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Originally Posted by HarryT
I wasn't aware that anyone was actually manufacturing screens with plastic substrates. Where would they get one from?
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LG was doing them back in 2012:
http://www.extremetech.com/electroni...e-ink-displays
They showed up in at least one low volume ereader for Russia.
More recently, Sony's used plastic screens from eink in their very pricey 13in monster.
They helped fund the screens, called Mobius, and got a (presumably timed) exclusive on them:
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...ys-introduced/
Pocketbook has been working on a CAD reader for almost two years now:
http://www.pocketbook-int.com/us/new...cadreader_flex
Don't think it's been released yet.
Eink can produce them at various sizes any time they get a big enough order. But the value of "big enough" doesn't seem to intersect with the resulting sale price to produce a viable ereader product, as nobody else has taken the jump.
The tech is out but it looks like the yield of reliable screens isn't high enough for a mainstream product. It might be suitable for a kickstarter, if only to see if there really is a market for a US$500-600 eink reader that doesn't come in 18kt gold cases.
