# Wacom One 2023 GEN2 pen displays notes

## <mark style="color:red;">**I do not recommend the Wacom One 2023 GEN2 pen displays**</mark>

The new Wacom One GEN2 tablets and Wacom One GEN2 Pens currently struggle with pressure issues. See this video for details:<https://youtu.be/415ngQOHiME>

## Basics

* Product page: <https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays/wacom-one>&#x20;
* Models
  * Wacom One 12 (2023) DTC-121
  * Wacom One 13 (2023)  DTH-134

## Links

* Wacom One 13 touch user manual - <https://101.wacom.com/userhelp/en/toc/dth134.html> &#x20;
* Wacom One 12 user manual - <https://101.wacom.com/userhelp/en/toc/dtc121.html>&#x20;
* [Draw your weapon - Wacom One 13 Touch – a digital painter’s review](https://drawyourweapon.com/tablet-review-wacom-one-13-touch/)  2024/01/19
* [Android Police review of Wacom One](https://www.androidpolice.com/wacom-one-m-review/) 2024/04/26
* [Brad Colbow review of Wacom One 13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtQvhrV6WY) 2023/09/25
* [Aaron Rutten: Wacom One 13 GEN1 VS GEN2 (2023) - Compariso](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGeqT6YA7Y)n  2023/09/19
* [Aaron Rutten review of Wacom One 12 & Wacom One 13 Touch (2023)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_FrZGl0lYM) 2023/09/18
* [Aaron Rutten review of Wacom One Small & Medium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7QLQFOK_eU)  2023/09/15
* [Brad Colbow review of Wacom One 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBlliNcRKNw) 2023/08/18
* [Tom's Guide review of Wacom One 13 touch](https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/wacom-one-13-touch) 2023/08/10

## Stroke quality

As you can see from the my testing below. The stroke quality with the new pen is not good compared to the old pen. This is due to a combination of tablet and pen.

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## Notes on the new Wacom One Pen GEN2 CP-923

**See this:** [<mark style="background-color:green;">**My notes on Wacom CP-923**</mark>](https://docs.thesevenpens.com/drawtab/links/pen-links/wacom-pens/wacom-cp-923)&#x20;

## **Cables & connectivity**

The Wacom One (Gen 2) pen displays can be connected three ways

* With a 3-in-1 cable
* With a single USB-C cable
* With two USB-C cables. One for display. One for power. Not all computers supply enough power over a USB-C connection to power a display. So this makes sense to provide the option. Most other pen displays work this way.

## **Parallax**

TBD

## **Tablet Buttons**

None.&#x20;

## Pen display > OSD

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Picture above from this video: (<https://youtu.be/-vwMZf1nbVU>)&#x20;

## Pen displays > display panel

* Native resolution: HD (2K): 1920x1080
* Refresh rate: 60Hz&#x20;
* The new display panels have a wider color gamut. They are clearly better than the old Wacom One Gen 1 tablet.&#x20;

## Pen tablets > USB port

* The predecessor Intuos pen tablets used a micro USB slot
* The Wacom One (Gen 2) pen tablets now use a more common USB-C port

## Legs

The new Wacom One (Gen 2) pen displays do not have any legs. They lay flat on the desk.

The old Wacom One (Gen 1) pen display has legs on the back. You can lay the display flat on the desk or you can pull out the legs and draw at and angle.

Wacom is offering a very unique design for their stand.

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## VESA mounting

Neither the Wacom One GEN1 or the Wacom One GEN2 pen displays are VESA mountable.

## Diagonal wobble

### Wacom One 12 GEN2 (DTC-121)

![](https://1457921496-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNde0PQIvNcFZNVxuTO0G%2Fuploads%2Fm5E28nxZW7RoIpdzENcX%2FWacom%20One%2012%20GEN2%20\(DTC-121\)%20wobble.png?alt=media\&token=6090bdc6-3433-484c-8117-56c2ac139681)

### Wacom One 13 touch GEN (DTH-134)

### ![](https://1457921496-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNde0PQIvNcFZNVxuTO0G%2Fuploads%2FFSsgNJei1G3yJ5CLqg5y%2FWacom%20One%2013%20touch%20GEN2%20\(DTH-134\)%20wobble.png?alt=media\&token=edab1416-9042-41e6-b3c7-a465cdb3023c)

### Wacom One M GEN2  (CTC-6110WL)

![](https://1457921496-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNde0PQIvNcFZNVxuTO0G%2Fuploads%2F43A30BwIvjm3Oci8WDty%2FWacom%20M%20GEN2%20\(CTC-6110WL\)%20wobble.png?alt=media\&token=53117c9f-49a9-45b3-a8af-88a24ab53dbc)

## Tilt

Wacom One 13 touch -> supports tilt

Wacom One 12 -> supports tilt

## Compatible pens

Besides the Wacom One GEN1 pen (CP-913), the Wacom One GEN1 (DTC-133) tablet is compatible with other pens not made by Wacom. &#x20;

* Pen compatibility list from Wacom: <https://www.wacom.com/en-us/comp>&#x20;
* r/wacom - [Summary of pens (including double button pens) available for wacom one pen displa](https://www.reddit.com/r/wacom/comments/kkfip3/summary_of_pens_including_double_button_pens/)y 2020/12/26
* [Teoh on Tech - Wacom One pen vs other EMR pens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCXvaMhW3xI) 2023/09/07&#x20;

## Wacom 3-in-1 cable for Wacom One GEN2 pen displays

The Wacom One 12 (DTC-121) and Wacom One 13 touch (DTH-134) work with a 3-in-1 cable. I SUPPOSE this is a proprietary cable.

model number: ACK4490602Z

You can buy it from the Wacom store: <https://estore.wacom.com/en-us/wacom-one-3-in-1-cable-ack4490602z.html>&#x20;
