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Review on ๐ŸŽจ GAOMON PD1161: Tilt-Support Graphics Pen Display with HD IPS, 8192 Levels, 8 Shortcuts, and Battery-Free AP50 Stylus by Anthony Tegan

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Attention protective film.

I wrote a bad review about scratches on the screen. I noticed that others were complaining about the same thing, so I read the comments on those reviews. Much to my surprise, the screen protector adheres so well to the screen that I didn't realize it was just a plastic screen protector. There is actually a glass pane underneath this plastic protection. It's amazing when you remove the protective film from the screen and find a brand new tablet underneath. During the software installation, you have the option to change the location of the installation software. Don't change the location. I did and it installed in Chinese. Stick to the default location. The tablet is having problems with my Corel Painter. I think the problem is that the mouse pointer keeps jumping around. So when you are not using the table, make sure you turn off the table software. For some strange reason I selected the brush icon and after a few strokes it switched to an eraser or fill. It could be a haunted tablet. Sometimes the pen just stops working in the middle of use. After restarting the computer, the pen returns; I suspect the problem is with the tablet's USB connection; I still don't understand if this is a hardware or software issue. Maybe one day updating the driver will solve the problems with the tablet. I went a little crazy buying brush sets. This tablet seems very picky about which brushes I'm allowed to use. I paint with a brush and the pen stops working with the next selected brush. Strangely, the tablet software doesn't respond to pressure when open, but the drawing program seems to recognize pen pressure. Since the tablet software doesn't seem to recognize the stylus, I suspect the problems I'm having are due to buggy software. After all, how often should you reinstall a driver? I tried an earlier version of Painter and get the same results with a tablet, allowing you to select some brushes and not others. I keep coming back to update my review and every time I photograph a new star. It looks like a lot of people are having trouble getting the pen to work and I was hoping I could post a solution. Not me. Gaomon Tech Support wants to give me access to my computer so I can poke around. I would rather buy Watcom than have someone mess with my computer. I'm beginning to suspect that the table doesn't work well with multi-monitor systems; So if you still don't want to throw away your Gaomon tablet, try disconnecting all HDMI connections and just using the tablet. I've also found that if I close and reopen the canvas I've been working on, I can get back to painting. I think it got smart for me and this trick didn't work anymore. Let's be honest, we saw Watcom tablet prices and wanted a cheaper product; as they always say, you get what you pay for; but $200 for this tablet is a cool lesson. I went back and added a star. I have to say that tech support really tried to help me but we never found a solution. I found some workarounds. I got some beta drivers and found them worse than the current drivers. I think sometimes you just find a product that doesn't work for you. I went back and added another star. My tablet isn't perfect, but sometimes our problems just pop up on their own. After watching numerous YouTube videos, I pressed Preserve Transparency on the layer I was working on. Immediately I solved all my problems with this picture. When troubleshooting, don't focus all your attacks on one problem. Check if you made a mistake before blaming the tablet manufacturer for everything.

Pros
  • FOR ONLINE LEARNING AND MEETINGS
Cons
  • Good