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Re:Paperlike Color: World’s First Color E-Ink Monitor by no_wizard on Monday July 31, 2023 @11:20AM (#36943950)
As kindle devices have shown though, you can backlight an e-ink display too
Re:Paperlike Color: World’s First Color E-Ink Monitor by mdp2021 on Monday July 31, 2023 @11:28AM (#36944093)
> you can backlight an e-ink display too

And you could read OLED at noon in the tropics under an umbrella (I know I did) - but I was exactly talking about optimal use.

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Re:Paperlike Color: World’s First Color E-Ink Monitor by mholm on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:45PM (#36947769)
This is technically a frontlight. The panel contains a diffuser and has LEDs at all edges of the display.