Buy Wacom Cintiq 13HD Interactive Pen Display (DTK1300)Wacom Cintiq 13HD Interactive Pen Display (DTK1300) Product Description:
- Enjoy the natural creative experience of working directly on screen
- Pressure (2048 levels) and tilt sensitive Wacom Pro Pen performs like traditional brushes, pencils and markers
- Premium, 13.3", HD Display (1920 X 1080) with wide viewing angle
- 3-Position display stand (included)
- Comfortable, compact, lightweight design
- Easy shortcut access with our four time-saving, customizable ExpressKeys, Rocker ring
- Simple set-up to PC or Mac with 3-in-1 cable
Product Description
The Cintiq family of interactive pen displays enables artists, designers, photographers and anyone seeking professional creative results to work naturally and intuitively using Wacom's professional pen technology directly on the surface of an LCD display. Wacom offers four Cintiq options, all of which work with both Mac and PC: the Cintiq 24HD touch, Cintiq 24HD, Cintiq 22HD and the all new Cintiq 13HD. These high-quality, HD displays, combined with the Cintiq pressure-and tilt-sensitive pens, offer world-class levels of precision, control and comfort for editing digital images, applying effects and filters, sketching, painting and modeling. The amazingly responsive pen-on-screen performance closely replicates the experience of working with traditional brushes, markers and photo editing tools, while offering all the benefits of a completely digital workflow. All of these Cintiqs have some configuration of a display stand which allows you to quickly adjust working positions and viewing angles, and also include productivity features such as ExpressKeys that speed your workflow. The Cintiq pen controls the cursor in any application and provides pressure- and tilt-sensitive effects in most Art and Design software applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Autodesk SketchBook Pro, and Corel Painter.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
Cintiq Review for First-Time Cintiq Users.
By Jason Cox
I have wanted a Cintiq for as long as they've been available. Dabbling with computer graphics, photoshop, and sketching, there is just something about the concept of drawing directly on the screen with pressure sensitivity that is extremely desirable. But these things have always been pricey. For the past few years there has been the 12" WX, but it was very low resolution and reviews complained of tracking issues and color issues, so I stuck with my aging Intuos 3 9" tablet.After having the Cintiq 13HD for almost a week now, I can honestly say this thing is incredible. This is definitely the model I've been waiting for. Maybe that applies to you, too.My background and setup: I'm a life-long art dabbler and sketcher. I'd love to be like Scott Robertson or Feng Zhu. I do a fair amount of photography and photo retouching in Photoshop. The apps I use most are Photoshop CS6, Lightroom, Sketchbook Pro 6, Illustrator, & Indesign. My system is a late 2011 iMac 27" (i7 3.4Ghz, Radeon 6970M 2G, thunderbolt) with 2 screens (the Cintiq makes screen #3). This configuration works great.Pros:1. Size - the 13HD is an awesome size for sketching & photo retouching. Compared to the Intuos3 9" the Cintiq 13HD is only 1.5" wider and is actually shorter by .3" than the Intuos. To me, this is a great size for desktop use. I suspect the larger Cintiqs may actually be annoyingly large in everyday use.2. Accuracy - compared to an Intuos, the accuracy is phenomenal. Using 2-3 pixel brushes in the center of the screen, you can be deadly accurate. There's just no way to get that kind of accuracy with the Intuos. You get instant feedback as you lay down your lines/strokes. I've been surprised how good this really is.3. Feel - there is texture to the screen, which has a satin-type "finish." When using the standard nib, it feels, to me, like using Copic marker on marker paper. This feels a lot better than the Intuos3.4. Resolution - the screen resolution is 1920x1080, and with the size of the display, it is not quite retina-display resolution, but definitely finer than standard. I'd say it's about 1/2 way between my 27" 2560 iMac screen and my iPad4 retina display. There's plenty of size to include a decent work area as well as interface elements from PS or Sketchbook Pro.5. Color Reproduction - out of the box this is almost exactly the same as my old Cinema Display HD which has been calibrated with my Color Munki. I haven't taken the time to calibrate the Cintiq yet, but it shouldn't be a problem. It's not as bright as the iMac. It doesn't have the same degree of viewing angle as the iMac, either, so it's important to keep your angle right, but for drawing tasks, it's right on the money.6. The stand - is slim, lightweight but very functional, for the most part.7. The buttons - I love these buttons! They come pre-configured essentially perfectly. Of course you can re-configure them as you wish. There's also a wheel you can bring up on screen to provide a few extra functions. Overall the setup keeps you from having to use a keyboard except when changing tools. They didn't feel stiff at all in my use.8. The Stylus - it's about 1" shorter than the Intuos3 stylus and a little smaller diameter, too. This actually feels better in my hand as it's