HUIONKAMVAS Pro 19 4K UHD Drawing Tablet with Touch Screen, 96% Adobe RGB Drawing Monitor with 1.07 Billion Colors, PenTech 4.0 Stylus PW600, 16384 Pen Pressure, Slim Pen, Keydial Mini, 18.4inch

After viewing many “unsponsored” YouTube videos recommending this product, I finally caved and purchased this tablet during a sale period. While it’s certainly no Cintiq, the price point makes the Huion KAMVAS GT-191 a steal of a deal. I had some suspicions in mind, as I’ve heard that some older Huion tablets fail within the first month or two, likely due to poor quality control or improper use by the user. However, after a month of daily use, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this updated kamvas model appears to run much more smoothly than its predecessors.PROS:The build quality is very sharp and appealing to look at.There is minimal IPS backlight bleed, even less than my cheapish desktop IPS monitor.Colors are accurate as far as I can tell, compared to my other calibrated monitors, although this only applies to the hue. I would recommend running a color calibration tool, as the colors are not quite right out of the box (greys appeared reddish for me).The battery life on the pen is fantastic. I’ve been using this tablet 2-3 hours a day for a month and not had to recharge either of the pens yet (though I have been using both). It’s not as convenient as a passive pen, but this system works out surprisingly well.Comes with 2 pens, so you can use the backup while the other pen charges. Charging only takes about 20 minutes or so. Haven’t tested this too much.Has three input types, VGA, HDMI, and a dual-link DVI-D port.I saw some complaints about the glossiness of the tablet without the protector, and it really isn’t that bad while it’s on. Just don’t put a desk lamp directly over it.Despite a month’s worth of use, there is no visible degradation on the nibs.Other than some issues with installation, the drivers are working as intended.After some (not so) extensive testing in ms paint, I don’t think there is much noticeable jitter at all.CONS:The pens must be calibrated daily, as I’ve discovered. (This only takes 30 seconds.)EDIT: This is relatively negligible if you're fine with some parallax.No tilt support, so if you hold the pen at a different angle than the one at calibration, the cursor may suddenly be offset.The colors are washed out. I would not recommend doing coloring exclusively on this tablet, so be prepared to use a second monitor to check on the colors occasionally.High response time, causing some ghosting. It isn’t too terrible, but noticeable when panning the screen.Installing the drivers initially was a pain. See notes on my workaround.The screen protector the tablet comes with is something you really should just throw away immediately. While it does give the tablet a more matte feel, it is near impossible to apply without getting air bubbles or scratches on the protector itself. Even if it goes on perfectly, the screen will look slightly blurred. If you take care of the tablet, you won’t get scratches on it. Plus, the screen will look far sharper. Buy third party if unsure.It’s nigh impossible to route the cords under the tablet at any angle less than 45 degrees using the default mount. If you want to draw at a lower angle, you’ll have to buy another mount.The far corners and edges of the tablet has a slight calibration offset, but I find it to be workable. This effect only applies to the outer 2 cm or so of the screen, so unless you do a lot of drawing on the very edges, it should be fine.NEUTRAL/PREFERENCENot a fan of the charging cord for the pens, they are USB-A to (a very thin) coaxial that plugs into the top of the pen. It works, but I’d prefer a proper micro-usb connector.The screen surface feels like a whiteboard, but this means that your hands are more likely to stick instead of gliding across the screen. This product does comes with a glove, and I actually prefer the smooth surface as opposed to a more papery texture.Pressure sensitivity feels a little off. This can be changed in the driver settings, but I have yet to make my handwriting a consistent thickness. It feels more like “light pressure with variation” then immediately goes to “thick pressure with variation.” Takes a little bit to get used to.The settings menu is nothing amazing, just basic monitor settings that you’d find on more generic computer monitors.The Huion program must be running in the system tray for the tablet to detect input. It is not a system service, so the program itself must be running on startup.There will always be a slight parallax effect, but it’s something you just get used to, like any other screen tablet on the market.Having a large screen size is a huge benefit to me (drawing from arms and shoulders, as opposed to only my wrist on my small intuos), but this does mean that the tablet will take up more desk space.The tablet gets a little warm upon long hours of use, but