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Re:Using Rust and an Old Kindle to Display Real-Time Transit... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Thursday October 24, 2024 @06:20PM (#41940425)
They jump up in price pretty quickly as size goes up. The cheapest 5+ inch display I found at your link was over $40, and it's about 100PPI. It's certainly not prohibitive, but certainly priced high compared to "just jailbreak a kindle" for any remotely kindle-comparable display, right? (remotely comparable in size and resolution)
Re:Using Rust and an Old Kindle to Display Real-Time Transit... by FrecklySunbeam on Thursday October 24, 2024 @06:53PM (#41940645)
I imagine the Kindle is sold as a loss leader, plus whatever economies of scale/negotiating Amazon does pushes the price down heavily vs buying a single unit from an electronics retailer