VEIKK VK1560 15.6 inch Full HD Drawing Monitor Review

I do a lot of work on photograph reconstruction, manipulation, repair and adjustment using Photoshop and although this is the best product on the market for doing this you are always limited by mouse movement not allowing for free hand and free flowing reconstruction work. I have been using Photoshop for nearly 20 years now and the progression of tools such as content aware have made my work a lot easier and quicker but fine adjustment and reconstruction is always the really difficult part especially on faces.

I had a few prerequisites before getting a new drawing tablet one being a better pen mainly lighter as I have used rechargeable which work fine but I find the weight after a while and a long job becomes a problem so this being a battery free passive pen was ideal to remove this issue, I wanted a screen with a good adjustment range so it would sit comfortably on my desk below my monitor and had to be precise with precision when I used it and of course a good display that would link easily to my computer and give me duel screen and this seemed to fit all my needs along with budget.

This arrived in a flip top brown box with everything well padded and protected, after unpacking I linked it all up and downloaded and installed the drivers for Windows from the veikk website all very simple and straight forward and after setting up and adjusting the duel monitor settings I was up and running. The display is very nice and crystal clear being a perfect size for my needs and the multiple tilt adjustment allowed me to get it into the perfect angle for my needs.

I loaded up Photoshop and ran it through multiple tasks I do every day with zoomed in fine line and reconstruction work, blending, colour correction, selection and adjustment along with pin point area selection for layering adjustment and repair all really pleasing and precise with the exact precision I need, the pen is very nice, light and fits in the hand well, I have since setup the hot keys which work really well although I will need to get into the habit of using them.

I recorded a short video and have added some pictures really just showing the process of drawing, ease of selection and free hand drawing something really not possible with a mouse to give any sort of stability, accuracy or free flowing of lines, this is not really something I do so please forgive the poor artistry as my main work is high zoom reconstruction work something that would not translate well to a video.

Overall I am really pleased with this drawing tablet, easy to set up, light and precise battery free pen, highly adjustable, fits exactly how I wanted on my desk, good precision pressure sensitivity allowing me to do very fine line detail, very nice clear display along with hot key for quick switching.

• 15.6" 1920 x 1080 resolution IPS Pen Display, invites users on a digital exploration like none other. The VK1560 new hardware has enhanced its display to feature a more accurate color spectrum. With 94% Adobe RGB, rely on images to come out just as imagined.
• 7 customized hot keys and an upgraded quick dial allows for all sorts of unique customization options. Whether an illustrator or an architect, the VK1560 specialized design was made for all creative minds.
• Battery-free passive pen with 8192 levels Pressure Sensitivity ,support one Click Toggle pen shortcut keys switch Pen to Eraser, no charge needed , energy-saving and environmental protection.There is a pen tray on the right side of the display which helps you place the pen conveniently.
• A pedestal of excellence, the VK1560 can be used in an array of angles without any  frustration. Working at the perfect angle, the stand enhances all digital art creation on the VK1560.
• Compatible with XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 and Mac OS latest version. . Work with Adobe Photoshop, , SAI, Illustrator, 3D Max, Corel Painter, Comic studio, ZBrush., etc. Comes with 1- year warranty. Must be used with a computer

Warm Tips

1. Before installing VEIKK driver, please uninstall all tablet drivers from your computer, and keep all antivirus program closed, after installation then restart your computer. 

2. Please download updated driver from our official website: www.veikk.com 

3.If  your computer do not have a HDMI port , please buy an interface converter; 

4.If your computer is a desktop and have a discrete graphics, please connect the video cable to your discrete graphics port ;

Specification

Product Dimension: 444.2mm (L) x 242mm (W) x 23.5mm (H)

Active Area:293.76mm(L) x 165.24mm(W) 11.5 x 6.5 inch 

Pen: Battery-free Passive Pen

DPI: 1920 x 1080

Pen Pressure: 8192 levels

Resolution: 5080 LPI

Data Report Rate:230pps(points/second )

Reading Height:10mm

Contrast Ratio: 700:1 Brightness: 300 (cd/m2) Response Rate: 19ms 

Advanced Battery-free Passive Stylus with 8192 Levels Pressure Sensitivity

Using passive battery technology, built-in efficient smart chip, get rid of charging  trouble, passive wireless, free, energy saving, life extension, smooth painting lines.

