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Ask HN: PebbleTime epaper refresh rate improved? Or illusion due to animation?
So, I have an OCD itch of a question I could not get out of my head. Does the transition animation for Pebble Time looks smooth to you? Has the refresh rate of the colour epaper improved (I could not find any recently published specs on the colour epaper), or is it just an illusion from the cutesy transition animation? Either way, my curiosity is piqued to the max.
- daenney 12y agoE-ink/e-paper displays can actually handle much higher refresh rates than what you traditionally see on things like e-readers. They're usually just programmed not to because it's not necessary to their function and it saves battery even more. There's been quite a few advances in the field which would probably allow for higher refresh rates with less impact on the battery that would make things like the platforms they show in the video's work just fine. I doubt you could watch a movie or play a FPS on it though.
- shengyeong 12y agoOwh, this is revelation! :) Is there any white paper on the epaper FPS?