PNBOO PN2150 21.5 Inches Graphics Drawing Monitor IPS HD Resolution Digital Pen Display for PC and Mac

Ok first thing you have to know, I was going to wait to write a review. I’m one of those people who insists to wait for weeks to a month and access a product. I’ve been looking into getting a new updated drawing tablet for a few years now. I was almost about to buy the one I had planned to get which was only 10.1 and about $100 cheaper for the price when I saw this one. Now 20.1 seemed really big to me but when you consider how much you get out of it and how much more you can zoom in well it seemed like a no brainer. What I first loved and why I considered this was the many port options. The one I was looking at only had hdmi and I have one computer with a vga and the other with a hdmi so using it on both meant more money to get a converter. No thanks.Installing was really easy and you can also use this as a primary or extra monitor. What turns it into a drawing tablet is the usb cord and the pen. Oh and it came with two pens which is amazing. You have to charge them so you can always have one fully charged. I ended up not even using the cords that it came with and used my current vga and monitor plug.After installing the driver and rebooting, I immediately pulled up Photoshop and started trying to draw. The pens are pressure sensitive and it feels natural.I’ve had a WACOM tablet for years and I consider them the TOP. I’m usually hesitant to buy from companies I’ve never heard of before especially when I’m looking at something expensive. However I do not regret this decision at all. I see so much time I’m going to save being able to draw right on the screen and how much better my art is going to look and improve.I do have one con. The cords were a little loose. But since I used ones I already own I don’t have that problem. Even the ones it came with stayed in just not well.

As a college student and aspiring graphic artist I wanted a wacom cintiq, but for $1700 (who has that kind of money??) I started researching alternatives, and found myself at the PN2150. After testing, I realized I found myself an amazing tablet for 1/3 the price ($1200 saved). I’ve been using this tablet nonstop for about a week and a half, and I’m extremely satisfied with my purchase!Hardware:This package comes with 1 PN2150, 2 digitizer art pens, 2 usb pen charger, 1 pen stand, 1 usb to usb cord, 1 vga cable, 1 hdmi cable, 1 smudge glove, 1 two-part power cable, 1 English user manual, 1 CD drive and 1 anti-spy screen protector.The stand on the PN2150 is easy enough to adjust and is not flimsy whatsoever, so the tablet is very stable. It also has a rubber type grip on the bottom so the tablet doesn’t slip or slide.The ports are kind of in an awkward spot under the panel of the stand, but the ports are not loose so once you have all your items plugged in, you don’t really have to worry about the ports anymore.Software:My computer does not have a disk drive since I built it myself. After messaging their customer service, which is very friendly and helpful, they told me that all the drivers for the PN2150 are on their website for download.The download itself took about 5 minutes and setup also took like 5 minutes, so the installation itself was super quick and easy. If you have any issues, the manual will guide you through the setup.Also I had some other tablet drivers installed to my computer from when my friend brought over her cintiq, so you must uninstall all other tablet drivers before installing the PN2150 drivers.Usage:The PN2150 has a very sleek design with an HD, extremely vibrant screen.I used more reddish-hues in my pikachu drawing, so they don’t really show all that well in the photos, but the colors are extremely bright, brighter than my friends cintiq. I personally love the vibrant screen for both designing logos and for my sketches, however you can freely adjust the screen using the gamma features of its too bright for you.The digitizer pen is extremely smooth, and the digitizer aspect has worked wonderfully for me in both photoshop and sai. Getting sai set up with my computer was a challenge since it has issues supporting multiple monitors, but with a little bit of research I adjusted a setting in “misc” got it set up and working. Sometimes sai has a bug where a large light dot appears when I start my line with the digitizer on, but that is an issue with sai and no fault of the PN2150. The pen also has customizable buttons to make your right click, double click, eraser toggle, etc. which is also extremely useful.The glove that the tablet comes with is also a great perk making sure that you aren’t smudging your screen as you are drawing or editing for long periods of time.Lastly the only problem I saw with the tablet versus the Cintiq is that you cannot program shortcuts into your programs like photoshop, but I’m not willing to pay $1200 for some shortcuts that I use in the classroom, to me it simply isn’t worth it.Packaging:The PN2150 came in a nice, tightly packed box, with tons of styrofoam so your tablet should not come in damaged or anything (if it did the customer service is very good so their shouldn’t be an issue refunding it). All the cables came in nice little compartmentalized boxes, so finding and storing all the cables given is very easy.Overall: I would definitely suggest buying this tablet if you want a cheap alternative to the Cintiq without sacrificing the quality. The PN2150 seemed to be too good to be true, and it is!

This monitor has caused me a lot of frustration, but it's also as good as I should expect and think I will get without opting for a Wacom. The setup was painful, the calibration still does not work properly, the wires are lose, and the visual quality of the screen is not fantastic. However, even without the calibration, it is fairly accurate, the pressure levels are actually just as good as using a Wacom pen, while the hdmi output seems to flicker on and off, the vga works fine for now, then pens have good battery life and are comfy to hold, the monitor is light and takes up minimal space for something of this size. It remains to be seen if this will last me a year until I move onto something in a different price rang, but for now, it works good enough.