Package includes

1 x Pen Display

1 x Passive Pen 

6 x Replacement Nibs(3 soft,3 hard,1 pen remover inside)

1 x Pen Pocket

1 x USB Cable

1 x HDMI Cable

1 x Power Adapter

1 x Power Cable

1 x DP to HDMI Cable

1 x Drawing Glove

1 x Cleaning Cloth

1 x Quick Guide

Price: £349.99

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Ugee 2150 Graphics Tablet Drawing Monitor

Let me start off by saying what a superb bit of kit I highly recommend it for anyone who isn’t interested in reading my whole review. The Ugee 2150 arrived well packed and protected so I set about unpacking, all the peripherals came in a separate box within the main box apart from the screen protector so I unpacked everything and laid it out ready to set up.

The setup is fairly simple if you follow the instructions and is a case of link up all the cables then use the install DVD provided. I wanted to set this up as a duel monitor and took some time calibrating the screen until I had an exact match or at least I could not see any difference at all. I have been using Photoshop now for over 15 years and in the early days concentrated on releasing actions but in recent years have been doing a lot of photo reconstruction and repair so decided it was time I looked at getting a drawing tablet, a mouse works but you are never able to replicate the smooth up close and personal transition you get using a pen and always have the detachment between screen and applicator. I dipped my toe in the water with the Ugee M1000L Graphics Drawing Pen Tablet which is a really good budget drawing tablet but as I needed a second monitor and loved the idea of drawing straight onto my work I decided to invest in this.

I did a small video test I know it’s not the best but I am not an artist and tried to do something fast and simple. I have specific projects for this screen which involve hours of close up work in repair and reconstruction of photo areas but hopefully this will show give you some idea and at the end I write ‘this is a simple test’ to do this with a mouse is virtually impossible or at least would take a very long time and this took seconds hopefully showing you it’s precision.

I didn’t use the screen protector provided as personally I just don’t like them on my phone so didn’t really see any reason to put one on this, the pens are well balanced and feel nice in the hand and the drawing tablet has a very nice adjustment so you can get it just at the right angle that suits you, it comes with loads of spare tips and two pens which is great so I can always have one on charge.

What I liked
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- Ease of operation
- Simple straight forward setup
- Excellent precision and accuracy
- Adjustable stand works great and very stable
- Multitude of connections giving you the option of HDMI, DVI or VGA
- It fits my needs perfectly
- Two pens so one is always charged

What I Didn’t Like
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- I really haven’t found anything but if I do I will return and edit the review and adjust accordingly

Summary
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I did a lot of research before deciding on this and am very pleased I went for it, overall I found the performance of this outstanding and way beyond what I had hoped for, the setup is simple and it really is not only easy to use it has been making jobs that would take me an hour with a mouse to do take a fraction of the time with more precise results. I would without hesitation recommend this drawing tablet.

Price: £459.99

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Ugee HK1060 10*6 Inch Active Graphic Digital Drawing Tablet

Very nice compact easy to use drawing tablet, I purchased this for my brother as an early Christmas present as he had been admiring the Ugee I use and went through showing how to set it all up and use it on my PC. The Ugee 1060 pro arrived well packed and protected so opened it up took a few shots for the review and set it up.

Very simple setup just plug it in to the USB port with the lead provided, put a AAA battery in the pen provided, insert the DVD and install the drivers and you are good to go, the instruction manual is very clear and easy to follow. I started up Photoshop as it’s my go to graphics program and I have been using it for both work and pleasure now for over 15 years and away we went.

I used a free screen capturing program to grab some video called Icecream Screen Recorder, it’s fairly simple to use and I have only been using it about a week and had to find an online converter to change it to MP4 for upload but there are plenty of them. I am no artist and use Photoshop mainly for photo repair and reconstruction so it is more a demonstration of it’s use rather than my artistic ability which is limited.

 

The movement is very smooth and I did everything in real time no cuts or edits so you will see the odd pause in the video. The tablet comes with a neat little pen holder which also doubles up as a spare nib storage container coming with 8 pen nibs, just for reference I am using Windows 10 and had no issues at all.

What I liked
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- Ease of operation
- Simple straight forward setup
- Excellent precision and accuracy
- Good price
- Lightweight and easy to manipulate
- Easy to set up and remove when not in use
- Well balanced comfortable pen with a rubber grip

What I Didn’t Like
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- Not really anything not to like about this tablet if I wanted to be really ultra picky I would say it could have come with an AAA battery but it does state it doesn’t

Summary
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Very nice precise drawing tablet that performs very well, my brother is extremely pleased with this and I would certainly recommend it.

Price: £54.99

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