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No mention of the elephant in the room: refresh rate. E-ink displays typically have incredibly low (full) refresh rate, which coincidentally is fine for reading
by mrd3v0 5y ago
No mention of the elephant in the room: refresh rate. E-ink displays typically have incredibly low (full) refresh rate, which coincidentally is fine for reading. However for a desktop which may involve a lot of moving elements this seems like a major limitation.
- rchaud 5y agoBoox devices running Android have 3 user-adjustable levels of screen refresh. The higher you go, the more battery it uses, but higher levels let you browse the web relatively well.
- dogma1138 5y agoAnd the higher you go the more ghosting you get and the contrast level drops sharply. They increase the refresh rate by both boosting the voltage and limiting the dynamic range of the screen.
- beprogrammed 5y agoJust need to modify your desktop to work with such a display appropriately, no motion, no quick changes.