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32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by TulliusCicero »

cydmax wrote: post #18
alexandernl wrote: post #2

I'm a news junkie, and the power and allure of a newspaper's front page have always fascinated me. When I stumbled upon an article written by a Google engineer who had built an e ink device with the front page of his favorite daily newspaper prominently displayed on his wall, I was a bit jealous. So, I worked with a e-ink company called Visionect in Slovenia to build a version that comes shipped ready to put on your…

There are cheaper e-ink displays by Waveshare. e.g. the WaveShare 13.3inch e-Paper e-Ink Display HAT For Raspberry Pi for 500€. You can build a box to house the display and the Raspberry Pi for under 100€… Add some scripts to download and display the news PDF and you can enjoy it for 1/4 of the price…

It's the size that'll make it feel like a newspaper.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by TulliusCicero »

Gasp0de wrote: post #23
alexandernl wrote: post #2

I'm a news junkie, and the power and allure of a newspaper's front page have always fascinated me. When I stumbled upon an article written by a Google engineer who had built an e ink device with the front page of his favorite daily newspaper prominently displayed on his wall, I was a bit jealous. So, I worked with a e-ink company called Visionect in Slovenia to build a version that comes shipped ready to put on your…

For 2500 bucks I can probably pay the person who delivers my daily newspaper to come inside and hang it on the wall for me for at least 10 years.

No you couldn't.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by swores »

zyberzero wrote: post #19

Nice looking screen! Is there a way to run it without the subscription though? Or any alternative? The 32" was a bit too pricey for me, but the 13" was more wallet-friendly (899 EUR excl VAT)

I'd love a 32" eink display for my wall, but even if the price halved that €60/yr subscription would put me off - hell, even a €6/yr would put me off since at the price of the screen (even if it were half the current price) I'd care more about not being stuck trusting a company keeps offering the subscription for it to work than about the annual cost itself.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by konschubert »

alexandernl wrote: post #2

I'm a news junkie, and the power and allure of a newspaper's front page have always fascinated me. When I stumbled upon an article written by a Google engineer who had built an e ink device with the front page of his favorite daily newspaper prominently displayed on his wall, I was a bit jealous. So, I worked with a e-ink company called Visionect in Slovenia to build a version that comes shipped ready to put on your…

I make a similar product, with a smaller screen and at a lower price point.

It’s very cool what you have done, let’s maybe collaborate or join forces?

My product is an e-paper calendar:

https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale...

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by alexandernl »

cydmax wrote: post #29
lopis wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that really worth it, though? The 13 inch screen from this company is 899€ and already comes in a proper enclosure, and is wireless which seems important for this product. If your goal is to quickly manufacture reliable devices, partnering with someone that already sells a proper device seems totally worth the extra cost. Not to mention that OP wants a big poster-size screen, so your suggestion comes a few inches…

It is absolutely worth it! The Visionect display require a subscription to run properly: https://www.visionect.com/software/ . 60 Euro / year to run a display that I paid almost 1k for is not for private use. I guess that's why the price for the 32 inch display is so high, the subscription is priced in.

We built our own CMS, so no need for a subscription

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by konart »

TulliusCicero wrote: post #32
Gasp0de wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For 2500 bucks I can probably pay the person who delivers my daily newspaper to come inside and hang it on the wall for me for at least 10 years.

No you couldn't.

Depends on country we are talking about.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by konschubert »

yunusabd wrote: post #27

Boldly expanding the definition of "art" ;) Reminds me of the eink calendar concept that has been bouncing around the web for some years [1]. There's also this project [2] based on the same concept. It seems to me though that these kinds of projects are always held back by the exorbitant costs of decently sized eink displays. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDkFgOHZ5I [2] https://github.com/speedyg0nz/MagInkCal

Yea, I sell a ready-to-use an eink calendar and the display is definitely the main cost driver. It’s about half of my BOM.

That’s also why, admittedly, my calendar has a much smaller display than this newspaper.

(It’s this: https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale...)

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