7P notes: XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 GEN2 (MD180UH)

Basics

Core specs

  • Active Area:

    • 9.06” x 16.1" -> 18.47" diagonal

    • 409 x 230mm -> 469.2mm diagonal

  • Aspect Ratio: 16x9

  • NOTE: it has the exact same size Active Area as the Huion Kamvas Pro 19.

Display specs

  • Display panel tech: IPS

  • Resolution: 3840 x 2160

  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9

  • Lamination: YES

  • Viewing Angle: 178°

  • Contrast: unspecified

  • Response time: unspecified

  • Refresh rate: 60hz

  • Brightness: 250 cd/m2

  • Anti-glare treatment:

  • Etched glass Color: 10 bit (8bit+FRC)

  • Color Gamut Coverage Ratio: 99.8% sRGB, 96% Adobe RGB, 98% Display P3

Pens

The tablet comes with two pens

  • X3 Pro Roller Stylus

  • X3 Pro Slim Stylus

See my notes on the XP-Pen X3 Pro series of pens.

Compatible pens

It is compatible with other pens in the X3 pro series.

  • X3 Pro Roller Stylus

  • X3 Pro Slim Stylus

  • X3 Pro - I tested this. It worked.

Pen pressure

XP-Pen states these numbers for X3 Pro pens

  • IAF: 3gf

  • Max Pressure: 400gf

In my testing with the pens that came with the tablet

  • Subjectively, 3gf seemed about right

  • I measured the max pressure at around 250gf.

The red and blue lines indicated the pressure response for the two pens that came with this tablet. The gray lines are other models of the X3 Pro series that i have.

The X3 Pro pens tend do have a lot of variability in their pressure range: See my notes on the XP-Pen X3 Pro series of pens.

Anti-glare sparkle

RATING: VERY GOOD. Low amounts of AG sparkle.

Maybe just slightly more than the Cintiq Pro 22.

Similar to Huion Kamvas Pro 19

Sharpness

Pixels are relatively clear and well delineated.

The look is clearly sharper than the Huion Kamvas Pro 19 which has a soft look that some people don't like.

Design

  • Really does look like a larger version of the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2

Pressure transition

Moving between low and high pressure cave smooth pressure transitions.

Accuracy

XP-Pen states:

  • Center: ±0.4 mm

  • Corner: ±0.8 mm

RATING: VERY GOOD.

My experience matched the accuracy numbers XP-Pen provides.

Parallax

VERY GOOD.

On par with Cintiq Pro 22 and with Huion Kamvas Pro 19.

Tilt compensation

OK. Minor displacement at 45deg

  • Pen tilted left -> 1.8 mm displacement

  • Pen vertical -> ~1 mm displacement

  • Pen tilted right -> ~0 mm displacement

Pressure scan rate testing

RATING: VERY GOOD

Drawing 50 strokes as fast possible results in no lost strokes.

Diagonal wobble

Rating: GOOD low amounts of diagonal wobble.

  • Just a little more than the Huion Kamvas Pro 19

  • About the same as the Cintiq Pro 22

  • A little less than the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2

  • About the same as the Huion Kamvas 13 GEN3

  • About the same as the XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus

Surface texture

As is typical for etched glass surfaces, there is a slight surface texture.

Using the same X3 Pro pen with a plastic nib

The XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 GEN2 has an amount of surface texture that is

  • about the same as the XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 GEN2

  • about the same as the Huion Kamvas Pro 19

  • a little less than the XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus

  • a little less than the Cintiq Pro 22

Connections and cabling

Ports

  • 2 USB-C ports on the top edge

    • The ports are NOT recessed

How I connected it

I tested both the configurations below with my M3 Macbook Pro and a Surface Pro 8

VESA

YES. this tablet is VESA mountable (75mm x 75mm)

Legs

YES. This tablet has a two folding legs on the back.

Stand

This tablet does NOT come with a stand.

I used the stand that came with the Xencelabs Pen Display 16 to hold this tablet. It worked very well.

Touch

This tablet does NOT support touch.

Audio

There are no audio features such as a headphone jack.

Heat

GOOD. Tablet keeps cool

  • Left 1/3 cool

  • Right 2/3 slightly warm

  • Warmer near the USB-C ports

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