I had the chance to play with this at London MCM comic con in May. I also spoke with the staff, they're very proud of the anti-glare screen. There were strong spotlights at the convention centre, and the glare never got in the way in the 20 minutes I played with the machine. I have spotlights art home, and at certain drawing angles with the Cintiq Pro 16 2021, the glare can be a touch in the way. The pen experience felt nice and didn't feel drastically different to Wacom Pro Pen 2. The big question is how durable Xencelabs is, you hear stories of people talking about their Wacom from 15 years ago still working, my cintiq13HD lasted me 8 years and was fully functional when I retired it.

Xencelabs put tremendous thought and care into their stuff. This thing looks fantastic and if their medium tablet is any indication, you can’t go wrong with this beast.

I love the little customizable quick key I have one for my set up.

All I'll say is that my $200 kit, medium Xencelabs tablet + macro keys, is one of the MOST RELIABLE tech products i own. Genuinely. I can always trust that it will work and work well. Never have to mess with the drivers or anything. It's fantastic and even better than fantastic at that price. I would get that over something higher end just based on my experience with their products I own already. I've tried quite a few drawing tablets and the Xencelabs is the only one I haven't given away. They just work.

Thanks Brad for yet another awesome review for us digital artist. It looks like Xencelabs made a winner here. I will pick the white Special Edition version when it becomes available.

Finally! A Serious Wacom competitor for above average pen displays by former Wacom engineers. It looks great and seems to perform as it should despite the apparent slight wobble - something that can be corrected in a future firmware upgrade. Apart from that I imagine it does have support for a VESA mount (not mentioned) or a pen stand? The side command text should really rotate depending on the orientation.

I remember watching Brads videos long ago. Good to see him around, and funny to see it's still Squarespace sponsorship hahaha

Chevere!!! Great review, as usual, Brad. Thank you very much. Still thinking about what pen display to buy! I'm still confused, ha, ha. You help a lot with your reviews. Take care.

Great Review, Brad. Thanks for your input on this. I've been watching them for about a month now and I was curious to see and hear some feedback on it. Cheers, JC

Just pulled the trigger on a Surface Studio 2 with the 1070 card. More than enough power for my small mischief doodles and light photo editting, but man, that giant floating screen is just tasty, especially at a 50% discount second hand :)

Thinking about saving up for this as a good alternative to Wacom's 4K lineup. Hard to beat the price + additional accessories.

Am I alone and crazy in that I kinda *don't* want my pen display be a touch screen?

it looks amazing, glad u got your hands on it Brad, I was curious how it pairs up, hope they make a 16in model soon

Fantastic , insightful eview, Brad. I'm so happy to see Wacom having some real competition. It looks like Xenelabs is really paying attention to the small details, especially with the polished drivers. I am curious about two things: warranty and support. Also, will we see a long-term review?

Overall decent review, and thank you Brad for reviewing this Pen Display, (you do put out very entertaining reviews), but I think you really missed the mark on a couple of points... 1) You mentioned in passing about noisy fans, which a good chunk of these displays have, but the Xencelabs Pen Display doesn't have any, YET the screen stays cool to the touch of my hand! To me, that's a HUGE benefit. 2) You also briefly mentioned it, again more in passing, but I've noticed that what you should have hammered the fact that it really doesn't matter what your lightsource is behind or above you anymore with the Xencelabs Pen Display. There is no glare. Again, a HUGE benefit that I don't see anywhere else, in any other device, including Huion or Wacom. On my old Cintiq Pro 24, I used to SEE ALL MY LIGHTS around me and when I was working on it, I had to turn my overhead lights off and close my curtains (okay, my curtains were always closed back then) But now, with this new Xencelabs Pen Display, my lights are on and my curtains are now open AND LIGHTING NO LONGER MATTERS! This is more next generation than you lead on, and more of a Cintiq Pro 24 competitor than Huion. I am a prosumer photographer, shot all my life and worked in this industry longer than most, (was Adobe's very first Photoshop Specialist, back in the early days of Adobe and no one really knew what Photoshop was), worked at Apple and Wacom, and I left Wacom after working there for 20+ years. Yes, I do now work for Xencelabs, (my choice), mostly because I see the vision and the changes to the industry that are occurring and Xencelabs is leading the way, not playing "me too". Find me another Pen Display that stays cool without any fans, or has no glare, even with sunlight coming in thru the window behind you!

