Huion Kamvas 22 Plus (GS2202) notes
Summary
The Huion Kamvas 22 Plus is one of the best price-to-performance pen displays in the market.
NOTE: In 2023, with the arrival of the XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus (MD220FH), I think the XP-Pen is an even better choice because of the improved pressure handling of the XP-Pen X3 Pro pen.
Basics
Model number: GS2202
Release year: 2020
Active area: 22" diagonal
Price - It normally costs about $450 but I see it discounted often to $400
Links
Brad Colbow review of Huion Kamvas 22 Plus 2020/09/08
Display specs
Size: 22" diagonal
Aspect ratio: 16x9
Display panel tech: IPS
Bit depth: 8 bits per pixel
Anti-glare treatment: Etched glass
Laminated: YES
Color gamut: 140% sRGB
Pen
Included pen
PW517 - notes on the PW517 pen
Compatible pens
PW517 - notes on the PW517 pen
PW550 - notes on the PW550 pen
PW550S
Display experience
Anti-glare sparkle
VERY GOOD. very minimal. Not noticeable.
Pixelation
With a 1920x1080 display, it looks slightly pixelated. But I don't find that a problem while drawing. My ideal pen display would have the same 22" size but with 2560x1440 resolution
Dead pixels
None detected when I got it. And none present two years later.
Sharpness
VERY GOOD. pixels clear and well delineated.
Color
Color accuracy: did not measure.
Color gamut
This is a wide color gamut display with a range of 140% sRGB.
Compared to many other displays, you may find that greens and reds are more intense than you might expect. Some people will love this - for example when watching a movie - but I found it some colors distractingly intense.
For digital art I prefer to work in a smaller color gamut of 100% sRGB.
Unfortunately, unlike other pen displays this tablet does not have way to force it into a smaller color gamut. No options were present in the OSD or the driver.
For reducing the gamut, you could use other techniques: Clamping wide-gamut displays to sRGB.
In my case, I just left it the way it was and did not try anything to clamp the range.
Note that I used Windows with this tablet. With MacOS there may be other options for dealing with the color.
Drawing experience
Pointer lag
TYPICAL. Normal for a pen display.
Pen tracking accuracy
Center accuracy - GOOD. I did not measure
Corner Accuracy - Seems to me about +/- 3mm on the lower left corner. Other corners had less. A little on the high side, but it will not interfere with drawing.
Tilt compensation
GOOD. Pointer has only very minor displacement when pen tilted at 45 degrees.
Parallax
GOOD - low.
Auxiliary inputs
NONE. So, I use keyboard shorts with this device: tourbox
Diagonal wobble
very good. has extremely low wobble.
Ergonomics
VESA
Supports VESA mounting
I have my Kamvas 22 plus mounted to an Ergotron LX. It works great. I especially like that it can lower the tablet enough that the bottom edge can rest on the desk. This adds for some extra stability.
Stand
Comes with a basic stand that attaches via VESA mounting. Nothing fancy. but works great.
Legs
Tablet has no legs.
Heat
display stays cool. I leave it on 24/7 and it has no hot spots.
Fan noise
NONE. It has no fans
Touch
it does NOT have touch support
Usage notes
I originally bought this tablet for digital art, and it works fine for that.
Over time I have it setup on my work desk on an arm. I use it as an external display but I pull it in closer when I want to draw on a whiteboard during an online meeting. I still occasionally sketch and paint on it, but since it is on my work desk I don't do as much of it as I used to.
Connections and Cabling
Connecting with HDMI for video signal
For this case you use the included proprietary 3-in-1 cable.
Connecting with USB-C for video signal
For this case you must use the 3-in-1 cable to provide power AND and a USB-C cable for video signal and data.
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