5.0 out of 5 stars Cintiq in a dual monitor setup

2026-02-25    -Packrat Tendencies

This was a purchase I thought about for a long time, not sure if I would use it to full advantage. I'm still not sure I will, but it's a beautiful new toy/working tool, and now that I've had it for a month, I wouldn't want to be without it.I'm a digital artist, and I already had an Intuos3 tablet for a couple of years, which I adore. It sits on the keyboard ledge beside my led lit gamers' keyboard (I don't play games; I just like that it's lit and doesn't have the number keypad). I needed to replace my old CRT monitor, and after much looking decided to go for this Cintiq.I've only got one issue at this point: When the Intuos3 is directly in line with the Cintiq, the mouse jitters badly. Move the Intuos a foot to either side, and there's no problem. On the night when the Cintiq arrived, I called tech support (who BTW, was very patient, knowledgeable, friendly, and spoke perfect American English) to help me with the setup, and he said once I got my workspace configured the way I wanted it, I could call back, and they'd try to resolve the jitter issue.So for now, the Cintiq sits above the keyboard, smaller LCD to the right, and Intuos3 on a little table to the right of my chair. When I use PhotoShop, Painter, etc., my canvas is on the Cintiq, and the controls are on the other LCD screen. I'm still relying on the Intuos3 mostly for painting with my pens (I have 2 Grip pens because one came with each tablet, a Classic pen which I bought because of its small barrel that fits well in my small hand, and the Art pen), but in areas that call for precise brush strokes, I lean forward and paint directly onto the Cintiq. The brush behaves just a tad differently on each of the two tablets, so occasionally I'll need to reset the brush parameters, but maybe that's just me. I'm still trying to decide what kind of workspace setup I need to best utilize all my tools, but as far as the Cintiq goes, it's responsive and even clearer than my other monitor. Once it was synchronized with the pens, there's no problem whatsoever with brushes in relation to the canvas, but then I'm used to using a tablet as my mouse pad for everything, including browsing the net, and I think not being used to a tablet may be the problem for some who try the Cintiq. I'd like to have it laid flatter and placed like Jeremy Sutton's with the Cintiq on a low table so that I can use it more like an actual canvas, but I might have to give up some of my other elements, so we'll see how things evolve.I gave it 5 stars because the Cintiq is everything it's supposed to be, and any issues relate to my personal setup and preferences.

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool, but overpriced

2025-12-30    -Nate

The cintiq is a cool piece of technology, but it has one very noticeable flaw that I was not able to accept. When I would draw, the lines would all have a wave to them. I'm not talking about the standard digital jitter. I can draw smoothly on my intuos tablet, but the cintiq seems to have some shielding problems that will not allow for smooth drawing. People have argued that, that's just the price of digital drawing, but in my opinion something that costs $2,000 should work better than that. If it was half the price, I probably would've kept it and been happy with it, but that's a lot of money for it not to work as I expect it to. If you google cintiq jitter, or wavy lines you may be able to find others with similar problems. I ended up returning it after spending a week trying to get wacom to help me.By the way, wacom tech support is nice up to the point where they don't have an answer for you. Then they just ignore you. That's when I realized my problem is a limitation of the technology or it's a defect they don't want to admit is occurring.There was also a delay in my actions and what occurred on screen. Once you get drawing, you don't really notice it though.On the plus side, beautiful screen, big drawing area, really fun to draw on, and I loved being able to rotate the screen. Like I said, if it was half the cost, I would've kept it.For the money, I'd recommend getting a tablet pc instead of a cintiq. From what I've read tablet pc's have less jitter problems, are half the cost, and you get an entire computer instead of just a monitor.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cintiq in a dual monitor setup

2026-02-21    -Packrat Tendencies

This was a purchase I thought about for a long time, not sure if I would use it to full advantage. I'm still not sure I will, but it's a beautiful new toy/working tool, and now that I've had it for a month, I wouldn't want to be without it.I'm a digital artist, and I already had an Intuos3 tablet for a couple of years, which I adore. It sits on the keyboard ledge beside my led lit gamers' keyboard (I don't play games; I just like that it's lit and doesn't have the number keypad). I needed to replace my old CRT monitor, and after much looking decided to go for this Cintiq.I've only got one issue at this point: When the Intuos3 is directly in line with the Cintiq, the mouse jitters badly. Move the Intuos a foot to either side, and there's no problem. On the night when the Cintiq arrived, I called tech support (who BTW, was very patient, knowledgeable, friendly, and spoke perfect American English) to help me with the setup, and he said once I got my workspace configured the way I wanted it, I could call back, and they'd try to resolve the jitter issue.So for now, the Cintiq sits above the keyboard, smaller LCD to the right, and Intuos3 on a little table to the right of my chair. When I use PhotoShop, Painter, etc., my canvas is on the Cintiq, and the controls are on the other LCD screen. I'm still relying on the Intuos3 mostly for painting with my pens (I have 2 Grip pens because one came with each tablet, a Classic pen which I bought because of its small barrel that fits well in my small hand, and the Art pen), but in areas that call for precise brush strokes, I lean forward and paint directly onto the Cintiq. The brush behaves just a tad differently on each of the two tablets, so occasionally I'll need to reset the brush parameters, but maybe that's just me. I'm still trying to decide what kind of workspace setup I need to best utilize all my tools, but as far as the Cintiq goes, it's responsive and even clearer than my other monitor. Once it was synchronized with the pens, there's no problem whatsoever with brushes in relation to the canvas, but then I'm used to using a tablet as my mouse pad for everything, including browsing the net, and I think not being used to a tablet may be the problem for some who try the Cintiq. I'd like to have it laid flatter and placed like Jeremy Sutton's with the Cintiq on a low table so that I can use it more like an actual canvas, but I might have to give up some of my other elements, so we'll see how things evolve.I gave it 5 stars because the Cintiq is everything it's supposed to be, and any issues relate to my personal setup and preferences.

