XPPen Artist24 Pro 23.8 Inch Drawing Tablet with Screen 2.5K QHD Drawing Pen Display with 20 Shortcut Keys & Tilt 8192 Pen Pressure Battery-Free Stylus for Windows, Mac, Chrome, Linux

I bought this display a few months back to replace my old Bamboo. Going from a tiny tablet to a huge pen display like this is quite the upgrade, and I've enjoyed it quite a bit.The build quality is pretty decent. The stand that comes attached does seem to have a little give when I press down on the display, however I haven't personally had this cause any problems when drawing. A more noticeable problem is that the Menu button on the bottom of the display occasionally fails to register, though I don't find myself having to use the button much anyways. The materials seem fairly high quality, nothing feels especially cheap or fragile. I was a bit concerned that the input/output ports facing downwards would be a problem, and while it is slightly inconvenient to plug/unplug cords, there's enough space between the ports and the desk that I'm not concerned about wires getting damaged from being bent too far. I also consider it a plus that the device has separate ports rather than using a proprietary, converged cable as some pen displays have as those tend to be prone to failure and are far less convenient to replace.The display is quite large. On one hand, this is nice because it allows for a large drawing surface which means you can more easily make use of your entire arm for drawing rather than over-relying on your wrist. On the other, you'll need to ensure you have ample desk space available. The adjustable stand on the back takes up a lot of space, and it will jut out farther as you adjust the screen to a more shallow angle. The stand is easy to adjust and has a good range, allowing the screen to be nearly perpendicular or parallel to the desk. The display has a standard mount so I suppose other stands or a monitor arm could also be used.The screen is of good quality. The surface is glossy, which results in some reflections and glare. Additionally, drawing on it occasionally causes some squeaky noises. The glossy screen does provide a smooth surface for drawing though, and a matte screen protector can be applied, though matte screens come with their own cons anyways. The LCD panel is defect-free and looks great. It has near-perfect viewing angles as advertised. The colors are fairly good, better than my laptop's panel and my other monitor anyways. It accepts HDMI, VGA, and DVI input so there's a great amount of compatibility.For the purpose of drawing, it functions just fine. It lacks fancy features, namely tilt detection, but for basic functionality I haven't had any problems. I'm able to produce nice smooth lines, even when making rapid strokes such as when hatching. There is a bit of parallax and lag as is to be expected, but it's not ever so bad that it's caused me any problems. Compared to drawing on a traditional/screenless tablet, drawing on a pen display feels a lot more intuitive. The pen has a nice shape and has a nice rubbery material around the grip, and the buttons are well placed. I haven't had the battery die yet even as I've barely charged it. The display also comes with a drawing glove which is cool. It isn't exceptionally high quality but it has held up so far and I like the feel of the material.One thing I was a bit worried about when buying this was the support for Linux based operating systems. Tablet support is a bit spotty for Linux, however XP-Pen has released Linux drivers. Initially they didn't work, but after contacting support they were able to get the drivers updated and now they work just fine. The support team was polite and helpful. I'm very happy that XP-Pen is willing to support Linux.So overall I'd say that this is a very solid option if you're interested in getting a full-size pen display. It executes pretty well on what it sets out to do and at a very good price. It's especially nice if you're not a professional and can't really justify paying for something like a Cintiq.

Yes, the screen is very smooth, like glass, not paper, and I love it. It seems like it's getting harder to find this as time goes on, but honestly I very much prefer it, as I'm a digital artist before any other kind, and the feel of the pen nib grinding and sanding down and wearing away (on "like paper" screens or tablets) just bothers me and makes me not want to draw big or fast lines.I think paper feel can be nice if it's a smaller screen, as it helps to give more resistance and control, but I realized with this that there's another way of accomplishing that. Because this screen is so large, and the accuracy is good, you have a lot more space to draw over the same resolution and more "accuracy per pixel", if that makes sense.In other words, despite a more smooth, nice, glossy surface, you still get your control by essentially having everything more "zoomed in" by default, without zooming in. This means when you do zoom in, you can go even further than a smaller screen could, while still seeing the surrounding area or having more precision, and when you don't zoom in, it's similar to how it would be on smaller tablet zoomed in. It's hard to explain, but you can be more loose and free with your lines, and every tiny movement isn't as big of a deal, it's much more forgiving, so it's accomplishing essentially the same thing as resistance from texture would. (Could be nice if you had jittery/shaky hands too.)If you wanted the utmost control, I suppose you could find something with both size and texture, but honestly drawing large lines quickly, dragging fast over a large rough area is going to wear the nib down really fast, plus feel to me like nails on chalkboard slightly, so if you're anything like me you'd always be inclined to slow it down or draw in a smaller area, more carefully, less free.I like to draw large, sweeping, smooth, all in one stroke, flowing lines, rather than a million hairy ones, and I feel this is the perfect balance for that. You can be precise because it's over a large area, but also just swoosh the pen around without feeling like it's grinding against the screen. My only issue so far is there is a tiny bit of parallax, but it's not nearly as much of an issue as I imagined when shopping around. I'd love one with less of that, but now that I've tried this, I would not sacrifice any of the other features for it.Some said the pixels were too big, but I don't notice it, I like crisp pixels anyway but I don't even see it regardless, maybe it's my vision. If anything, it just means more input accuracy mapped over fewer (larger) pixels like I said, which for drawing (rather than viewing) seems pretty ideal to me (1920x1080 resolution is plenty for this screen size imo, again especially for drawing). Try to imagine the opposite, a tiny screen where you try to draw, but no matter how careful you are, the pen is covering many pixels at once and the slightest movement (even by the texture of it!) would span many more pixels.In other news, yes you can 100% see your reflection in it when it's off, so do beware if glare is a concern - that being said, other screens seem to just blur the reflection, not stop it, so dealing with your lighting situation properly is your best bet anyway if possible.All in all, I love it, and words cannot describe how much better I feel with it than screenless graphics tablets. Some say it's not that big of a deal, but I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Trying to explain would just be even more confusing and long than this review has already gotten, though, so I'll leave it at that. Love this thing.