it is not noticeable while wearing the glove. I don’t have any concerns with this product overheating. I still do shut off the monitor when not in use, however.Pens are much more sensitive than the cheaper line of Wacom Intuos pens. To an extent. It doesn’t quite have the same feel, almost “softer” than my previous Intuos tablet.OTHER NOTESThe package I received did not come with extra nibs. I don’t think this will be an issue, as the nibs I have now have yet to degrade.Upon first time use, the pen will stick to the screen after each stroke. This will go away after a week or so.The default USB/Display cords are about 4 feet long, so if you want the tablet to be farther away, you’ll need new cords. Just be sure to get cords that have a small header; you’ll have to bend them 90 degrees under the tablet.When calibrating the pen, look at the tablet straight on each calibration point, holding the pen at the usual angle of drawing to avoid a larger offset to the cursor.The cursor would sometimes freeze in place when I installed the drivers, but the computer would still respond to clicking. Make sure you fully uninstall any previous drivers before installing the new ones. This may be tricky; the older driver software actually does not do a full uninstall, you have to remove driver components manually from the “programs and features,” and restart when appropriate. After a few hours of tinkering, the latest drivers have been working perfectly for the last month.The screen does not have to be on to send input to the PC.CONCLUSION:The Huion KAMVAS GT-191 is a great value for any artist, however I can’t say much about the opinions of professionals. It works well for me as somebody who likes to draw recreationally. Even though I picked this up for $380 (flash sale), I still think this piece of hardware is more than worth it at full price. I don’t feel like I’m getting ripped off by a “imitation Cintiq,” but instead receiving a decent quality product at a fair price. It’s probably not the best tablet on the market, but this purchase exceeded my expectations, hence the 5 stars.EDIT March 2020 (1.25 Years Later)I've been drawing on this tablet 3-4 hours a day and as far as I can tell, this piece of hardware is still going strong as when I first bought it. No visible degradation of the nibs, no scratches on the unprotected screen. The drivers now work well, though there is the occasional hiccup when working with Windows Ink enabled. The overall battery life of the pens have decreased, however. I generally have to charge once per week.I'm aware there is a newer model that is more akin to a proper Cintiq, but this tablet still gets the job done. Would highly recommend if this goes for an even lower price.

Color me impressed. For what many call a ‘clone’ this tablet really is impressing me. It has everything you need to get it started and some extras the competition should be including. You get TWO pens, and the battery lasts up to a week before it needs to be recharged, a pen-stand for that has 8 replacement nibs hidden away. You get a metal stand included, this sounds like “well duh you do” but sadly the competition isn’t including one and they want you to pay $100 for a plastic wonky one, also you get a tablet glove! That thing that makes your hand glide on tablets vs sticking to them.I honestly got this because I got teased by a lot of my friends and fellow comic artists for working on such a small tablet, my Surface Pro 4. So I had some store credit and decided to try this out while it was on sale. I was really nervous about it as I’m always hearing “There’s a trade off with the clone tablets”. Sure, maybe if you’re expecting a luxury tablet that’s got a metal chassis or whatever but this tablet has a glass screen, a ton of extras and feels sturdy.I worked on a piece for a while, trying to get comfortable with it and it’s impressive to say the least. I don’t think the parallax (distance between the pen & screen) is bad, way better than my old Wacom 12WX…as is the color accuracy. I’ve worked on the Surface Pro 4 for a while which has very minimal parallax and I honestly didn’t have much trouble on here with the Huion tablet. Also there’s no hot spot on the face of the tablet, you know that spot where your hand would stick to or just start to get sweaty, none of that here.The pressure range of 8k is really good and I noticed it was higher than my Surface Pro 4’s 1k pressure range. That said I’m not so blown away that I feel the SP4’s pen is bad or unusable but there’s a difference. You have a solid range of control that’s to be certain but I think past a certain number you’re less and less likely to notice. Must be said, some may be turned away by the plastic pen on the glass screen (there is a textured screen protector but we’ll get to that and why it’s bad with my tips) and I’m fairly spoiled with my Surface’s pen tips giving me a range of 4 different feels as this only comes with 1 type of 8 