I am torn between Xencelabs 24 and Huion 24 4K. However in my location there is a huge price difference between these 2 devices. Would you say that the quality and accessories (stand and second pen) of Xencelabs is worth additional 1400$ over Huion 24 4K ?

Okay its time for some competition ❤

Hi. Thank you for another great video. Question: Have you tested any pen computers? Like the Wacom MobileStudio Pro?

I just want that remote. That is a sweet remote.

Hey Brad! You think now that you've had more time with the tablet and that it's available for sale, we can get a vs video between this tablet, the Kamvas Pro 24 4K and the Cintiq Pro 24? All the same size category but vastly different prices, I think it's worth talking about!

This looks great the only slight concern I have with these and other non Wacom brands is the support and long term build quality. Hopefully time proves me wrong as Wacom need a shake-up.

Our artist looked at a few factors when upgrading from a Cintiq 13HD to a 22 pen display. Size almost doubled, cost and relative use. In addition accessories. After seeing several reviews, the plunge was take to the the HUION Kamvas 22 Plus. The ideal pick would have been the Pro 24 4k series, but for 1/3 the cost and the overall use it was price factor for the main pick. Only thing we noticed so far is the delay in the pen, but after a few minutes it does finally stop give the spinning ball. (drivers and stuff have all be updated, looked for conflict none found).

Is this no longer available? I can't find it on their website.

To date I have had 6 different Huion tablets and monitors. I love my Huion products. I would one day like a stand-alone drawing monitor like a wacom but the $$$ is a factor for me

ohh we hvnt been excited for a tablet in a long time - definitely upgrading our 16 to this - if minor pen wobble adjusting is all we need to worry abt sign us up www

Thanks for the review Brad! I pre-ordered this badboy from B&H back in April and I'm chomping at the bit to get my hands on it. I'm upgrading from a Wacom Intuos Pro medium. It's okay, but the drivers seem really flaky sometimes and the touch feature is useless and in the way. I always turn it off. I also hate that the aspect ratio of the tablet doesn't match my screen so I can't draw a circle on it, even if I use a stencil. SO weird. I've heard really great things about Xencelab's products and the user experience, especially their driver, and it seems like they're really focused on quality and not just riding on a known name. *cough, cough - Wacom* I'll complete my comment by mentioning that Xencelabs' sales managers have personally called me on two different occasions now to answer questions that I've posted on their social media about this display tablet. That's pretty great customer service! I have high hopes.

Besides of the review ,the artwork looks very cool.👌👌

I’m currently using a kamvas 24 plus, and if this had the touch features that my old Wacom 13hd had, I would jump all over this. But it looks like I will have to deal with both having pinch to zoom for a while till I can get a studio pro lol

We need more videos on second channel about drawing.

I really want to buy the xencelabs, but there are only a handful of reviews. Few of those are from xcencelabs, and who has an x-pen tablet I believe as a display with their logo covering the brand. I’d like to see more input from actual creators. This would be a major purchase, going from a wacom cintiq 13HD w/hot keys I got back in 2012. I just want a more real estate when I draw, and I do like having my hot keys on the side of the tablet, or in xencelabs case mounted. So, idk I’m still debating. I do have their medium pen tablet. But I prefer drawing on a screen, doesn’t cramp my hand.

Game changer ❤

Xencelabs is a great digital pen vendor. I went ahead and bought the $$$ Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 and I'm glad I did. The Press Keys is incredible and the Display 24 is great but just not enough for me to leave Wacom. Oh, their driver coexists with Wacom's driver (no other pen vendor can claim that). This is a good start and I hope they come out with a killer 2K 13/14 inch that would blow the Wacom One away!

I’m literally about to buy a huion but this is cool. Gonna take a look at least. In regards to the clicky feel the remotes wheel lacks I’m with you on perhaps their reasoning for the precision aspect. However instead of a mechanical clicks they could opt for haptics electronically maybe? Might add a bit to the cost of it but I’m sure from the quality they seem to be putting out they could make it work sweet Edit. After looking at the site I noticed that the remote will work with other brand displays and tablets. I give them big points for making it compatible with ppl who have a display already and would like to try their products without buying a whole new display etc. I think I’ll pick up the remote at least since it looks a lot nicer then the huion controller.

