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Re:New 10.3″ Waveshare E Ink Monitor by r3drock on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:07AM (#22063150)
It only uses electricity when it refreshes, so it does not seem that high.
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Re:New 10.3″ Waveshare E Ink Monitor by fnord77 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @06:40AM (#22063615)
if you're typing something, wouldn't be constantly refreshing?
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Re:New 10.3″ Waveshare E Ink Monitor by rustybolt on Thursday January 16, 2020 @06:53AM (#22063679)
Most e-ink displays only refresh sections. So if you type a letter, it really only draws the letter. If you scroll however, the whole screen needs to be updated.
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Re:New 10.3″ Waveshare E Ink Monitor by agumonkey on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:13AM (#22064642)
unless the software stack has a degraded mode for power saving
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