Thread: Foldable e-ink screens : Yay or Nay ?
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Old 09-09-2022, 01:03 PM   #27
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
I do agree, although it may be twice as thick when folded.
A cover makes a conventional reader about twice as thick.

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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
One of the issues I have with a folding eInk device is that when I look at the Samsung folding devices, the screen does not lie flat when unfolded. I found this very annoying when in the store and suspect that it would not improve with use.
Bummer, but this could be somewhat mitigated with the fold in the other dimension and reading in a dual page mode.

I'm having trouble seeing the attraction of paying extra for an elongated device that folds about the long axis and has an ugly crease that mars the appearance no matter what the orientation is.
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