You know, I had a cool hardware hacking idea I really wanted to do but both TFTs and eInk screens are prohibitively expensive. I just wanted a low resolution/dp

You know, I had a cool hardware hacking idea I really wanted to do but both TFTs and eInk screens are prohibitively expensive. I just wanted a low resolution/dpi cheap monochrome display. Lack of demand apparently meant they cost more than normal colored lcds.