Re:E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)
by IshKebab on Monday December 05, 2022 @10:24AM
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> "E Ink" is just a brand of e-paper
It is not. It is a brand of electrophoretic display, which is a type of e-paper display.
> There are other brands that utilize the same technology.
There are not. Not any significant ones anyway.
> Unless specifically noted otherwise, you can safely assume that anyone talking about "e-ink" or "e-paper" means the kind of display used in Kindle, Inkplate or the art frames this article is talking about.
No you can't. "E-ink" displays are definitely e-ink. But an "e-paper" display could be e-ink, transflective LCD, or anything else. There are real products that use transflective LCD and say they have "e-paper" displays. The Pebble watches are the obvious one (sadly discontinued).
There are tons of e-ink products that are described as having e-paper displays which probably contributes to the confusion, but the meaning is quite clear.
It is not. It is a brand of electrophoretic display, which is a type of e-paper display.
> There are other brands that utilize the same technology.
There are not. Not any significant ones anyway.
> Unless specifically noted otherwise, you can safely assume that anyone talking about "e-ink" or "e-paper" means the kind of display used in Kindle, Inkplate or the art frames this article is talking about.
No you can't. "E-ink" displays are definitely e-ink. But an "e-paper" display could be e-ink, transflective LCD, or anything else. There are real products that use transflective LCD and say they have "e-paper" displays. The Pebble watches are the obvious one (sadly discontinued).
There are tons of e-ink products that are described as having e-paper displays which probably contributes to the confusion, but the meaning is quite clear.