Oh finally, they have a pen display... I would like a smaller size one though like 20 inch or something.

Hey, after seeing your review I ordered this Pen Display and well I think that was the best choice I did, I love it :D Such a great experience (hobby artist here :D) So far everything is working great, driver has no issues at all, pens feel great, same as the wacom 2... having 330 cd sometimes is great, not using it on max but it's way brighter than huion kamvas 24 4k.. It's indeed pricy imho but I am happy I choose this one. I actually would love to have a touch screen :D maybe in couple years they'll add it... this is my first xencelab product and ye definitly convinced me from the quality... ahh, for those who read comments: This Display has no Fans, so no noise at all, but after approx. 45 mins of usage, it gets warm, NOT hot, just a littler warmer and it doesn't feel uncomfortable, however you'll notice it but it won't get hot even if you use it for couple hours.

It seems you skipped many points of interest, like showing/talking about the build quality of the display, the presence of the VESA mount, driver compatibility across different OS, plus one had to infer that it does not have fans. Overall, it didn’t seem a well scripted video. Besides this, I am very glad they finally released this display!

When will you do the new 16k pressure sensitivity XP PEN artist 15 pro. Heard a lot of good things about it

Been considering upgrading fro ma old 13inch Cintiq (have it for 8 years or more ) to a 24inch, so this review comes in handy for those who want one but that price tag might be to steep. Tho i have to wonder the durability of Xencelabs, since at least with Wacom i know i am garanteed 10 years on it easily so it does help justify the cost in the long run

Very nice review

will you be able to purchase this unit separately from the pens and remote because I own one of their products already and would love to purchase this when its released but dont want to pay an extra 100 or more dollars for those components.

Great and entertaining review, Brad thank you. Can I ask how you found the drawing experience compared with the Wacom Cintiq pro 27? I just got a Pro 27 and it's fantastic, perfect for what I need...except for the noisy fans, which I'm not sure I can put up with all day every day.

@brad Is the pen nib squishy or firm like a wacom pen? Huion has made strides in that area and that would be a deal breaker for me.

now, due to lack of space and a bit of laziness I am not looking to change from my huion 14" any time soon... I have considered the xencelabs remote by itself though as a standalone. is it worth it? is the remote good/usefull enough to warrant a $100 purchase?

I may get it this one.

Ooooo.... I like it. I read in some of the comments that Xenceslabs is owned by Ugee so it must be the very premium brand among all the alternatives. Is it worth an extra $600 / £600 over a 4K Huion where the drawing experience is apparently just as good? (I think no - £600 can buy me a lot of ice cream) 🤣🤣🤣

Can u review new xp pen deco pro gen2 pen tablet? The one with 16k pressure

My big question is, do certain Wacom pens work with this the same way to do with the Medium Tablet? I found the Wacom Pro Pen worked with it and actually worked better than Xencelabs own pen since it had no line wobble at all, which was a bit of a trip.

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion. But "drawing experience" is more than how well the pen tracks or how bright the display is and the little things matter more and are worth the extra money. So I would say unless you can afford the extra $600 get this or save up for the wacom. And even if you can't save up and buy this or the wacom. I have tried the entire range and there is a reason I stick to wacom and why this is the only one i would consider changing to and that is because in every other option I feel like I am fighting with the drivers and UI to get my work done. Wacom, Xencelabs and IPad with apple pencil are just about the only solutions I have found so far that actually allow me to focus on creating rather than work well enough but frustrate me because I can't figure out something I can do intuitively on the three I mentioned. Those three are a master class in great product design.

Question - If I was to grab one of these to use as a screen tablet and a primary monitor can I use a standard Wacom Pro still to navigate + paint - I have a weird job where this would happen.

Great review. $1900 and line wobble is a huge deal breaker for me. It looks great, but if I pay that kind of money I want smooth lines and no wobbles. That's acceptable when I pay around $500 for a pen display, once we're getting at this price point it needs to be close to perfect. All the bells and whistles are cool, but don't make up for that shortcoming for me. Especially since the wobble is really noticable in your drawing, which normally isn't there. I'll stick to Huion, since that one doesn't give me any wobble at all and nice tight, smooth lines.

