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

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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 gamuts: 140% sRGB

Pen

Included pen

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.

This is a wide gamut display - so you may find that greens and reds are more intense than older displays. You may want to clamp it: Clamping wide-gamut displays to sRGB. Though I just left it the way it was and did not try anything to clamp the range.

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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