nibs, smooth and plastic.There are speakers in the unit, I haven’t tested them but I honestly haven’t seen a good set of speakers in a monitor/TV since the ol’ CRT days where they could fit larger drivers in there. I can’t give my 2 cents on that since I haven’t tried them but, this is an artist tablet and I’m focusing on that.I tested it with Clip Studio Paint EX and I’m including a pic of the workspace & the piece I finished so you can suss out how it can work. I did one doodle before it and then straight to this from being used to my Surface Pro 4 so I didn’t have much of a learning curve to get on with this. I had no compatibility issues and had it working with the software instantly. Messed a bit with Photoshop and the pressure seems to work straight away. I don’t use photoshop much for the art end so I can’t say fully how well it works but when I made some brush strokes they worked fine enough.As far as negatives, well the monitor is large and a bit heavier than you’d expect with a lot of modern ones really slimming them down. This monitor is a fat one, and the stand really makes the footprint of this device pretty big on your desk. This with the stand isn’t going to strain your muscles to move it about but I don’t think you’ll have this on your lap while you’re sat back in the chair either. The pen I’ve heard feels cheap, I’d say it feels very light and there’s no rubber like on the wacom ones so that might be where that feeling comes from. The screen protector that’s supposed to add a texture is worthless and really isn’t worth having on…When you use it, a rainbow effect appears as you’re wearing into it and it makes the tablet unusable. You simply can’t see what is going on under it, so stick with the glass, your plastic pen won’t hurt it but make sure you’re not wearing a watch or whatever.The other thing is there’s no eraser on the pen’s butt, there’s two buttons which are programmable but it’s something you’ll either have to learn to live with or adapt if you’re gonna grab this.Overall, if you’re looking for a tablet where you can work right on screen this is an excellent one to have pro or hobbyist alike. If you’re just starting out it has everything you need, especially for the cost. I’ve worked on Wacom products for years and the Surface Pro 2 and 4 for ages as well and this tablet impressed me. Thing to keep in mind, this is not a luxury tablet, it’s not ultra thin and light and it’s not made of an aluminum chassis, but it’s well built and I feel is worth the asking price. Especially considering I’ve spent far more on Wacom with their 12WX and was underwhelmed.Here’s some tips for setting the thing up since the youtube reviewers I’ve watched missed some things:-You need to calibrate the colors out of the box. Once you do the colors are really nice and the 1080P works nicely on this size monitor.-I would say remove the textured screen protector. Because the screen is glass your not going to do much harm to it with a plastic nib. I have a Surface Pro 4 which I’ve worked on for 2 years and without a screen protector. After all that time there’s no damage I can see on it. The screen protector on this thing has a texture to it to make it more like working on paper. The problem is it’s useless and ruins the experience, The colors are ruined with it because of the matte texture and as you use it, a rainbow effect appears as you use it. It’s really bad and isn’t something I think is worth the texture effect. I was genuinely struggling seeing my linework on the monitor till I removed it and it’s vastly better.-What the youtubers got wrong: They say the stand gets stuck on the cables, this really caught me as odd as the stand has a massive hole in it for you to put the cables through so it makes it impossible to put the stand on the cables in any way.-Be sure to NOT install the drivers off the CD, you’d be wasting your time. Go to the huion website and download the fully up to date drivers there.-There are no express keys, honestly I’m so used to a keyboard that this didn’t even register till I saw others complaining about it.-No touch interaction, this IS what got me since I’ve been working on a Surface Pro 4 using 2 fingers to rotate and zoom. That’s simply not here. Which is a shame but, something I’m getting used to again.-Wash the glass screen, there’s some form of residue that makes the pen kinda drag against it, but after a microfiber cloth+water wash over the glass it’s super smooth and nice.-Make sure you uninstall all other tablet drivers before using this.My tablet history: (Unknown name brand), Wacom Graphire 2 & 3, Intous 2, Wacom 12WX, Surface Pro 2 w/ Wacom Bamboo Feel, Surface Pro 4, Huion GT-191And hey, if you have any questions or want me to clarify something feel free to leave a comment and ask and I’ll answer as best I can.Update: After about 2 weeks or so of not charging the pen and tons and tons of use it finally needed charging. Didn't expect that!-Mike G