*************** REVIEW UPDATE 12/15/2019 ***************
If I could give it 4.5 / 5 I would. Here is why:
So I decided to exchange the display tablet for a new one in hope that the problems that I experienced were just because of a faulty board. Well to my surprise this was the case. After receiving the new board installing the newest driver a lot of the issues I experienced were fixed.
So why 4 / 5 stars? The reason for this is that even though a lot of the issues such as the offset to pen were fixed from the replacement display tablet it still had a few minor issues that do add up. For example, the offset from pen to cursor when trying to select features on the RIGHT side of the board are still present. Not as bad but still there. Now even though this is a little common in smaller display tablets you will usually see this issue at the bottom where the issue is not as relevant vs the issue being on the far right of the screen. While this doesn't affect drawing in the middle of the screen it still can be a little frustrating especially when trying to say for example delete a layer or add a new layer. It's minor but the annoyance is there.
So what is good about it?
The colors are amazing right out of the box. They did a really good job with making sure the color accuracy is present. To truly get the full color accuracy I do recommend color calibrating the display tablet but this is normal and what you should be doing with any board you get.
Secondly, drawing on this board is really good. Very very little to no line jitters and the tilt function and overall line quality was really good. The pen is pretty lightweight so if you're into a heavier feel pen then it might be a little inconvenience at first but once you get used to it you'll be fine. The pen does feel good in your hand. If I had a complain about it, it would be that there is no grip on the pen but that is about it.
So should I get this board?
That's hard to say and the reason is this. There are really only 3 competing display tablets when it comes to the 15.6 size and at this price point. You have Artisul, XP-Pen, and Huion. Each one does something better then the other but not one is more dominate over the other. So it's pretty much a tie between all three. If you are on the fence about which one to choose I would advise you to watch youtube review videos and find ones that show the settings page and showcase what you can and cannot customize on the display tablet.
Overall the Artisul D16 Pro is a great product.
********* OLD REVIEW BELOW ********
So I just received the Artisul D16 Pro 15.6 and after about 6 hours of testing and trying different drawing programs such as Clip Studio and Affinity Photo I've come to the conclusion that this pen display is "OK".
Right away as you start drawing you notice that there is something off about the pen. The separation from the pen and the cursor is very noticeable. After installing the latest drivers, reinstalling the latest drivers, and running their calibration tool countless of times the cursor would just not line up properly. The cursor offset was always off either too far left or too far right. This is considerably noticeable when moving the pen towards the right edge of the screen to the point where you can't even click certain features in programs such as Clip Studio since the cursor offsets so much towards the sides of the screen.
Secondly, the dial wheel/button . While it is nice it's very limited to what you can do with it. Certain features such as rotating the page is not available UNLESS you use the dial button in the middle which brings up the menu for you to select the option. The problem is that you can only use either the dial button or the dial wheel separately. Meaning you can not use them both and the same time. You would need to go into the Artisul tablet settings menu to switch back and forth between the two. This limits the dial wheel/button and something they do not advertise (at least to my knowledge). The scroll wheel also has issues with itself as well. For example, while rotating the wheel to zoom in and out it the wheel doesn't register properly when rotating. Meaning that you'll have to continuously rotate the wheel more so than you should. This could be due to a faulty display tablet that I received though.
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