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent

2026-02-18    -Marcelo Ferreira Mendes

This item is perfect for anyone who has the drive for art and the spare bucks! The cintiq 21 ux is a BEAST of a tablet, I did not expect it to be this heavy either.The features on the cintiq are roughly the same as on most wacom tablets, a zoom scroller and a few macro buttons and I found it real nice that wacom thought about all you left handers out there by putting the macros on both sides of the cintiq, either side can also be disabled just incase you like to spread your arms while you work. The pen works just like the rest to except for the high levels of pressure sensitivity. If your working with the cintiq stand included in the box you have the ability to rotate the screen to an extent and it is not at all hard to push. Aside from rotating you can tilt the screen to a few different levels from flat to straight up, which is good to swap when your working or for displaying work to others. Theres 2 pen holders in this package, one which is the standard ink well type holder and one which is cleverly put in the back of the cintiq, it's not a huge deal but it helps if your desk to have less stuff on it or something.This cintiq will also double in as a VERY good screen. It handles 1920x1080 resolutions which is terrific for space. All that and the pen is very responsive, however I had one issue but I'm not sure if its software based or if its the cintiqs fault, sometimes when I brush up the function of the pen gets locked and the mouse pointer drags to that direction, this has not happend to me alot but I have seen it.The screen itself feels sooo smooth as if it was sanded down with something and does not in ANY way feel like that slippery hard plastic you get on wacom graphires(I never used intuos so your going to have to ask someone else for comparisons.The only issue I have is that sometimes the screen forces 1600x1200 resolution, I don't know it could be an issue with my graphics card.So overall this is an amazing top of the line product with the only downside of it being so expensive. So if you want that feel of doing drawings or paints just the way you do on paper or canvas for your digital work, I highly suggest you start saving cash for a cintiq! :D or buy it now If you can afford it :P Wacom Techno Cintiq 21UX 21-Inch Interactive Pen Display PC Tablet With Pen and Software

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent

2026-01-13    -Marcelo Ferreira Mendes

This item is perfect for anyone who has the drive for art and the spare bucks! The cintiq 21 ux is a BEAST of a tablet, I did not expect it to be this heavy either.The features on the cintiq are roughly the same as on most wacom tablets, a zoom scroller and a few macro buttons and I found it real nice that wacom thought about all you left handers out there by putting the macros on both sides of the cintiq, either side can also be disabled just incase you like to spread your arms while you work. The pen works just like the rest to except for the high levels of pressure sensitivity. If your working with the cintiq stand included in the box you have the ability to rotate the screen to an extent and it is not at all hard to push. Aside from rotating you can tilt the screen to a few different levels from flat to straight up, which is good to swap when your working or for displaying work to others. Theres 2 pen holders in this package, one which is the standard ink well type holder and one which is cleverly put in the back of the cintiq, it's not a huge deal but it helps if your desk to have less stuff on it or something.This cintiq will also double in as a VERY good screen. It handles 1920x1080 resolutions which is terrific for space. All that and the pen is very responsive, however I had one issue but I'm not sure if its software based or if its the cintiqs fault, sometimes when I brush up the function of the pen gets locked and the mouse pointer drags to that direction, this has not happend to me alot but I have seen it.The screen itself feels sooo smooth as if it was sanded down with something and does not in ANY way feel like that slippery hard plastic you get on wacom graphires(I never used intuos so your going to have to ask someone else for comparisons.The only issue I have is that sometimes the screen forces 1600x1200 resolution, I don't know it could be an issue with my graphics card.So overall this is an amazing top of the line product with the only downside of it being so expensive. So if you want that feel of doing drawings or paints just the way you do on paper or canvas for your digital work, I highly suggest you start saving cash for a cintiq! :D or buy it now If you can afford it :P Wacom Techno Cintiq 21UX 21-Inch Interactive Pen Display PC Tablet With Pen and Software

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool, but overpriced

2026-02-24    -Nate

The cintiq is a cool piece of technology, but it has one very noticeable flaw that I was not able to accept. When I would draw, the lines would all have a wave to them. I'm not talking about the standard digital jitter. I can draw smoothly on my intuos tablet, but the cintiq seems to have some shielding problems that will not allow for smooth drawing. People have argued that, that's just the price of digital drawing, but in my opinion something that costs $2,000 should work better than that. If it was half the price, I probably would've kept it and been happy with it, but that's a lot of money for it not to work as I expect it to. If you google cintiq jitter, or wavy lines you may be able to find others with similar problems. I ended up returning it after spending a week trying to get wacom to help me.By the way, wacom tech support is nice up to the point where they don't have an answer for you. Then they just ignore you. That's when I realized my problem is a limitation of the technology or it's a defect they don't want to admit is occurring.There was also a delay in my actions and what occurred on screen. Once you get drawing, you don't really notice it though.On the plus side, beautiful screen, big drawing area, really fun to draw on, and I loved being able to rotate the screen. Like I said, if it was half the cost, I would've kept it.For the money, I'd recommend getting a tablet pc instead of a cintiq. From what I've read tablet pc's have less jitter problems, are half the cost, and you get an entire computer instead of just a monitor.