closer to a regular pen in size. Also, the dark grey/black color looks more serious. The rocker switch still gets in the way more than it's useful (your mileage may vary). The eraser end works great and seems pretty much exactly the same as before.9. Speed - I had heard with Cintiq that there is a delay between your input and it showing on-screen. That has been non-existent on my system. It's as instant as drawing with a marker on paper, only you get the ability to "undo!"Cons:1. The cable attachment feels a bit weak. It's very similar to the iPod 30-pin connection. Moving the tablet around the desktop causes it to skew a little, but that doesn't seem to affect it so far.2. The cable attaching it to the connector is a bit too thick, in my opinion. It makes it stiff enough to give resistance when you're moving it. Unlike the Intuos' cable, which is thin enough that you hardly feel it at all. I'd love (and be willing to pay for) a thinner, or more pliable cable. Other than the stiffness of the cable, it is nice that it is a single cable extending out of the tablet. The power cord & brick take off behind my machine where they blend in with the incredible nest of cables already back there.3. Toward the edges, there is error in tracking accuracy. I'm talking a few pixels off. At first, I thought this was going to be an issue, but it actually hasn't been. It may just be a perspective issue based on calibration. In actual use, this hasn't been any issue whatsoever for me. Most of my time is spent working more in the center of the screen. Interface elements are generally in the periphery, and they work fine. Just mentioning for completeness.4. While the stand has "feet" that are rubberized and help reduce skidding, the tablet itself isn't, so when you have it sitting up at an angle it will move on you. I might buy some "feet" to affix to the bottom of the stand on the front to give it some more grip.5. There are only 4 square buttons plus the 5 buttons of the "wheel." More buttons would be better so I could assign them to photoshop tools and never have to take my hands off to go to the keyboard.Value:Considering the large Intuos5 is $440 (the medium is $324) or so on Amazon, the added benefit of actually seeing what you draw under your pen tip as you draw it is well worth it. I think the intuitiveness of seeing what you draw as you draw it is a major win over touch gestures.Finally:Make sure you purchase whatever adapter you might need to go from HDMI to your computer. For me that meant a $7 HDMI->Mini Displayport (thunderbolt) adapter.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful.Solid Product with a couple of downsides
By Jonathan M Osment
When the Wacom Cintiq 13HD became available on Wacom's website, I rushed to place an order.Today the Cintiq 13HD arrived.I wont get into too much detail about the packaging, or set up phase. It was all pretty simple and self explanatory.What you need to know is that its well made in all areas. It is thin and light weight. The AC adapter, unlike the old 12 inch cintiq is much smaller.I noticed no lag and the cursor responds very quickly in relation to the pens placement on the screen.The LCD itself is well lit, though it looks a bit dull compared to other LCD panels (color wise). The high pixel density makes everything look crisp and sharp. It is, for all intensive purposes an Intuos 5 with a LCD panel.Now the major downsides are this: The buttons are very stiff and require you to press very hard just to get input. Using them for the most part is awkward. The adapter that links the USB, display and power to the 13hd often comes loose, it doesnt take much, thus if you are moving it around on your desk or lap, chances are high it will turn off. For the price paid, it probably would have been smart for Wacom to include at least a cloth cover or case for the HD. They do provide a wipe cloth at least, but its smaller than ones hand.If you are in the market for a small portable cintiq, then its a solid buy.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Fast and Fluid for Illustration
By Austin
First of all I bought the 13HD since I have gotten tired of the Series 7 tablet (256 levels so it is like a night and day difference) and had used the 22HD / 24HD in the store and didn't have the desk room.The screen itself being 1080p gives it a more precise feel than I felt with the 22HD (I barely notice a delay, if there is one). I have it connected as a second monitor to my Dell XPS One but even on the desktop everything is very readable. On Windows 8 and the setup only took a minute or two. Everything works great with Sketchbook Pro after configuring my favorites to the various buttons. Like others might notice the 4 buttons feel a little rubbery with a heavier press to them (that might go away after some use considering how much they get clicked). The d pad is really nice and I generally just use that and set the larger buttons to lesser used tasks like hiding and showing panels.The pen is very comfortable, not much to say there, it works really well. I haven't really used the other pen tips it comes with.Now the downside: The connector. I have no idea what they were thinking, if I don't break this off one of these days I'll be shocked.
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