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I just recieved my Cintiq 13HD, I plugged it in and tried it out...only to find that the middle of the screen was ungodly unfocused. It wasn't the drivers, and it wasn't my PC. I went through a number of steps to fix the issue such as restarting, re-installing the drivers, etc. only to find that the problem persists.

Welp looks like it's return/refund time! Thank god for Amazon Prime...

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Added:	7 years, 8 months ago 07 Sep 2016 01:46 CEST

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chacumera

7 years, 8 months ago

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So what are you getting instead?

BlueBreed

7 years, 8 months ago

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@ chacumera

After thinking it over a while, I think I'll get something in the Intuos Pro series - it's less expensive and a professional tool closer to what I'm used to!

gaysnakesandicecream

7 years, 8 months ago

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@ BlueBreed

I've had an Intuos Pro for over a year now. The drivers need restarting on occasion, but it's a pretty solid tablet otherwise.

monkeyxflash

7 years, 8 months ago

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I've heard that happens with the Cintiqs. I thought it was a small problem but apparently it does happen more than not.

Waccoon

7 years, 8 months ago

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@ monkeyxflash

Is Wacom's quality really that bad? For the longest time they were charging an arm and a leg just for a cheap TN panel display, and now even their IPS panels have quality control issues?

I'm glad I have an ancient Intuos 1, which I believe I bought back in 2001. It's been rock solid with the really old driver. I've heard everything newer has been nothing but problems.

monkeyxflash

7 years, 8 months ago

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@ Waccoon

There's almost little to no issues with the intuos line. Not surprising since it's not as complex as a Cintiq. But as far as quality control, in comparison with other brands, Wacom does have the best. However, when you're spending between $1500 to $2500 dollars on a piece of tech that's faulty out of the box it stings a HELLUVA lot more.

I myself, previously used an intuos2 for 10 years before I upgraded to a Huion GT-220. I can definitely vouch for the Intuos' rock solid functionality. But I'm also having quite a great time with My GT-220, a 22inch pen display at nearly a quarter of the cost of a Cintiq of a similar size. Huion's definitely had their share of quality control issues, it's certainly upsetting, but at a quarter of the price it's not the end of the world.

Waccoon

7 years, 8 months ago

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@ monkeyxflash

Well, one thing I can say is that only the old driver (from 2006) works correctly. Every newer driver I've used has been a nightmare to get working. So while my Intuos 1 has been rock solid, with a proper vintage driver, the newer drivers are shit.

In particular, my biggest beef was with the driver from 2014. Every time I touched the pen to the tablet, the driver would start writing a log file to the HD, apparently tracking all my inputs. This caused a huge amount of lag, making the tablet unusable. I was unable to solve the lag problem, so I revert to an older driver that didn't write logs. I have no idea what Wacom was thinking, but yeah, all drivers I've tried since 2006 have been nothing but headaches. I can't say I'm a fan of the company these days.

monkeyxflash

7 years, 8 months ago

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@ Waccoon

That was the same for my intuos2. When I built a new PC, I was shocked when my tablet started going haywire even after I downloaded the newest driver. Just like yours, the 2006 driver was the only one that fixed the problem and allowed it to function correctly.

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