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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 ahoef »

bgnn wrote: post #31
somat wrote: post #26

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 t…

this would do? https://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-paperlike-103-the-wo...

No HDMI is really sad. This means there are probably closed source drivers. Linux is not mentioned as supported, so I suspect crapware.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by ibrahima »

somat wrote: post #26

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 t…

Funnily you're describing https://usetrmnl.com/ which also happens to be pretty hacker friendly.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by yolkedgeek »

bee_rider wrote: post #2

So it is vim on the eink screen, mostly? When writing a lot of LaTeX I wished I had an eink monitor. LaTeX already takes a moment to compile. I’d probably want vim on a conventional monitor.

It's text on the E-ink screen mostly, be it in the browser, a plain text file, Logseq, Obsidian etc. But sometimes simple writing can be done too. I wouldn't suggest writing code because of the high latency.

Most of my work is reading rather than writing so when I want to read something I use the E-ink screen.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by shaky-carrousel »

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.

But it was. 90s laptops had a refresh rate comparable to e-ink. That's why the windows mouse cursor can be configured to leave a trace.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by jwrallie »

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.

It could be sold without any dedicated software, and let the community come up with the interface. Just an LVDS display that fits a widely available Thinkpad would do it.

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by baobun »

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 think PineNote qualifies by now?

https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/

Also https://usetrmnl.com/

Re: Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux

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Post by baobun »

somat wrote: post #26

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 t…

PineNote?
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