wyatt
e-ink seems to be the last bastion of reflective screens so i hope some day i can get a nice e-ink monitor or laptop screen (ha, good luck getting that for a laptop that isn't trash)
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Show threadjiub   Mar 22
@[email protected] the patents on eink expired, so now there's all sorts of cool looking devices coming out of china

you can literally get a 20" eink monitor that attaches via hdmi. but unfortunately the larger devices are very expensive ($500 or more)
Show threadwyattMar 22
@jiub i dont want large, anything under $200 that's decent?
and preferably DVI or displayport rather than HDMI but i'll take HDMI if i must
Show threadjiub   Mar 22
@[email protected] probably not, best i could find in a quick search is a 10.8" display for $146 https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809401626221.html

but it's 16:9
Show threadwyattMar 22
@jiub :(
i hate 16:9 so much
Show threadjiub   Mar 22
@[email protected] yeah same

i've resigned myself to using it but it really is suboptimal for anything other than watching videos full screen
Show threadwyattMar 22
@jiub i have only one machine in my house with a 16:9 screen and it's certainly my least used laptop (as evidenced by the fact it's the only one with a battery that still works)
Show threadwyattMar 22
@jiub most importantly, it cannot be 16:9 aspect ratio or wider
Show threadjiub   Mar 22
@[email protected] looks like a lot of them are actually in 4:3

ludicrously expensive now, but hopefully they'll come down in price or at least make it to the used market
Show threadwyattMar 22
@jiub so i guess the answer is "no, there isn't anything at any size under $200?"
Show threadLuna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️‍⚧️🐱Mar 22
@wyatt If/When I produce portable computers in the future, I plan on putting a reflective or hybrid reflective screen on them.

I don't understand why Apple, a company from an area with lots of bright sun, puts displays into its devices that can't be read in the sun without draining the battery like crazy. And of course if Apple does some bullshit, everyone else copies them. I miss the headphone jack.
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 23

@wyatt the closest I've seen was the #PixelQi panel mod for an:old #IdeaPad #Netbook…

But yeah, I want to see some proper #eInk screens with like #DVI / #DP (or even #HDMI) input…

Show threadJon SharpMar 23
@wyatt I built my own using the 7.5in display from #Waveshare. It’s pretty great. Here it is in the sunlight.
Show threadwyattMar 23
@jrsharp how much did the panel and driving hardware cost?
Show threadJon SharpMar 23
@wyatt ~50USD. The display comes with a Pi Hat-style board. I’m interfacing with an ESP32, but should be fairly trivial with a Pi.
Show threadwyattMar 23
@jrsharp i hate pi's so that's a shame
i was hoping for something i could just use as a monitor via DVI or something (something with a refresh rate faster than my old kindle)
Show threadJon SharpMar 23
@wyatt ack. To be clear, the “hat” board breaks out the I/O, but it’s SPI, so nothing quite so convenient for systems outputting signals like DVI. In order to get the quick refresh at the panel level, I’m having to use custom LUT definitions for abbreviated refresh cycles. But even then, getting “quick” refresh is far from trivial — or universal to all use modes.
Show threadwyattMar 23
@jrsharp i guess i'd be having to do deltas/diffs of frames to determine what needs redrawn and it'd probably get rather complicated