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Very impressive tech demo, but in practice, the lack of contrast and the slow (but impressive for e-ink) refresh rate would be a dealbreaker. Also, as others have said, what's the benefit of e-ink on the desktop where mains power is readily available?
Also glare. The eye strain on e-ink is much less than that of LED / LCD displays.
Subjectively I like the realism color aspect
Very impressive tech demo, but in practice, the lack of contrast and the slow (but impressive for e-ink) refresh rate would be a dealbreaker. Also, as others have said, what's the benefit of e-ink on the desktop where mains power is readily available?
I'm curious about the refresh rate. From the video, it appears to be fast for an e-ink display. However, it still seems to be slower than what I'd be comfortable watching a video with. The other thing I'm curious about is the manufacturer. They seem to have a black-and-white version already available. Has anyone ever tried it?
Otoh, video needs bright vivid screens, gaming level quality. Quite the opposite of what a "display once use forever" tech would be suitable for.
Why make this for a desktop? E-ink is mostly useful for wireless applications and anywhere power is limited or there's a need for always on, static display.
Depending on the workload, that might be a worthy trade off. I tried coding on a grayscale eink display for a while and noticed a big difference in eye strain and overall concentration levels after a long session. But the display I had was too small and I didn't like living without syntax highlighting, so I went back to a normal screen. This product would solve those issues.
Authors and writers in general might be another target audience for this product. It's niche for sure, but eink has a lot of applications beyond price displays in a store.
Why make this for a desktop? E-ink is mostly useful for wireless applications and anywhere power is limited or there's a need for always on, static display.
Awesome, though I need this in a laptop.
Very impressive tech demo, but in practice, the lack of contrast and the slow (but impressive for e-ink) refresh rate would be a dealbreaker. Also, as others have said, what's the benefit of e-ink on the desktop where mains power is readily available?
Very impressive tech demo, but in practice, the lack of contrast and the slow (but impressive for e-ink) refresh rate would be a dealbreaker. Also, as others have said, what's the benefit of e-ink on the desktop where mains power is readily available?
E-Ink can achieve “real color” better than LED / LCD for design that is used in non electronic mediums. Also glare. The eye strain on e-ink is much less than that of LED / LCD displays. Subjectively I like the realism color aspect