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Quoth · 01-16-2020, 06:36 AM

Linux on Desktop is MUCH more likely than Color eInk, because it's been viable for more than 10 years and for 20 for niche users. Win 10 is driving adoption

So not comparable. Colour eink simply can't compete with brightness & contrast of mono eink or quality of colour LCD even 20 years ago. Non-eink such as Mirasol showed some promise. You'd need a low loss transmissive four layer CYMK technology for any ambient light display. Each layer clear or translucent. White/Black at rear, Clear/Yellow on top.
Because using RGB or
RG
GB
filters on a mono display cuts brightness to about 1/4 or less, so it only works with a front light. You also need a minimum 600 dpi to be equivalent to 300 dpi mono.

01-16-2020, 06:36 AM	#21
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,424 Karma: 107078855 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Linux on Desktop is MUCH more likely than Color eInk, because it's been viable for more than 10 years and for 20 for niche users. Win 10 is driving adoption So not comparable. Colour eink simply can't compete with brightness & contrast of mono eink or quality of colour LCD even 20 years ago. Non-eink such as Mirasol showed some promise. You'd need a low loss transmissive four layer CYMK technology for any ambient light display. Each layer clear or translucent. White/Black at rear, Clear/Yellow on top. Because using RGB or RG GB filters on a mono display cuts brightness to about 1/4 or less, so it only works with a front light. You also need a minimum 600 dpi to be equivalent to 300 dpi mono. Last edited by Quoth; 01-16-2020 at 06:38 AM.