For creative professionals working digitally , screen space has always been a priority : We bribe heavy external varan , invest in 27 - in iMacs , and work up heroic workflows to cover every inch of projection screen space . Wacom , in a quest to continue this trend , has determine to up the ante on itsCintiq linewith theCintiq 24HD , which provides — as you might have guessed — a full 24 inch of widescreen real estate .
While the 24HD features the same 2048 levels of air pressure - sensitive pen - and - screen technology you know and love from the Cintiq 21UX , it takes design cue stick more from a desktop easel than a traditional monitor , providing a wide range of use for the broader creative professional market : The companionship is essay to lucubrate beyond the Cintiq ’s distinctive exemplification / invigoration market and direct non - running editors , compositors , game developers , and more .
The unit — which weighs a whopping 63.8 pounds ( or 29 kilograms , for our metrically - inclined friends)—features a counter - weighted stand and controls for adjusting top and slope , allowing users to crop both vertically and , if they so choose , orientate the monitor so that it hangs over the desk at an angle for easel sketchwork . ( Wacom also notes that you may even adjust the monitor upward somewhat , in case you want to use it vertically with a keyboard . )
The screenland itself boasts a 1920×1200 “ high - definition ” resolving across a 24.1 - in ( diagonally measure ) screen , with another few inches of bezel for comfortable hand - resting and controlling the 24HD ’s Touch Rings and programmable Express Keys . Like previous Cintiq effort , the 24HD can be used both as an external reminder and , with a Wacom pen , as a pressure - sensitive pad ; fan of signature - sensitivity , however , will be leave desire , as the Cintiq phone line continue penitentiary - only .
The Cintiq 24HD will begin shipping in October for a nerveless $ 2499 ; you’re able to pre - enjoin it from Wacom’sonline storeor buy it once it hits shop fromany of the company ’s authorize resellers .
