Re:Reasonably priced color e-ink display
by Waterfall on Monday July 20, 2020 @05:52PM
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eink should die already. There are other options rather than eink, microLED and some of the newer low refresh LCDs (Clearilk comes to mind) should be much better. https://www.displaydaily.com/article/press-releases/clearink...
Lenovo is interested and made a thinkpad with eink so it shouldn't come from a weird no name company in the future.
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Do the others ones not consume power when you don’t need to change the display, are legible in daylight, or otherwise not emit light?
These are unique advantages to e-ink as far as I’m aware.
It doesn't matter for a stationary screen
It certainly does depending on your application. Grocery stores use them for prices where you wouldn't want a glow and low power means you can run off a battery. If I integrated into my walls as a smart device I would want a subtle design without a glow. These are just two examples off the top of my head. The application matters.
Also where did this stationary context come from?
Re:Reasonably priced color e-ink display
by Waterfall on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @05:26PM
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People are asking about using it as a monitor in the comments. Grocery stores can do wireless power but the comments are complaining about them being too big or small.
You can easily have a non backlit black and white display, like the one on an f91w or LCD clock.