Wacom Cintiq Pro 22 (DTH-227) notes
Summary
The Cintiq Pro 22 (DTH-227), along with the Cintiq Pro 27 (DTH-271), is one of the best pen displays on the market as of July 2025.
This is my favorite tablet of the 70+ that I own. I prefer drawing on this one more than any other because of the drawing quality and the size (not too big, not too small).
My notes on the Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 (DTH-271)
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Specs
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Resolution
3840 × 2160
Aspect ratio
16:9
Pixel density
205 PPI
Panel
IPS
Lamination
Yes
Anti-glare
Etched glass
Coatings
—
Color gamut
Adobe RGB 95% coverage DCI-P3 99% coverage Rec. 709 100% coverage
Color depth
10-bit
Brightness
300 cd/m²
Peak brightness
—
Viewing angle
170° horizontal 170° vertical
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Response time
12 ms
Active area
476 × 268 mm (18.7 × 10.6 in)
Diagonal
546.3 mm (21.5 in)
Aspect ratio
16:9
Pen technology
Passive EMR
Pressure levels
8192
Tilt
±60°
Accuracy (center)
—
Accuracy (corner)
—
Report rate
—
Density
200 LPmm (5080 LPI)
Max hover
—
Size
517 × 312 × 30 mm (20.4 × 12.3 × 1.2 in)
Weight
5000 g
VESA mount
Yes (100×100)
Legs
No
Included stand
No
Contents
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Notes on specs
Display
Brightness
I run it at 50% brightness.
The larger Cintiq Pro 27 can get up to 400 nits of brightness.
Refresh rate
I run it at 60Hz
Color modes
Native (the default)
AdobeRGB
DCI-P3
Rec.709
Rec.2020
Display P3
sRGB
EBU
PQ Rec.2100
PQ DCI
HLG Rec.2100
Custom
I left it running in Native mode.
Pens
I mostly use the Wacom Pro Pen 2 with this tablet.
Display experience
Anti-glare Sparkle
Rating: GOOD (LOW)
It has a little more than the Cintiq Pro 27 - but that is to be expected since it has a higher PPI.
Dead Pixels
I saw none when I started using it and none have developed.
Drawing experience
Summary
EXCELLENT
Has the leading drawing experience in the industry thanks to its support of the Wacom Pro Pen 2 and Wacom Pro Pen 3
Parallax
EXCELLENT - very little parallax.
Pen tracking accuracy
Wacom does not publish numbers
I found it to be extremely accurate at the edges and corners.
A bit more accurate than the Cintiq Pro 27 (DTH-271)
Diagonal wobble
Rating: GOOD. Exhibits a slight wobble in diagonal lines.
Slightly better than Cintiq Pro 27.
Pressure handling
EXCELLENT (best in the industry) because the pens are very good.
Pointer lag
GOOD but not GREAT - this is typical for a pen display
Switching to 120Hz makes a little bit of difference to pointer lag but not much.
Connections and cabling
Using single USB-C cable
Unlike many other 16" pen displays, a single USB-C cable is not enough to power this tablet. You still have to use the supplied power adapter.
How I connect it to my PC
Instead of using Wacom's USB-C cable, I use a Cable Matters Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect it to the USB4 port on my mini-PC. The diagram below shows how it is connected.
Non-pen inputs
Touch
There is a physical button on the back of the pen display to enable/disable touch.
Most of the time I disable touch but occasionally use it when I need to.
Express Keys
4 on back left
4 on back right
I don't enjoy the ExpressKeys. I find them awkward to use. Instead, I use a TourBox.
Build quality
EXCELLENT
OSD
You can get to the OSD by pressing a physical button on the back of the tablet
Ergonomics
Heat
Fans keep it cool. At the default brightness, the tablet is cool to the touch - maybe just very slightly warm.
Fans
It DOES have fans. Which cause some noise.
There is no control over the speed of the fans.
Noise
The fan noise is always on.
Quieter than the Cintiq Pro 27 (DTH-271), but louder than the Cintiq Pro 16 (DTH-167).
At 50% brightness, the noise is audible but does not bother me, unlike the DTH-271, which irritates me. With normal sounds in my office, such as the air conditioner, I often can't hear it.
Stand
There is a specific Wacom Cintiq 22 Stand which is very expensive.
I used this tablet with two different non-Wacom stands:
Huion ST100 stand. This stand is designed for 24"+ pen displays. With the Cintiq Pro 22 using the ST100 stand at the lowest angle means that the bottom of the tablet does not touch the desk and so doesn't provide any additional stability. As a result, at the lowest angle there is some wobble while drawing on the tablet. You need to increase the angle a little bit to ensure that the bottom of the tablet touches the desk. At that point drawing is stable.
VIVO STAND-V100R stand. More here: VIVO Pneumatic Arm Monitor Desk Stand (STAND-V100R)
Laying flat
The back of the pen display has pieces that stick out due to the buttons. This means:
It does not lay down flat on a desk
It will slide around easily
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