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PixelQi! Are they finally going to put out a product anytime soon, do you know? Their low-power daylight-friendly monitors are only available on eBay as far as

by dfps 9y ago

PixelQi! Are they finally going to put out a product anytime soon, do you know? Their low-power daylight-friendly monitors are only available on eBay as far as I've found.

enthdegree 9y ago
They died, and their guts got bought by another display company, http://tripuso.com/ http://tripuso.com/ At least the screens are still being made.
- plantain 9y ago
  Try to buy from them. 1 month+ response times!
ChuckMcM 9y ago
I think that unlikely. Mary Lou has moved on to other things, see (https://www.maryloujepsen.com/ https://www.maryloujepsen.com/)
ZenoArrow 9y ago
> "PixelQi! Are they finally going to put out a product anytime soon, do you know?" You can buy a few devices with Pixel Qi screens, but the R&D certainly seems to have gone through a few slow years. I hope they can bounce back, their screen tech had some clear strengths (low power, readable in sunlight, and with a faster refresh rate than e-Ink displays). EDIT: Looks like Pixel Qi is no more, but a company called Tripuso acquired the rights to manufacture the displays that Pixel Qi developed: https://liliputing.com/2015/01/pixel-qi-dead-low-power-displays-not.html https://liliputing.com/2015/01/pixel-qi-dead-low-power-displ...
worldsayshi 9y ago
Does anyone know if there any other initiatives beside PixelQi and e-ink displays for producing (modern) displays that can be used with passive light? It would be fantastic to be able to bring my laptop into the sunlight for work. And with the expectation of greatly improved battery life. Edit: Ooh, I found Liquavista: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tzaIgZKs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tzaIgZKs0 Edit2: And Electrowetting as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf1GjCaYzYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf1GjCaYzYg Hmm, why isn't this in use.
- dfps 9y ago
  There is demand for it. There are lots of people trying to buy them, find them, and even make them DIY style, so why no one is making them is a mystery. Could there possibly be reverse pressure because of the market for other screens?
  - bsder 9y ago
    Reliability, generally. Consistency, afterward. Cost, third. OLED was hung up for years because the blue pixels had 1/100 to 1/10 the lifetime of the red and green one. In addition, you would be stunned at just how good our visual system is at picking out imperfections. Anything less than perfect (especially involving green) will produce complaints. After both of those, you can talk about cost and efficiency.
    - dfps 9y ago
      That's informative, thanks. And I think you're point is on point: people would buy these and not be happy with them, because they want a real monitor. There's also a group of people who want them just to be able to ready articles and write articles (and code, etc) outside, and without charging a battery as often, and would be happy with lo-fi graphics.
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by dfps 9y ago

PixelQi! Are they finally going to put out a product anytime soon, do you know? Their low-power daylight-friendly monitors are only available on eBay as far as I've found.

enthdegree 9y ago

They died, and their guts got bought by another display company, http://tripuso.com/ http://tripuso.com/ At least the screens are still being made.

plantain 9y ago
Try to buy from them. 1 month+ response times!

ChuckMcM 9y ago

I think that unlikely. Mary Lou has moved on to other things, see (https://www.maryloujepsen.com/ https://www.maryloujepsen.com/)

ZenoArrow 9y ago

> "PixelQi! Are they finally going to put out a product anytime soon, do you know?" You can buy a few devices with Pixel Qi screens, but the R&D certainly seems to have gone through a few slow years. I hope they can bounce back, their screen tech had some clear strengths (low power, readable in sunlight, and with a faster refresh rate than e-Ink displays). EDIT: Looks like Pixel Qi is no more, but a company called Tripuso acquired the rights to manufacture the displays that Pixel Qi developed: https://liliputing.com/2015/01/pixel-qi-dead-low-power-displays-not.html https://liliputing.com/2015/01/pixel-qi-dead-low-power-displ...

worldsayshi 9y ago

Does anyone know if there any other initiatives beside PixelQi and e-ink displays for producing (modern) displays that can be used with passive light? It would be fantastic to be able to bring my laptop into the sunlight for work. And with the expectation of greatly improved battery life. Edit: Ooh, I found Liquavista: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tzaIgZKs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tzaIgZKs0 Edit2: And Electrowetting as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf1GjCaYzYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf1GjCaYzYg Hmm, why isn't this in use.

dfps 9y ago
There is demand for it. There are lots of people trying to buy them, find them, and even make them DIY style, so why no one is making them is a mystery. Could there possibly be reverse pressure because of the market for other screens?
- bsder 9y ago
  Reliability, generally. Consistency, afterward. Cost, third. OLED was hung up for years because the blue pixels had 1/100 to 1/10 the lifetime of the red and green one. In addition, you would be stunned at just how good our visual system is at picking out imperfections. Anything less than perfect (especially involving green) will produce complaints. After both of those, you can talk about cost and efficiency.
  - dfps 9y ago
    That's informative, thanks. And I think you're point is on point: people would buy these and not be happy with them, because they want a real monitor. There's also a group of people who want them just to be able to ready articles and write articles (and code, etc) outside, and without charging a battery as often, and would be happy with lo-fi graphics.
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