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Originally Posted by pdurrant
No E-Ink screen likes the cold. I think the liquid in the microcapsules becomes more viscous, making screen changes slower and requiring more power.
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EInk do actually make a screen called the "Aurora" which can operate down to temperatures of -25C, but no reader uses it that I'm aware of (it's sold for applications like temperature displays in commercial freezers). Standard eInk screens quote an operating temperature range of 0 to 35C.