The return of Xencelabs

I wish they had a smaller model like 16 or 20inch, my desk space is pretty filled up XD

Got a tablet from Xen due to my school sending one out as part of the Launch Box program. I like it, however after using a Wacom screen display, its been hard for me to get used to a non display tablet. Glad they finally have a screen tablet as it's been something ive been hoping for.

Thank you

They deleted my comment asking questions about it's main features I really cared about: durability (due to how screen is designed) and the drawing experience. All of their marketing is focused on these lifestyle and accesibility features but no mentions on technology and core drawing experience. Basic line making and test demonstrations should have been easy and the first thing they should have focused on.

It's a gorgeous tablet, but is it worth three times the price of a similarly sized XP Pen or Huion? That I'm not so sure.

I want it!

I love the remote with the display. Maybe Wacom or Huion could take from that example. Also love the fact that the pens have an eraser bit as well. PLEASE bring eraser stylus back. =(

Huion's 4K 24" is $1350 (with stand) and Wacom's 24" is $2000 (with NO stand), so this Xencelabs tablet is only $100 cheaper than the Cintiq. To me, it seems like the Huion is a way better deal. Also, the driver for MY Huion 24 Plus driver has almost the same features as you showed for the Xencelabs. And this model (1440p) is "only" $800.

I was waiting to see your review for this! My husband has the medium Xencelabs tablet (collage bequeathed) and he hates it. 😅 He works all in 3D programs & Xencelabs doesn't work consistently in those programs. But then, the programs don't act consistently either, so I can't say it's the tablets fault 🤔(EDIT: I was talking to him today & he told me the pen he was using was faulty! Luckily it comes with 2, he used the other one and it works great.) Anyway, their monitor tablet looks like another well made product. I think most of what people are paying for is solid hardware (including extras). But I'm really surprised it's got a 60HZ refresh rate. At that price point, why not go for something a little higher? It would help.I think no-line wobble is unrealistic (even Wacom has it) but I'm still disappointed you didn't show your test! Thank for your review! :)

How does it compare to HUION 24 4K?

nce video kee up the good work!!!!!

Yo guys I'm looking to get a Samsung S6 tab lite 2022 and was wondering if Clip Studio has a one time payment method or only a monthly method?

What app you use to draw on mac?

Whats the color accuracy between Wacom vs Huion vs Xencelabs?

I wish they made these thinner (like a tablet) and only use USB C. I can sorta fake it using the Samsung tab 8 ultra with the display app.

please review huion new pen tablet and compare it to huion hs611

I always use your squarespace code lol

How does the pen accuracy feel as you get near the edge of the screen. The Huion tablets I've tried have been very bad in that regard.

The larger tablet footprint is what has me shying away from it as compared to the Huion 24 4k Pro. Is the drawing experience so good that it justifies the size to switch from Huion to Xencelabs?

sheesh I wish I could afford those that screen tablet looks good

Waiting for the xp pen review I saw the release video it seems like they just 1 upped apples pen tech but on a drawing display

🖤

Is there hardware color calibration?

Oled screen is a game changer from them

This looks sleek

Honestly, I felt the Huion Kamvas 22 digitizer (on a model from a couple of years ago) was way too wonky to be usable at all. The driver-level stabilizer was too aggressive. It was hard to get proper accuracy. The tilt doesn't function correctly, both because the values aren't read properly and because of the shape of their pen. If someone calls a tablet "as good as a Huion", I'm tossing it out as a consideration. Seeing a few people already switch from a big Huion to a smaller Wacom screen tablet, and seeing their accuracy, quality and willingness to draw more detailed/complex designs just improve dramatically, just cements my opinion on it. In that light, I was hoping Xencelabs does a markedly better job than Huion did on the base drawing experience, especially at that price. But if it doesn't, I'm not going to bother. Here I was hoping for a proper Wacom alternative but I guess it's not here yet.

