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Even with color, it just won't be anywhere as good as the screens we're used to now. There are two things holding E-Ink back: 1) Battery life alone is not wort
by jkestner 10y ago
Even with color, it just won't be anywhere as good as the screens we're used to now.
There are two things holding E-Ink back:
1) Battery life alone is not worth the tradeoff for the consumer market. 2) The flexibility of the form factor could've taken E-Ink places that others couldn't go, but:
a. The company makes it very difficult for startups to work with them on non-stock sizes/shapes.
b. The manufacturing process hasn't improved enough to bring the promised cost within reach.
All the R&D money in the display industry is being invested elsewhere, and people will get affordable, flexible, and high-contrast OLED screens sooner than E-Ink can check off two of those boxes.
- frik 10y agoOLED has several downsides as well like burn in problems, limiting lifetime, higher power usage, doesn't work that well outside in bright sunlight, etc. I always avoided OLED and choose either IPS or e-ink.