Product Description
The Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display provides the best-of-class pen experience for working directly on the screen. It combines the advantages of a large-format LCD monitor with the control, comfort, and productivity of Wacom's most sophisticated patented cordless, battery-free pen technology. With a 21.3-inch TFT diagonal display, the Cintiq 21UX delivers a highly sensitive pen-on-screen experience and a generous active area for working directly on large images, concepts, and designs in the most natural way possible. Working directly with the pen on screen is a natural motion that gives you an unprecedented degree of control and allows you to take advantage of natural hand-eye coordination, helping you work more intuitively and noticeably faster. The display's completely flat surface allows the hand and pen to glide over the surface of the Cintiq without bumping into any bezels or borders. A dynamically-adjustable stand allows you to rotate the display up to 180 degrees in each direction, incline the display from 10 to 65 degrees, and even remove it for comfortable lap use. Rear roller feet make the incline adjustments easy; the result is freedom to adjust the interactive display to positions that work for you. Strategically-placed ExpressKeys and Touch Strips are programmable, allowing you to customize your Cintiq to your needs. The ExpressKeys are easily accessible on either side of the display and provide quick access to keyboard shortcuts, modifier keys, and functions that minimize dependence on the keyboard for uninterrupted work sessions. Finger-sensitive Touch Strips are located on either side of the display for easy zooming, scrolling, or making tool adjustments without taking focus away from the pen tip.
Technical Details
- Box Contents - Cintiq 21UX Interactive Pen Display, Grip Pen, Pen Stand, Display Stand, 5 Replacement Pen Nibs
- Analog RGB (HD 15pin) or digital DVI (29 pin) graphics input
- DVI-I Display connector
- Stand adjustability - 10-degrees to 65-degrees incline
- Mounting Hole pattern - VESA 100mm
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Customer Reviews
"Q's for the buyers so far...." 2010-02-17
By Paul J. Brockway
Hi, im a traditional artist looking to go digital,and trying to draw,design and paint with a mouse can be a real pain.i was just wondering for those of you who have both the Cintiq and another drawing tablet, for my first tablet, would the intuos or bamboo suit my needs?I guess im just wondering if having the screen on your pad to see what you are drawing will make any real difference?my birthday is coming up so please reply asap.
Thanks.
"Great for hobby" 2010-02-06
By Vel
I've used this for about 1 week and absolutely love this product. Quite a jump from my previous tablet, which is a Wacom Intuos 2 that I've had for about 6 years.
I use Photoshop CS3 to compose digital paintings and illustrations. I'll be looking into Illustrator to get into vector works. So far, it's great with Photoshop. The tablet options are very simple to calibrate and set up - at least from an amateur point of view. I set it up slightly angled and draw/paint on it like a canvas on an easel. It's what works for me. The screen is pretty large, so having it angled more parallel to the desk makes it difficult to draw. But I think this is just personal preference and circumstance.
My only gripe is that the right scroll panel tends to get in the way at times, so Photoshop will zoom in and out if my hand accidentally passes over it. I'm going to see if I can just turn that feature off altogether or if I'll have to adjust my workspace.
And totally have no need for Corel Sketch Pad. But that's just me
I've tried Inkscape, but the program itself has issues with most tablets.
Perhaps I can update this review when I get more acquainted with this product - but I am loving it so far.
"Pretty cool, but overpriced" 2010-02-01
By Ghostly Shopper
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.
"You know it's a great product" 2010-01-30
By A. Jauregui-osante (USA/MEXICO)
No more going ctrl+z because your stroke didn't go where you meant it to go.
Is it expensive? sure it is
Is it worth it? sure it is
I've had this product for about 9 months now, no issues, just great work. Boosted up my work by a lot, the monitor is giant! No more moving icons to have a bigger work area. Plus now that the iPad has been promoted and has no real comparison with this product, you know this is a great buy.
...and for some reason you get it cheaper on amazon...
I asked at [...] why they did and they just told me I should buy it from amazon.
Quick delivery, good product, no complains
"terrible customer service and policies" 2009-10-10
By JOHN H. PARK (Arcadia, CA United States)
I just got my Cintiq 21UX. It's an awesome piece of equipment, not backed by a good company. I have more than one dead subpixel, and their policy is up to 14 DEAD SUBPIXELS!
C'mon?! I'm a graphic designer, and this is what over $2000.00 gets me?
I'm past disappointed w/ their policies and service.