I goofed up by getting the Wacom 32" Cintiq while it was available. In some ways it's great, because it's a huge 4K screen that I can run at native res and fit a ton of tools and program UI, as well as open multiple document windows for quick and easy reference and still have plenty of working space. In every other way, it sucks. It's a terrible piece of hardware, with dozenS-plural of dead pixels (which didn't appear right away, of course) and the dark areas of the screen show some sort of red static, almost like dim always on pixels, but only in dark spots. It's like the screen has a rash. The other way it sucks, is I've become really accustom to the size, but no one, not even Wacom is making anything that big anymore, so it's hard to look at smaller screen for when I eventually want to replace the current one. I felt pretty burned by Wacom with this product, so their new 120Hz screen kind of turned me off, but this Xencelabs one looks pretty good. I just really wish there was a bigger one.

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Is Wacom the only brand that does touch screen now?

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I just set mine up and running into an annoying behavior quirk. It appears that the pen button "clicks" only register reliably if the tip of your stylus is a few mm off the surface of the screen, MUCH closer than the range needed for the pen's cursor to activate. This makes is almost impossible to do navigation in programs that rely on holding RMB or MMB to pan/zoom/rotate the view. My hope is that I've received a bad unit that can be replaced since I LOVE this thing aside from this deal-breaker problem. I've made a couple of videos that demonstrate the issue but it appears any comment with vimeo links gets deleted.

and thier drive it's really awesome for IOS!

Nice & Thanks :)

...It looks so sexy...and i am somehow drawn to this! ...Man, time to save some good money to get it!

I wonder if this could be a little cheaper if it didn't include a second pen or a remote, but it's nice to see more quality tablet brands on the rise. I really haven't heard of Ugee, Artisul, Parblo or Veikk in a while even if some of them are in the same company (or from the same factory as) Huion or Xp-pen.

What app for drawing in this tablet are you using

Finally, xencelabs display tablet!

Brad, I have enjoyed your reviews and content for years now but I have one quibble and it is the wobbly line test. I feel you are doing a disservice to not just Xencelabs, but all of the other brands of tablets and display tablets when you use this wobbly line test. Even when you use a ruler, it is the wobble of your own hand that is more at fault than the device. If I use your review of the Huion Kamvas 24 as an example, where you did use a ruler as you drew the line, what happens if we do motion tracking on the pen stylus as you draw the line with the ruler? In Apple Motion I can do motion tracking, place a crosshair at the tip of what would be the eraser and then watch how when it calculates the motion, the eraser is bobbing up and down and being wobbly. If the eraser end is doing that, then isn't the tip as well?? Whatever, whichever device can only take the input of your hand. If you can't draw a straight line without wobble, then that is on you. Now, I realize we are not robots, we are only human and there will be some wobble depending on the person. I feel like the wobbly line test should be put to bed, axed, eliminated. It simply isn't an accurate test.

are we going to get an xp pen artist pro 14 gen 2 review?

that slow speed line wobble sort of bothers me at this price point

Cant seem to find a price anywhere online, looks cool

I'd love to get your feedback on how this works with the new Radial menu from Tablet Pro. If you can use the remote to open the radial menu or the pen side button. Some people We're asking if it was possible

Make a video on ,Try to draw on a Cheap Touch Monitor with a capacitive Stylus and see how it goes ?

Wondering if I am the only one that cares about tip rotation, and I do not mean tilt, but literally the rotation of the brush shape based on the orientation of the pen. I had it on my old cintiq 13hd and thought it was a basic feature, then I switched to a huion 24 plus, pushed by all the good reviews but ended up being quite disappointed since it has no tip rotation, plus the tilt response is almost random. I'm wondering if this one has this feature, anyone can help?

Howmuch is it

Its a bit hard to justify it when here the Huion 24 not only is almost half expensive, it offers the same screen specs plus an Oled screen...

as some one who have no experience with drawing screens/tablets i like to ask, what do you mean this is not a touch screen? that's how you draw on it don't you?

8 button remote is confusing? I'm using Clip studio tabmate, that has 13 buttons, And it's awesome And if you actually use it, for real for months You will do things without thinking at all I wouldn't be able to answer if you ask me about each button's action. I just do with reflect at this point. Don't worry too much about screen, trust me. if you do this every single day for years, it will get in your muscle memory.

Looks great but this is just too big for my set up. A 13-15" is good enough for me