Wacom One 14 (DTC-141) notes

Overview

 The Wacom One (DTC-141) is a decent entry level consumer pen display.

The drawing performance OK. It's not bad. However, it does not match the excellent experience you would see with a Wacom Cintiq or Wacom Cintiq Pro and their professional pens.

This tablet makes sense for the following scenarios:

  • someone's first pen display

  • a good tablet for a beginner

  • light artistic work

  • for use in education or communication or online meetings

Ensure you understand how it will connect to your computer. This tablet is intended to connect to your computer via the provided USB-C cable. You MUST make sure your USB-C port on your computer meets all the requirements. It is possible to connect to your computer via HDMI. However, this requires the purchase of the Wacom Converter ($80) and additional cables.

Basics

Active area

  • Dimensions: 309 x 174 mm

  • Diagonal length: 357.1 (14.06 in)

  • Aspect ratio: 16x9

Included pen

Compatible pens

Display

  • Native resolution: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

  • AG Treatment: Etched glass. Described as "AG + AF glass"

  • Laminated: YES. Described as "Direct Bonding"

Anti-glare sparkle

LOW (GOOD)

Viewing angles

Very good. Almost no color shift at extreme angles.

Surface protection

The surface is etehed glass

the tablet does NOT come with a screen protector

Display sharpness

Very good. Pixels are clear and well-delineated.

Drawing experience

  • Tracking accuracy - EXCELLENT. The pointer is directly under the tip of the pen across the entire surface when the pen is held perpendicular to the tablet

  • Tilt compensation - EXCELLENT. At all angles the pointer is very close to the tip of the pen.

  • Pointer lag - OK. Typical for a pen display of this size.

  • Low pressure artifacts - TYPICAL. Drawing near IAF with large brushes (ex: 300px) you might see some blobby strokes. Can control with pressure curves and pressure smoothing.

  • Missed strokes - EXCELLENT. No missed strokes.

  • Pressure banding - EXCELLENT. No pressure banding observed.

Diagonal wobble

  • Low wobble at slow and medium speed strokes

  • In Krita, weighted smoothing at level 30 removed the wobble

Legs

Does not have legs

Stand

  • Does not come with a stand.

  • I used it with a Parblo PR-100 stand

Touch

Does not support touch

VESA mountable

NO. Has no VESA mounting holes on the back

Auxiliary inputs

  • None. No buttons, No dials, etc.

Surface texture

  • OK. Light surface texture. Typical of many pen displays

  • Feels similar to MovinkPad 11 or Movink 13

  • Pen does NOT feel slippery on the glass

  • Enough texture to draw well

What's in the box

  • 1 x Display Device

  • 1 x Wacom One Standard Pen

  • 3 x Wacom One Pen Standard Nib

  • 1 x nib removal tool

  • 1 x USB Type-C Cable (1.8m)

Connections and cabling

Ports

  • 1 USB-C port

USB-C connection

The tabet comes with a USB-C cable to achieve a single cable connection to your computer.

You computer's USB-C port needs to meet the requirements for this to work. See: Connecting a pen display with a single USB-C cable

HDMI connection

Instead of USB-C, the tablet CAN connect via HDMI. However it DOES NOT include the cables you need for this. AND it requires very a specific accessory for this to work.

You need to purchase:

  • Wacom Converter device

  • USB-A to USB-C cable for data

  • HDMI cable

  • USB-C to USB-C cable for power

  • USB-C power adapter

The Wacom Converter costs $80. If you need to connect via HDMI then you are going to end up spending more than $100.

Notes on alternative cabling

Older Wacom one tablets use their own cables for HDMI connection. I've tested and they WILL NOT WORK with this device. Here are the cables that DO NOT work:

  • Wacom One X-Shape Cable (ACK44506Z) - will not work with DTC-141

  • Wacom One 3 In 1 Cable (ACK4490602Z) - does not work with DTC-141

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