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Re:Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet by aidenn0 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @05:54PM (#40460366)
So this is a trans-reflective LCD screen?

Does it invert the colors when backlit?

It's about 50% heavier than rM2; the battery is almost triple the capacity of rM2; I assume these are related and both due to the use of LCD over eInk?

How many shades of gray?

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Re:Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet by e-_pusher on Thursday May 23, 2024 @07:28PM (#40461141)
Source: I was the chief hw engineer for this device.

The colors do not invert when the backlight is on, which is great because you can turn on only a slight amount of backlight if you need it, and have it blend to the ambient lighting.

It supports 256 levels of grayscale.

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Re:Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet by DennisAleynikov on Friday May 24, 2024 @12:45PM (#40467955)
The large battery also helps it last longer and accounts for the much more powerful chip compared to the remarkable
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