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I would have gotten the Playdate if it had a color e-ink display, hoping the next one would have one if there are plans for Panic to do this. The benefits of c

I would have gotten the Playdate if it had a color e-ink display, hoping the next one would have one if there are plans for Panic to do this. The benefits of color and also the benefits of low powered, long battery life with possibly the chance to change the color to black and white like original playdates shipped with. Doom on Playdate looks awesome though!

spaceisballer 2y ago
Unfortunately I assume it’s pretty cost prohibitive for an e ink display with a decent refresh rate. At least one good enough to play games on.
ashenke 2y ago
How does e eink screen work on a game console? The playdate screen is at least 30fps (and can actually refresh faster), even the fastest eink screens can't work at this speed without ghosting, and I don't want slower full refreshes while I'm playing a game.
- enduser 2y ago
  It’s not E ink, it’s a Sharp Memory LCD https://sharpdevices.com/memory-lcd/ https://sharpdevices.com/memory-lcd/ Memory LCDs have fast refresh rates while also being persistent like E ink. They’re also more expensive.
  - squeaky-clean 2y ago
    Exactly, they're not asking how the playdate works with an eInk screen (because it doesn't have one). They're asking how colesantiago expects to use a game console with a 5hz screen.
    - benoliver999 2y ago
      It plays the following games - Crossword - Chess
  - kragen 2y ago
    they aren't really bistable like epaper; the playdate display requires 50 microwatts to maintain the display. when i unplug mine from the breadboard it retains its image for about 30 seconds before fading just on the screen capacitance a broken epaper screen, by contrast, retains its image for at least several years
Tepix 2y ago
Have you seen the Playdate IRL? Its screen is very nice.
- MOARDONGZPLZ 2y ago
  The screen is amazing. Backlight would be nice but the screen itself is great.
  - PaulRobinson 2y ago
    I would love a backlight in my play date. The main thing stopping me playing it as much is whenever I pick it up, I feel I have to move to get light to see the screen at least 50% of the time.
  - nosrepa 2y ago
    Backlight is not possible on this type of display. Frontlit screens exist, but are substantially thicker and require a new front plate.
forgotacc240419 2y ago
Isn't the whole point of the playdate to create a distinct format which removes a lot of noise from indie game dev? In my experience with game dev it was very easy to slip into fixating on pixel art color schemes, shading, etc If you want colour it's already there in everything else
kragen 2y ago
the sharp memory-in-pixel display on the playdate uses roughly 1000 times less power than epaper displays do, assuming at least a few screen updates per minute. epaper only uses less power in applications like electronic pricetags

spaceisballer 2y ago

Unfortunately I assume it’s pretty cost prohibitive for an e ink display with a decent refresh rate. At least one good enough to play games on.

ashenke 2y ago

How does e eink screen work on a game console? The playdate screen is at least 30fps (and can actually refresh faster), even the fastest eink screens can't work at this speed without ghosting, and I don't want slower full refreshes while I'm playing a game.

enduser 2y ago
It’s not E ink, it’s a Sharp Memory LCD https://sharpdevices.com/memory-lcd/ https://sharpdevices.com/memory-lcd/ Memory LCDs have fast refresh rates while also being persistent like E ink. They’re also more expensive.
- squeaky-clean 2y ago
  Exactly, they're not asking how the playdate works with an eInk screen (because it doesn't have one). They're asking how colesantiago expects to use a game console with a 5hz screen.
  - benoliver999 2y ago
    It plays the following games - Crossword - Chess
- kragen 2y ago
  they aren't really bistable like epaper; the playdate display requires 50 microwatts to maintain the display. when i unplug mine from the breadboard it retains its image for about 30 seconds before fading just on the screen capacitance a broken epaper screen, by contrast, retains its image for at least several years

Tepix 2y ago

Have you seen the Playdate IRL? Its screen is very nice.

MOARDONGZPLZ 2y ago
The screen is amazing. Backlight would be nice but the screen itself is great.
- PaulRobinson 2y ago
  I would love a backlight in my play date. The main thing stopping me playing it as much is whenever I pick it up, I feel I have to move to get light to see the screen at least 50% of the time.
- nosrepa 2y ago
  Backlight is not possible on this type of display. Frontlit screens exist, but are substantially thicker and require a new front plate.

forgotacc240419 2y ago

Isn't the whole point of the playdate to create a distinct format which removes a lot of noise from indie game dev? In my experience with game dev it was very easy to slip into fixating on pixel art color schemes, shading, etc If you want colour it's already there in everything else

kragen 2y ago

the sharp memory-in-pixel display on the playdate uses roughly 1000 times less power than epaper displays do, assuming at least a few screen updates per minute. epaper only uses less power in applications like electronic pricetags