Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights
by ThrowawayR2 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @04:41PM
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E-Ink's other advantage is being a non-emissive display. Transflective LCD displays have low contrast. I'm literally holding an e-ink tablet over the transflective monitor I'm typing this on and the difference in contrast at the same ambient illumination is considerable. If the price were right, I'd definitely consider a 75 Hz e-ink monitor even if the power draw was more than a normal LCD monitor.
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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights
by akvadrako on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @02:51AM
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Transflective LCD is bad but e-ink has terrible contrast compared to normal LCD displays. Like 4:1 vs 1000:1.
Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights
by psd1 on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @04:47AM
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Maybe, but LCD panels are a light source, so it's not apples-to-apples. I _perceive_ eink as higher contrast than any LCD.
Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights
by pasc1878 on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @05:37AM
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That is odd as I definitely do not perceive that.
My Kindle has much less contrast than my iPad, phone or computer - albeit I have brightness turned up.
I only use the Kindle as its battery will last over a day if reading my iPhone will not and also if reading in bright sunlight.