Thread: Article on Linux and E Ink displays
View Single Post
Old 08-14-2009, 03:44 AM   #19
igorsk
Wizard
igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.igorsk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 3,442
Karma: 300001
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Belgium
Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear
Quote:
iSuppli estimates that $60, or 41.5 percent of the materials cost of the Kindle 2, is accounted for by the E Ink Corp. display module, which represents the centerpiece of the product.
I don't like Robert's pitches any more than you but I think he is a bit more informed about E-Ink costs than some unrelated company. Also, "manufacturer" in this case is the device manufacturer, not E-Ink maker. Quite likely the panel's production costs are lower than that, but with the huge demand and practical monopoly PVI can charge pretty much what they please.
igorsk is offline   Reply With Quote