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XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 GEN2 (MD180UH) notes

Basics

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Digitizer specs

  • Active Area:

    • 9.06” x 16.1" -> 18.47" diagonal

    • 409 x 230mm -> 469.2mm diagonal

  • Aspect Ratio: 16x9

  • NOTE: it has the exact same size Active Area as the Huion Kamvas Pro 19.

Display specs

  • Display panel tech: IPS

  • Resolution: 3840 x 2160

  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9

  • Lamination: YES

  • Viewing Angle: 178°

  • Contrast: unspecified

  • Response time: unspecified

  • Refresh rate: 60hz

  • Brightness: 250 cd/m2

  • Anti-glare treatment: Etched glass

  • Color: 10 bit (8bit+FRC)

  • Color Gamut Coverage Ratio: 99.8% sRGB, 96% Adobe RGB, 98% Display P3

Included Pens

The tablet comes with two pens

  • X3 Pro Roller Stylus

  • X3 Pro Slim Stylus

See XP-Pen X3 Pro pens.

Compatible pens

It is compatible with other pens in the X3 pro series.

  • X3 Pro Roller Stylus

  • X3 Pro Slim Stylus

  • X3 Pro - I tested this. It worked.

Display experience

Anti-glare sparkle

  • RATING: VERY GOOD. Low amounts of AG sparkle.

  • Maybe just slightly more than the Cintiq Pro 22.

  • Similar to Huion Kamvas Pro 19

Pixel sharpness

Pixels are relatively clear and well delineated.

The look is clearly sharper than the Huion Kamvas Pro 19 which has a soft look that some people don't like.

Design

  • Really does look like a larger version of the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2

Drawing experience

Pen pressure

XP-Pen states these numbers for X3 Pro pens

  • IAF: 3gf

  • Max Pressure: 400gf

In my testing with the pens that came with the tablet

  • Subjectively, 3gf seemed about right

  • I measured the max pressure at around 250gf.

Pressure transition

Moving between low and high pressure cave smooth pressure transitions.

Accuracy

XP-Pen states:

  • Center: ±0.4 mm

  • Corner: ±0.8 mm

RATING: VERY GOOD.

My experience matched the accuracy numbers XP-Pen provides.

Parallax

VERY GOOD.

On par with Cintiq Pro 22 and with Huion Kamvas Pro 19.

Tilt compensation

OK. Minor displacement at 45deg

  • Pen tilted left -> 1.8 mm displacement

  • Pen vertical -> ~1 mm displacement

  • Pen tilted right -> ~0 mm displacement

Pressure scan rate testing

RATING: VERY GOOD

Drawing 50 strokes as fast possible results in no lost strokes.

Diagonal wobble

Rating: GOOD low amounts of diagonal wobble.

  • Just a little more than the Huion Kamvas Pro 19

  • About the same as the Cintiq Pro 22

  • A little less than the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2

  • About the same as the Huion Kamvas 13 GEN3

  • About the same as the XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus

Surface texture

As is typical for etched glass surfaces, there is a slight surface texture.

Using the same X3 Pro pen with a plastic nib

The XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 GEN2 has an amount of surface texture that is

  • about the same as the XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 GEN2

  • about the same as the Huion Kamvas Pro 19

  • a little less than the XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus

  • a little less than the Cintiq Pro 22

Connections and cabling

Ports

  • 2 USB-C ports on the top edge

    • The ports are NOT recessed

USB-C connection options

HDMI connection options

How I connected it

I tested both the configurations below with my M3 MacBook Pro and a Surface Pro 8

Ergonomics

VESA

YES. this tablet is VESA mountable (75mm x 75mm)

Legs

YES. This tablet has a two folding legs on the back.

Stand

This tablet does NOT come with a stand.

I used the stand that came with the Xencelabs Pen Display 16 to hold this tablet. It worked very well.

Noise

Silent.

Heat

GOOD. Tablet keeps cool

  • Left 1/3 cool

  • Right 2/3 slightly warm

  • Warmer near the USB-C ports

Other features

Touch

This tablet does NOT support touch.

Audio

There are no audio features such as a headphone jack.

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