Re:E-Paper Wall Paper
by xvector on Sunday March 19, 2023 @01:09AM
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It sucks that eink is still so ridiculously expensive. I recently had to pay around 2k for a 32" eink device. Bonkers pricing.
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Woah, that's TV size, I didn't know they made those. What are you using it for, what's it like?
Re:E-Paper Wall Paper
by Wingman4l7 on Sunday March 19, 2023 @01:57AM
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Yep, there are some Chinese manufacturers making them; I occasionally see information popping up on them on e-reader devices news websites. As you can see though, still not cheap.
Here are some of the larger e-ink displays.[1] No prices given. They're being pitched to cities as bus stop displays, because they can be run from a small solar panel. It might make sense for that, because having power run to a bus stop sign probably costs more than an expensive E-ink panel.
I notice that some Alibaba sellers of similar displays copied some of their images from that site.
[1] https://www.smartcity-displays.com/large-format-e-ink-displa...
You still need the bus data sign illuminated at night, and bus stops have plenty of room on top of the shelter for a larger solar panel.
Re:E-Paper Wall Paper
by Wingman4l7 on Sunday March 19, 2023 @03:43AM
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Boston's got some of the solar-powered ones, I've seen them late 2022: https://blog.eink.com/bostons-ink
Looks like they were also using them for transit at one point, but I haven't seen these myself: https://www.mbta.com/projects/solar-powered-e-ink-signs
Can you share the images of the device?
yep, even 13~14in bare e-ink screens are the price of mid-range tablets
I guess the market isn't quite there
Re:E-Paper Wall Paper
by throwoutway on Sunday March 19, 2023 @04:01PM
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It's usually explained as being "the patents are owned by a company squeezing every cent of licensing rights". I wonder when those patents expire
Re:E-Paper Wall Paper
by braunboffel on Monday March 20, 2023 @06:11AM
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It sucks that u_e = v/E . Bonkers.