E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" display space
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#2Anyone using large e-ink monitor for programming? I cautious about trying one because I wouldn't want to wait 1 full second every time I scroll yhe sources
Re: E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" display space
#3Anyone using large e-ink monitor for programming? I cautious about trying one because I wouldn't want to wait 1 full second every time I scroll yhe sources
You can get 60 Hz refresh rate these days.
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#4Overlooking complaints of lack of backlighting, the Panic Playdate's screen IMHO is its stand out feature.
It's a "Sharp Memory LCD" which has the appearance of e-ink and shares it's ability to continue to display an image when unpowered, but has the active refresh rate of a more standard LCD.
It's frankly stunning to see in real life, and it's hard to describe how crisp it looks. Videos do not do it justice. It's truly unlike any other display I have seen.
I would absolutely adore a kindle sized e-reader with the technology, and am hopeful the future brings one.
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#5Anyone using large e-ink monitor for programming? I cautious about trying one because I wouldn't want to wait 1 full second every time I scroll yhe sources
I tried Onyx Boox Tab X e-reader (13"). It cannot be used directly as a screen, but it runs Android, so it's either some sort of screen sharing or SSH client. Onyx Boox series has its own custom refresh technology that does smart partial refreshes and thus is quite fast.
So I tried actual coding once with SSH+Mosh option, just to see if it's viable, but nothing serious yet. I remember that typing was okay, but more interaction (like copilot autocompletion and tooltips in nvim) wasn't comfortable. But gonna give it more tries for sure.
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#6I love eink displays, I also love the MIP display on my Garmin.
I'm excited for where these technologies go.
Re: E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" display space
#7Instead of reflecting ambient light, why not measure it and then emit the same amount? It should be indistinguishable (as long as you reconstruct the RGB colors properly), so you can use a regular OLED display.
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#8Anyone using large e-ink monitor for programming? I cautious about trying one because I wouldn't want to wait 1 full second every time I scroll yhe sources
I converted an old kindle to a second monitor. The refresh rate for typing console commands isn't super important, since you tend to read a command before you finally press enter.
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#9Any first-hand experiences with the Nxtpaper devices? There's a lot of press coverage of the release official material, especially on the 14 inch model, but few actual reviews. Availability or even infos on availability is an issue, at least in Europe as well.
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#10Instead of reflecting ambient light, why not measure it and then emit the same amount? It should be indistinguishable (as long as you reconstruct the RGB colors properly), so you can use a regular OLED display.
I like the idea for indoor devices, but the illusion will be immediately broken as soon as you pick up and move around the device unless the ambient light sensor is polling at a high rate