Thread: E Ink forecasts loss as ebook device demand falls
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Old 04-16-2014, 12:17 AM   #124
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Originally Posted by MrPLD View Post
If they bring out a 13~15" eInk PC display at ~100dpi ( even if it's just an auxillary USB unit ) I think they could get themselves a fairly reasonable take up on the market.

People like my wife who are writers but cannot handle looking at a LCD/CRT/transmissive type display for more than a few minutes are desperate for an eInk display to work their trade on ( yes, eInk refresh is a bit slow, but believe me, compared to typewriters or hand written notes an eInk display is a leap ahead ).

There was/is an indigogo project to produce an external eInk display, but it's still more of a hack job than a turnkey solution.

Somebody showed video playing at reasonable frame rate on an eink display. I don't know what it took to do that, but it showed what is possible.
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