Which tablet with a 21" monitor?

Hi,
I’m considering buying a tablet because Photoshop is sooo incomplete without it (I really miss a good brushing input device) and I wonder which tablet size should I choose.

I’m using a 21" monitor at 1600×1280 resolution, that feeds me with plenty of space for drawing, but I don’t know if that big size does influence the tablet dimensions too. Do you think buying a small A5 Wacom Graphire would be enough? Should I step up to a A4 tablet without even considering the A5 format?
Any suggestion?

I’m also used to turn on my secondary display for placing Photoshop’s tools and palettes aside, so that the entire 21" primary monitor space is available for drawing; how will the tablet work when switching the 2nd monitor on? I did never used a tablet with such a configuration, what do I have to expect from that? How will that work?

Hi,
I’m considering buying a tablet because Photoshop is sooo incomplete without it (I really miss a good brushing input device) and I wonder which tablet size should I choose.

I’m using a 21" monitor at 1600×1280 resolution, that feeds me with plenty of space for drawing, but I don’t know if that big size does influence the tablet dimensions too. Do you think buying a small A5 Wacom Graphire would be enough? Should I step up to a A4 tablet without even considering the A5 format?
Any suggestion?

I’m also used to turn on my secondary display for placing Photoshop’s tools and palettes aside, so that the entire 21" primary monitor space is available for drawing; how will the tablet work when switching the 2nd monitor on? I did never used a tablet with such a configuration, what do I have to expect from that? How will that work?

thanks,
Roberto

Hi,
I’m considering buying a tablet because Photoshop is sooo incomplete without it (I really miss a good brushing input device) and I wonder which tablet size should I choose.

I’m using a 21" monitor at 1600×1280 resolution, that feeds me with plenty of space for drawing, but I don’t know if that big size does influence the tablet dimensions too. Do you think buying a small A5 Wacom Graphire would be enough? Should I step up to a A4 tablet without even considering the A5 format?
Any suggestion?

I’m also used to turn on my secondary display for placing Photoshop’s tools and palettes aside, so that the entire 21" primary monitor space is available for drawing; how will the tablet work when switching the 2nd monitor on? I did never used a tablet with such a configuration, what do I have to expect from that? How will that work?

thanks,
Roberto

I use a Wacom tablet with two 21" monitors. It works fine, and has the advantage of allowing me to use two mice – one with the tablet, the other direct – which allows me to distribute my mouse work to both hands.

I use a Wacom tablet with two 21" monitors. It works fine, and has the advantage of allowing me to use two mice – one with the tablet, the other direct – which allows me to distribute my mouse work to both hands.

How does the tablet work with two monitors? Does the tablet snsitive area split in two (one half for each monitor) or is there some function that recognizes the pointer going back and forth so that the tablet area is fully used for the each entire 21" monitor area?

How does the tablet work with two monitors? Does the tablet snsitive area split in two (one half for each monitor) or is there some function that recognizes the pointer going back and forth so that the tablet area is fully used for the each entire 21" monitor area?

You simply change the area of the tablet which maps to the screen, otherwise the aspect ratio you’re using for the pen doesn’t match the aspect ratio of the pointer motion on the screen – I have an A5 Wacom and two monitors, and I don’t use the top and bottom sixths (approximately) of the tablet.

How does the tablet work with two monitors? Does the tablet snsitive area split in two (one half for each monitor) or is there some function that recognizes the pointer going back and forth so that the tablet area is fully used for the each entire 21" monitor area?

You simply change the area of the tablet which maps to the screen, otherwise the aspect ratio you’re using for the pen doesn’t match the aspect ratio of the pointer motion on the screen – I have an A5 Wacom and two monitors, and I don’t use the top and bottom sixths (approximately) of the tablet.

You mean you map a big rectangular portion of the tablet to both screens together so that moving the pen left on the tablet you point to the left monitor screen and when dragging the pen right on the tablet the pointer moves to the monitor positioned on the right, correct? That means the tablet resolution gets halved so that it accomodates the giantic screen area, and you loose part of the tablet area because of the screen ratio (having two screens side by side doubles the global aspect ratio of the mapped area). Is that correct?

Having a so huge area to map can lessen the tablet resolution to a point that becomes usefull to opt for a bigger tablet, or not?

Hi,
I’m considering buying a tablet because Photoshop is sooo incomplete without it (I really miss a good brushing input device) and I wonder which tablet size should I choose.

I’m using a 21" monitor at 1600×1280 resolution, that feeds me with plenty of space for drawing, but I don’t know if that big size does influence the tablet dimensions too. Do you think buying a small A5 Wacom Graphire would be enough? Should I step up to a A4 tablet without even considering the A5 format?
Any suggestion?

I’m also used to turn on my secondary display for placing Photoshop’s tools and palettes aside, so that the entire 21" primary monitor space is available for drawing; how will the tablet work when switching the 2nd monitor on? I did never used a tablet with such a configuration, what do I have to expect from that? How will that work?

thanks,
Roberto