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Here's their real website: http://www.dasung.com/english/ http://www.dasung.com/english/ I cannot wait for the day when large e-ink displays are cheap, or as c

by keehun 9y ago

Here's their real website: http://www.dasung.com/english/ http://www.dasung.com/english/ I cannot wait for the day when large e-ink displays are cheap, or as cheap as normal screens, and have faster refresh rates.

gravypod 9y ago
I just want an 8.5" x 11" version that is portable, runs Linux, and can open PDFs. For reading papers you wouldn't be able to beat it.
- fragmede 9y ago
  Sony makes one, https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepad https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepad for $700 but it's a product being sold to consumers, so tinkering with the underlying OS (reputed to be Linux, in the form of Android) isn't supported. (There are a number of other 8.5"x11" eink PDF readers out there.)
  - gravypod 9y ago
    The Digital Paper Notepad is a discontinued product. What other 8.5"x11" eink readers are there?
    - deleted 9y ago
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    - 0x45696e6172 9y ago
      13.3", 2200x1650 pixels http://ereader-store.de/en/77-onyx-boox-max-carta.html http://ereader-store.de/en/77-onyx-boox-max-carta.html
    - goldenkey 9y ago
      Please don't spread disinformation. The new one was just released and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The refresh rate is supposed to be fast enough to watch videos and read books without lag. I have already pre-ordered one and can't wait to get it. It will be great for reading mathematics books in PDF form. http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6 http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6
    - mynewtb 9y ago
      They are releasing the successor this month.
  - goldenkey 9y ago
    That is the old model. The new model was just released and is available for pre-order, shipping late June/ early July. Here is the pre-order page on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6 http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6
- mabbo 9y ago
  Apart from the "Runs Linux" you might be able to find a Kindle DX. And then you might be able to hack it to run Linux. I bought one used in university and would use it for reading PDFs. Really slow refresh rate, but who cares if you're just reading big pages?
- j_s 9y ago
  Ask HN: Cheap, hackable e-reader? | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13863046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13863046 E Ink announces a full color electrophoretic ePaper display | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11766073 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11766073 https://GetRemarkable.com https://GetRemarkable.com $480 pre-order | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13113819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13113819
  - m-p-3 9y ago
    I have the reMarkable on my watchlist, and I'm eager to see it in action and play a little bit with it before I commit to a purchase.
dragonwriter 9y ago
> I cannot wait for the day when large e-ink displays are cheap, or as cheap as normal screens, and have faster refresh rates. I'd settle for cheap; I'd really like it as a second screen for mostly static documents, even if it can't have the refresh rate to be a primary display.

by keehun 9y ago

gravypod 9y ago

I just want an 8.5" x 11" version that is portable, runs Linux, and can open PDFs. For reading papers you wouldn't be able to beat it.

fragmede 9y ago
Sony makes one, https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepad https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepad for $700 but it's a product being sold to consumers, so tinkering with the underlying OS (reputed to be Linux, in the form of Android) isn't supported. (There are a number of other 8.5"x11" eink PDF readers out there.)
- gravypod 9y ago
  The Digital Paper Notepad is a discontinued product. What other 8.5"x11" eink readers are there?
  - deleted 9y ago
    [deleted]
  - 0x45696e6172 9y ago
    13.3", 2200x1650 pixels http://ereader-store.de/en/77-onyx-boox-max-carta.html http://ereader-store.de/en/77-onyx-boox-max-carta.html
  - goldenkey 9y ago
    Please don't spread disinformation. The new one was just released and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The refresh rate is supposed to be fast enough to watch videos and read books without lag. I have already pre-ordered one and can't wait to get it. It will be great for reading mathematics books in PDF form. http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6 http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6
  - mynewtb 9y ago
    They are releasing the successor this month.
- goldenkey 9y ago
  That is the old model. The new model was just released and is available for pre-order, shipping late June/ early July. Here is the pre-order page on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6 http://amzn.to/2sg3Db6
mabbo 9y ago
Apart from the "Runs Linux" you might be able to find a Kindle DX. And then you might be able to hack it to run Linux. I bought one used in university and would use it for reading PDFs. Really slow refresh rate, but who cares if you're just reading big pages?
j_s 9y ago
Ask HN: Cheap, hackable e-reader? | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13863046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13863046 E Ink announces a full color electrophoretic ePaper display | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11766073 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11766073 https://GetRemarkable.com https://GetRemarkable.com $480 pre-order | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13113819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13113819
- m-p-3 9y ago
  I have the reMarkable on my watchlist, and I'm eager to see it in action and play a little bit with it before I commit to a purchase.

dragonwriter 9y ago

> I cannot wait for the day when large e-ink displays are cheap, or as cheap as normal screens, and have faster refresh rates. I'd settle for cheap; I'd really like it as a second screen for mostly static documents, even if it can't have the refresh rate to be a primary display.