I’ve thought about converting an intous4 and a laptop into a Cintiq tablet pc, however I have no idea what the dimensions of the electronics in the intous4 are, hopefully far from as large as the tablet itself.

Does anyone know of any pictures showing the inside of the intous4?

Thanks.

Hmm. It looks pretty cool, but I’d like to know if it has all of the features (like the angular pen and touchpad sliders on the back) and support ( doubtful, but not necessary) as the real one…

@hmm what
the wacom tablets do not sense the pressure of the pen on the tablet itself. the pen is powered by coming in range of the tablet, and the big grey pad figures out where the pen is. to determine pressure, the pen reads it’s tip and sends that data back to the tablet. if you have a wacom, you can test this by putting something hard over the tablet, or by pressing on the pen with your finger while near the tablet.

wacom’s patents for their technology are pretty interesting reads. wiki has some links to them.

Not worth it, what a rip-off!

I built such a pen display from an Intuos3. And it didn’t cost me 230 $ just to build the enclosure, just about 20$ for acrylic glass and PVC parts and it istn’t even as ugly as this http://www.tabletmod.com/sitebuilder/images/P1010917a-600×337.jpg mine is under 2 inches thick.

Keep in mind that they only offer the enclosure. You must have the Intuos3 or Intuos4 already which is expensive, you’ll need a TFT that really works well and might still have issues like the jittering cursor. Also, you might have to replace the surface/drawing area after some time because of scratches.

Not wanting to advertise here, but I suggest investing in a Hanvon Pen Display if you want a more affordable solution than the cintiq. I tried it, and it works great.

PEOPLE, Make these things and then sell it on eBay on the cheap lols. It is probably not worth it, but still; it would be sweet for Wacom to get some sort of competition and lower the price on them.

I mean really, Wacom is to Pen Tablets as Apple is to Mp3 Players; there are some alternatives but people either don’t trust other brands or other brands are inferior due to Patent Protection and such.

@ouch
always gotta be a negative nancy. only retards break lcds out of laptops. I’ve tried breaking them and most are pretty solid. most the ones i’ve disassembled for repair have a dispersion plate inside made of plastic that’s rigid yet flexible. so your worries go unwarranted, I do have to agree though that on the price of the tablet you want it’s totally crazy if you just don’t buy your own. Regardless of price though, this is still a hack.

@ E-Ville

“I mean really, Wacom is to Pen Tablets as Apple is to Mp3 Players; there are some alternatives but people either don’t trust other brands or other brands are inferior due to Patent Protection and such.”

I must respectfully disagree.

I don’t think Wacom forces you to use iTunes or does stupid authentication with anything you plug their stuff into… Also, I don’t actually believe that Apple even makes good MP3 players. It’s just not a comparison for me.

Wacom tablets seems to be like the closest you could get to artisan electronics, as they should be since they’re a tool for artists. Not an overhyped MP3 player.

@ salsa

Seriously? I didn’t watch them all the way through, but if that’s true then this really is quite cheesy. Nice presentation (trickery), but definitely not worth it.

So basically this guy is offering $250 kits for what any person could knock together for 10s of bucks in an afternoon?

Secondhand A3 tablet $200+
Secondhand 21″ monitor $100
Driver $70
Materials $30+

The whole thing is only $400 if you do it yourself, but I do doubt the quality is comparable to something designed for professional use.

PS: you don’t need a laptop LCD; the guy’s logic is that it’s easier to buy a used laptop panel than it is to strip a monitor.

I’ve never taken a monitor apart, but it can’t be rocket science to get specs for the panel inside it before you start – I would assume that some laptops use identical panels too, so whichever option is cheapest.

Having at least two dead laptops and presuming that other people have junk lying around too, it probably reduces the price even further.

I’m actually tempted to try this. Maybe it’ll be worthy of being featured ;)

lol. is the electric tape included, or do you have to bring that to the party too? i was just looking through the pics, and this thing is effing ugly!

@jikki

“I don’t think Wacom forces you to use iTunes or does stupid authentication with anything you plug their stuff into… Also, I don’t actually believe that Apple even makes good MP3 players. It’s just not a comparison for me. ”

it has nothing to do with the software side of things. he’s saying that apple (regardless of proprietary issues) and wacom are “the best of the best of the best, sir.” it’s not all about you, you know. XD

and besides, i used to sync my ipod with banshee in ubuntu quite successfully.

buy yourself a tablet pc with a wacom board in it and save the time.

Most of you dont seem to understand that THIS is an enclosure to help those who wanna build a DIY cintiq like the one on the bongofish website ….

Because one of the biggest problem met by those who built a DIY cintiq (I’m one of them) , is the enclosure …

I’m currently about to built my own 20INCH DIY Cintiq…It’s my second one …

-I got a Wacom GD1218 on ebay for $90 (shippment included)
-I had to buy the pen $30
-LCD Kit on ebay, $100 but it now can be found for $40 (still on ebay)
-I will probably contact a company to build a custom enclosure because tabletmod doenst have enclosures for the Wacom GD1218 … so it might cost me around $200

So At the end of the day I’ll have a 20inch DIY Cintiq for $420 bucks instead of $2000 …

We’ve updated the price range on our products and also have options for LCD controllers.
So if you’re interested in putting together your own DIY Cintiq, have a look at our store:

http://www.tabletmod.com/Products.html

The main site is:

http://www.tabletmod.com

Cheers

Lez