Gettin' me a new monitor.....

Dave R

solo

Dave, I've watched this Cintiq for three years now and never once has that price dropped.

Wot!! did they not get the memo on reducing prices over time? after all the CPU at this point is very dated.

Dave R

Pete, I think the price has held because they are selling them as fast as they can make them. When I got mine last year, I ordered around Thanksgiving and it arrived on Christmas Eve. I was told I moved up to second on the retailer's list because I was willing to put down a full deposit. Also, what's the competition?

solo

Dave,

I cannot find the specs on this, can you tell me what CPU, GPU and Ram it has?

Pixero

I recently got to try a Cintic first hand and was rather disappointed.
I thought it would be a lot better.
Not the best screen and noticable lag.
Plus that the hand got in the way on the screen.
I won't be saving money for one...

solo

I have read in the forums about the lag, that's why I'm wondering if they update the hardware to overcome this as when the Cintiq came out at first it was up with the times but now those specs are very outdated and unless you stick to the apps they bundled, it will be almost useless.

Dave R

It's just a monitor and tablet. It plugs into a video out on the graphics card for the display and USB port for the tablet. I don't think there is a CPU or GPU on board.

I haven't noticed any lag when using it on the various apps I use it for. And my hand doesn't get in the way on it any more than it does on paper. And being a lefty, I don't worry about smudging the ink on the Cintiq. I can always see what's going on at the tip of the stylus in any case. I bought an arm to mount it on. The arm clamps to the side of the desk and holds the Cintiq up in a vertical position when I want to use it as a second monitor and allows me to pull it down onto my lap for drawing. It also allows the display to be rotated like the desk top stand does.

solo

Ah! I thought it was a stand alone artist tablet (with mobo, cpu, gpu, ram, etc), all this time I envisioned getting one and sitting on my porch sketching. But if it needs a PC to operate then it's way too expensive.

Rich O Brien

An iPad and a Bamboo Stylus is all you need (plus an app or two to draw with). You cant use SU but you can sketch away and then email the PDF when done.

Dave R

You just need to add a video and USB over CAT-5 box and you could sit on your porch as long as you're porch isn't more than 100 meters from your computer. The Cintiq is kind of heavy for lap drawing I think.

Pixero

@unknownuser said:

An iPad and a Bamboo Stylus is all you need (plus an app or two to draw with). You cant use SU but you can sketch away and then email the PDF when done.

I havent tried the iPad version, but for Sketching (on the PC) Sketchbook Pro is THE best.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?id=15119465&siteID=123112
http://www.youtube.com/user/SketchBookPro?blend=23&ob=5

There is also Sketchbook Designer for PC that is a hybrid Pixel/Vector drawing app. Very Cool.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=15793589&siteID=123112
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4g-LbqrU2E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZvJK48yDKw