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Originally Posted by viceant
Too many people say they would see videos on theese devices but, correct me if I'm wrong, I worry eink is based on a macro particles movemet, not in electron-photon movement, and it won't last much using it in that way. I am glad they have achieved that feat, but cause it means I will be able to browse the web pages with a smooth scrolling.
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Allow me to copy and paste two posts of mine:
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Originally Posted by mdp
Yes, but that's something like 10 millions per pixel (I hope I remember correctly)... Three hundred thousand times "War and Peace" and still it would have covered a fraction of the screen.
Do not forget that it is the current state of a growing technology.
EDIT: confirmed, the specs sheet for the "E-Ink Carta Imaging Film" states «10 million switches». (It also says "or five years" [...]).
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Originally Posted by mdp
The lifespan is equivalent to "if you used it every day in traditional 8hrs working-days for five years, assuming a pixel is switched on average every 5s (which is probably a lot)":
5 x 360 x 8 x 60 x 12 = around 10M
To check how often a pixel is really switched, that sh/could be tested.
And if you used A2 or similar modes instead of "normal" mode, pixels would be switched less often (2 states, maybe 4, instead of 16).
So, I would call it durable
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Oh, by the way: I did soon after write a piece of code that would monitor screen changes during office-oriented work, to provide stats. I always forget to get the results though.