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Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by Groxx »

ashirviskas wrote: post #10
exasperaited wrote: post #6

How long will the display last like this?

from 6.7 to 42 would be my guess. But being serious, I personally have not seen a degraded e-ink display.

I've seen a couple minor, older-hardware cases when they've been powered off with something on the screen for years, but that's about it. in theory they can also "burn in" by not clearing the display occasionally (afaict it has something to do with accumulating charge) but most or all of those should clear eventually after cycling a bunch (afaict, though it can definitely persist to a minor degree for dozens of full refresh cycles). extreme ghosting, basically.

they seem pretty durable to me.

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Post by cons0le »

RossBencina wrote: post #7
moneywoes wrote: post #4

Any suggested eink tablet with higher refresh that this would work better for?

Many if not all of the current generation Boox devices. Choose comparison category "Refresh Time" here: https://www.mydeepguide.com/daf-tool Be aware that Boox runs Android apps. Many other brands do not.

I use the Boox 10.3 for reading emails, text-based sites like this, and manga. Its bliss and has replaced 80% of my ipad. The experience of using it outside completely trounces normal screens.

As soon as they make larger, better 60hz panels I will 100% switch all my monitors over. I think making videos look worse is a positive. We don't need doomscrolling. We don't need 60fps react buttons with smooth gradients. We don't need to HDR the entire web. I primarily use text based sites anyways, so eink is perfect for me.

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Post by edent »

exasperaited wrote: post #6

How long will the display last like this?

I've been using an eInk screen for over 12 years - it is refreshed multiple times per day.

It is as crisp and clear as the day I got it.

Admittedly, I'm not trying to run video on it constantly and it doesn't get hot. But eInk seems remarkably durable.

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Post by larodi »

jwrallie wrote: post #3

I’d really like a Linux laptop with an e-ink screen. I’m well aware of the downsides. It seems Android tablet with a keyboard or Windows laptop with double screen exist but to live with the limitations of such a screen, nothing would top having full control of the OS interface.

incredible, isn't it, that no single usable e-paper device is being sold. like no Mac with e-ink, no Surface with e-ink, no ASUS with e-ink, even though this is the best thing an operator can do to his tired eyes.

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Post by ablob »

larodi wrote: post #18
jwrallie wrote: post #3

I’d really like a Linux laptop with an e-ink screen. I’m well aware of the downsides. It seems Android tablet with a keyboard or Windows laptop with double screen exist but to live with the limitations of such a screen, nothing would top having full control of the OS interface.

incredible, isn't it, that no single usable e-paper device is being sold. like no Mac with e-ink, no Surface with e-ink, no ASUS with e-ink, even though this is the best thing an operator can do to his tired eyes.

I'd wager that the whole modus operandi for desktop environments is not made with e-ink in mind. E-ink fits in a situation where only a few updates are ever required, and completely breaks down for anything requiring higher framerates.

The market might just not be big enough to warrant creating a product.

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Post by fragmede »

ablob wrote: post #19
larodi wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

incredible, isn't it, that no single usable e-paper device is being sold. like no Mac with e-ink, no Surface with e-ink, no ASUS with e-ink, even though this is the best thing an operator can do to his tired eyes.

I'd wager that the whole modus operandi for desktop environments is not made with e-ink in mind. E-ink fits in a situation where only a few updates are ever required, and completely breaks down for anything requiring higher framerates. The market might just not be big enough to warrant creating a product.

https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-paperlike-103-the-wo...

This is that product. A 60 Hz eink monitor, for $340.

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