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$444.99 e-ink prices are wild

• Tagbert 5y ago
  Yes, the market is small for e-ink screens this size. There are few manufacturers and there is not the volume pricing that you can get with an LCD screen.
• dicknuckle 5y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779
  • neonbones 5y ago
    The last time I checked, there was only one manufacturer with patents on e-ink tech, all the models on the market use the same screens. Even e-ink is more like a brand, not a technology name Remind me how "you need to google something" became a synonym to "you need to search something." And from the discussion you posted, I was probably right about the market state at the moment. Damn, what a shame, another monopolized market without real competition.
    • smichel17 5y ago
      At least with "google" I can still say [web] search and people will know what I mean. I'm not sure how I'd even refer to e-ink screens without that word; even with the word I sometimes need to clarify ("like a calculator, but with higher resolution").
      • mdp2021 5y ago
        > I'm not sure how I'd even refer to e-ink screens "Electrophoretic displays (EPD)"
• userbinator 5y ago
  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003257239404.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003257239404.html If you look around you'll find 13.3" panels at less than half that price, i.e. without the "maker markup".
  • dheera 5y ago
    Damn near impossible to use though if you can't design PCBs and have surgical hands for surface mount soldering ... The WaveShare one comes with a Pi HAT (sadly with headers soldered on though so I've had to desolder and resolder other headers to them) And if you get the voltages even slightly wrong you'll fry the display and maybe a few more ...