Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by rubicon33 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @02:44PM
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I would LOVE if E-Ink monitors became a thing. Spending all day indoors sucks. I'd love to be able to work outside in the sun for an hour or two.
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Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by dogma1138 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @07:49PM
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Lenovo has released a Yoga convertible with an E-ink display.
https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/tablets/windows-tablets/yoga-bo...
Interesting.
Basically two displays: primary IPS and secondary E-ink. But keyboard is… virtual, you type on e-ink.
Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by dogma1138 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @03:41AM
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You don’t are not limited to typing on the e-Ink it can be used for to display documents, to take handwritten notes etc.
Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by singularity2001 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @05:01PM
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Tried it this summer with 13'' Onyx Boox 2 as hdmi display and standalone. Both worked as expected, but somehow getting things done didn't really work well.
Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by rubicon33 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @06:21PM
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Interesting. Nice to know someone has used the 13" Onyx outside for work.
Curious - why didn't it work for you?
Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by singularity2001 on Sunday September 30, 2018 @03:54AM
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Not onyx fault: It was just too hot;)
Display is perfect in sun, but contrast not optimal in shade, so I couldn't escape the burn. Next time I try a 20m hdmi cable with normal display set to max in the shade.
Re:E-Ink Monitors: Ready for Prime Time?
by LyndsySimon on Saturday September 29, 2018 @05:54PM
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I work outdoors every day when it’s warm enough, from a hammock. I use a 13” MBP. As long as you’re in the shade it’s great.
Polarized sunglasses help as well, and I have a color scheme for my terminal that’s dark-on-light that I switch to when it’s bright.