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> For that size screen, yes. I think roughly $1-3/screen for that size is good. That's just unrealistic. Similar LCD screen is also $20: https://www.adafruit.c

> For that size screen, yes. I think roughly $1-3/screen for that size is good. That's just unrealistic. Similar LCD screen is also $20: https://www.adafruit.com/product/358 https://www.adafruit.com/product/358 If you negotiate directly with manufacturers, or order direct from china, I'm certain both of these would be much cheaper, but I'm talking about US retail prices and how LCD and E-Ink are very similarly priced at this level. > but that’s not where I would source parts for a project unless they had something truly unique I can link you to other retailers who charge very similar prices. Direct from china is different, and similarly, you can find these e-ink displays for cheaper on aliexpress and similar. That's irrelevant to the discussion. $20 is fine for this. We're not (as far as I'm aware) talking about someone making a product to sell in bulk on kickstarter. We're talking about buying one to use at home.

IgorPartola 6y ago
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr3Zg1T https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr3Zg1T This is the price you’d pay if you are willing to wait. I rarely need just one component and 5 displays at $20 is serious. If you want to sell a device, a $20 can easily kill your profit margin. I am talking about direct from China and potentially selling products because if you just limit the discussion to single component hobby use then no amount is really too high. Why not $40? $80? You only need one, right?
- coder543 6y ago
  I literally already said you can pay less on aliexpress, and the same absolutely applies to e-ink. If you're making a point, I can't figure out what it is. This is way off topic. EDIT: you have edited in some more relevant points, but there definitely is a price that's too high. If you had to pair a $35 computer with a $100 display, most people would absolutely find that to be too much in this hobby context. They would have to either have a lot of money, or a lot of passion for a particular project in order to justify that. Most people will find $20 to be reasonable.
chrisco255 6y ago
$20 for the LCD is one component among many that you need to build a hobby project. It adds up quick if you pay retail like that. Meanwhile, if you can reduce that by an order of magnitude, the number of projects that will take advantage of it will increase. As for hobbyist projects vs commercial products, many hobbyists have created businesses from their projects, and that goes from woodworking to baking to electronics. Seems like 6-7 years ago there was a lot of excitement around the idea of "desktop manufacturing" and realizing the promise of 3D printing for small batch electronics. Maybe that was a little early in the hype cycle but I very much would like to see this sort of thing take off. Every $ counts in making that a realistic possibility.

IgorPartola 6y ago

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr3Zg1T https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr3Zg1T This is the price you’d pay if you are willing to wait. I rarely need just one component and 5 displays at $20 is serious. If you want to sell a device, a $20 can easily kill your profit margin. I am talking about direct from China and potentially selling products because if you just limit the discussion to single component hobby use then no amount is really too high. Why not $40? $80? You only need one, right?

coder543 6y ago
I literally already said you can pay less on aliexpress, and the same absolutely applies to e-ink. If you're making a point, I can't figure out what it is. This is way off topic. EDIT: you have edited in some more relevant points, but there definitely is a price that's too high. If you had to pair a $35 computer with a $100 display, most people would absolutely find that to be too much in this hobby context. They would have to either have a lot of money, or a lot of passion for a particular project in order to justify that. Most people will find $20 to be reasonable.

chrisco255 6y ago

$20 for the LCD is one component among many that you need to build a hobby project. It adds up quick if you pay retail like that. Meanwhile, if you can reduce that by an order of magnitude, the number of projects that will take advantage of it will increase. As for hobbyist projects vs commercial products, many hobbyists have created businesses from their projects, and that goes from woodworking to baking to electronics. Seems like 6-7 years ago there was a lot of excitement around the idea of "desktop manufacturing" and realizing the promise of 3D printing for small batch electronics. Maybe that was a little early in the hype cycle but I very much would like to see this sort of thing take off. Every $ counts in making that a realistic possibility.