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Originally Posted by mSSM
As far as I understand it - the only real downside is the fact that the screen still uses up energy during transmissive mode (i.e. looking like e-ink), albeit very little.
I wonder what the battery duration would look like. If such a device lasts a day in "e-ink mode" (I know the term is not exactly correct), I would be perfectly content with it. Charging it once a day is not a bigge (over night?).
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Originally Posted by etienne66
My understanding is that in "e-ink mode" the Adam is supposed to last up to 160 hours.
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Let's call it "reflective mode". You see...the screen
reflects the light of outside sources in that mode, rather than
transmitting or
emitting its own light. It's not "e-ink" or really anything like E-Ink, except for being reflective, which LCDs have done for many years before E-Ink existed.
The 160-hour figure is rather ridiculous, and highly, highly unlikely even with good low-power boards. 160 hours in
standby, which means the screen is off and the device is not actively in use, is possible.