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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 niceguy1827 »

Dasung 253 is a 25.3 inch eink display.

https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-25-3-e-ink-monitor-p...

I bought it two years ago for over $1800, and I have to say, it was worth every single dollar.

I can read on it, work on it, (kind of) watch youtube videos on it, play (some) RTS game on it. And mine only had 33hz refresh rate, not the latest 60hz.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by knubie »

I've tried this setup (and a different setup using a capture card) with a BOOX Note Max but the input latency is just too high to be usable, even for simple cli work.

Are the dedicated eink monitors (like Dasung) better in this regard?

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by cmrdporcupine »

niceguy1827 wrote: post #21

Dasung 253 is a 25.3 inch eink display. https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-25-3-e-ink-monitor-p... I bought it two years ago for over $1800, and I have to say, it was worth every single dollar. I can read on it, work on it, (kind of) watch youtube videos on it, play (some) RTS game on it. And mine only had 33hz refresh rate, not the latest 60hz.

I want one of those but I keep waiting for the price to drop significantly. Seems like it'll take forever.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by nihiven »

fragmede wrote: post #20
ablob wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I have one of these. It's only 'ok'. There is significant ghosting and it's not very good when the scene is dark, but it's much better than my BOOX tablet. I just got it so I'm still experimenting with different uses.

Here's a clip of it playing video: https://youtu.be/povlk3hKTVA

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by j_bum »

nihiven wrote: post #24
fragmede wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-paperlike-103-the-wo... This is that product. A 60 Hz eink monitor, for $340.

I have one of these. It's only 'ok'. There is significant ghosting and it's not very good when the scene is dark, but it's much better than my BOOX tablet. I just got it so I'm still experimenting with different uses. Here's a clip of it playing video: https://youtu.be/povlk3hKTVA

Wow that’s far more impressive than I expected. I want a laptop with this for programming…

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by somat »

I don't really want an e-ink "monitor" as that does not really play into the advantages of an e-ink display. By the time the e-ink display is uprated enough to act as a monitor It feels like a lot of the advantages of e-ink are lost and the display server does not really downrate enough to utilize e-ink's strength.

But an e-ink "terminal" would be nice, not an actual tty but something more like a tablet form factor that has a few buttons, little to no internal smarts and you can push images to it.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by danielsokil »

niceguy1827 wrote: post #21

Dasung 253 is a 25.3 inch eink display. https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-25-3-e-ink-monitor-p... I bought it two years ago for over $1800, and I have to say, it was worth every single dollar. I can read on it, work on it, (kind of) watch youtube videos on it, play (some) RTS game on it. And mine only had 33hz refresh rate, not the latest 60hz.

Does it support linux based systems?

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by danparsonson »

nihiven wrote: post #24
fragmede wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-paperlike-103-the-wo... This is that product. A 60 Hz eink monitor, for $340.

I have one of these. It's only 'ok'. There is significant ghosting and it's not very good when the scene is dark, but it's much better than my BOOX tablet. I just got it so I'm still experimenting with different uses. Here's a clip of it playing video: https://youtu.be/povlk3hKTVA

I had no idea such a thing existed, thanks - did you need to install anything to get it working or does it just plug and go like a normal monitor?

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by captn3m0 »

danielsokil wrote: post #27
niceguy1827 wrote: post #21

Dasung 253 is a 25.3 inch eink display. https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-25-3-e-ink-monitor-p... I bought it two years ago for over $1800, and I have to say, it was worth every single dollar. I can read on it, work on it, (kind of) watch youtube videos on it, play (some) RTS game on it. And mine only had 33hz refresh rate, not the latest 60hz.

Does it support linux based systems?

Page does mention Linux but there’s a separate Mac variant (which also needs an app) and a warning never to plug a Mac on the standard variant. What about people who use both?

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by OtomotO »

nihiven wrote: post #24
fragmede wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-paperlike-103-the-wo... This is that product. A 60 Hz eink monitor, for $340.

I have one of these. It's only 'ok'. There is significant ghosting and it's not very good when the scene is dark, but it's much better than my BOOX tablet. I just got it so I'm still experimenting with different uses. Here's a clip of it playing video: https://youtu.be/povlk3hKTVA

On the product page "Linux is not supported"... What a bummer!
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