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This is neat, but it looks like something the HN crowd would build themselves over buying. I know my first impulse was "I could make this..."
by libraryatnight 5y ago
This is neat, but it looks like something the HN crowd would build themselves over buying. I know my first impulse was "I could make this..."
- Lio 5y agoI think at those price points I'd be tempted to just find something like a 10.3" Kobo Elipsa on sale and see if I could hack it to display a slide show. Wouldn't be as pretty as this but it's much higher resolution at 227ppi. Maybe that's the unique selling point of this; a nice presentable frame and photo matte.
- Mandatum 5y agoeInk/ePaper displays aren't cheap and getting them cheap requires buying pre-loved devices. The only way to drive down costs right now is bulk ordering. Unless your time is worth less than say $25/hr, this is likely much cheaper than building.
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- libraryatnight 5y agoI don't really think a person building this would factor wage since it - in my case at least - would be fore fun. That said eink displays are expensive but I feel like one could find one and come in to close to or under the cost of the ArtFrame. https://shopkits.eink.com https://shopkits.eink.com - has some good options. Not arguing my aunt would build this, just that a lot of the HN crowd could and often are of the tinkering type to find that sort of project enjoyable :)
- ilrwbwrkhv 5y agoMost people are not really doing anything that important where they need to worry about their per hour time.