or have a phone nearby that can pull up nice tutorials as you feel out the applications you may be less aware of whilst using this (my example was illustrator, which I was mildly intimidated by whilst using a mouse and keyboard). There are no inputs for sound, and as a new buyer I do not know if this is standard form. Easy fixes nonetheless. The pen that comes with it also has a small usb to charge it with a thin cylinder at the end. This may have been a mild inconvenience at one point, if it weren't for the fact they gave me a bonus pen. So I can switch between them with relative ease and comfort, which I really appreciate! The pens come with two buttons on the side, which you can modify the functions with them, which is great! And with the glove that comes with it, it removes worries of smothering your fancy new monitor with your hands. The cleaning cloth that also comes with it helps, especially with dust. And the lack of glare found on the face of the monitor, despite my setup right next to a window, is a blessing as well. The function of it is great. The quality is great. This is overall a pretty great system. Minor issues like lack of ability to drag the google chrome window around hardly ever register to me, since I have a mouse and keyboard right nearby to aid, so overall I am happy on my purchase! Will update if anything turns awry, but it looks like a nice 5 stars is well deserved here.

Good screen size amd work like how intended.

Where can I start? I got it for my birthday as an early gift. I love this thing. It is large compared to the other ones I've gotten but that just makes it even better. Certainly a stay-at-home type device since there's no way for me to safely transport and because of how large it is. /My only issue is that while plugged in to the laptop, no sound comes from the laptop nor thr tablet; but I'm almost 100% certain that its my fault./ {Edit 11/03: for this, no sound should come from the tablet itself. It was a setting issue on the laptop, not the tablet. An easy fix by going into your computer settings and setting the sound to your computer because it wants to go with the tablet for sound.} Smooth, and every now and again it'll uncoordinate; but that's such an easy fix. Does not portray the same colors as what's on my screen (always darker for some reason?). {Edit 11/03: A dark screen is unfixable. No matter how much you fiddle, it'll look brighter on the computer/laptop. Not too big of a difference tho so I got use to it pretty fast. Just a quick screen-look to make sure its the colors you want to use and your set.} Tbh I was so worried by the negative reviews about this thing but dived in anyway (with a warranty) and I'm so happy I did. I love this thing so much. Even with the "darker tones" it portrays, it's still so easy to work around it (but if anyone has a fix lemme know please). EDIT: 8/03/2020 So the lighting issue can't really be fixed, or at least to my knowledge. It's still dim but that's fine. The wires are annoying but nothing is broke surprisingly. By this time, my bamboo tablets would have required at /least/ 2 replacement cables, 5 nibs and maybe an extra pen. This thing is a godsend. The cables aren't torn, however, the cable ports are loose and if it's resting on the cables might unplug it, but I don't seem to have too much of an issue with it either way. I was at least worried that the screen would scratch up because of use (none of my bamboo tablets lasted more than a year and a half). Worth every penny to me. I just wish it would stay at the 350 or below mark so I could get more for my friends. EDIT: 7/13/2021 Still going strong! Wires still wiggly in the port but works just as fine as ever! Haven't had to replace the nibs once on the pen so far, and I feel like I rarely if ever charge the pens! Love it still <3

The pen constantly decides, while it is fully charged, that it doesn't want to register on the screen. I have legitimately been fighting with this since I bought it, and clearly can't return it because it has been so long. If it worked, I'd love it. When it works, it's great. It is absolutely useless to me as it usually lasts less than ten minutes before it decides to be a paper weight. Customer service was far from helpful. Did I restart the computer? Did I install it? Did I uninstall it? All of the things I had tried, but with no actual solution. This is a giant waste of money, and I do not recommend it to anyone. I would give it a zero if I could.