Yep. PVI is the single-source for e-ink displays. And that means the market pays what PVI charges. E-ink was designed to be easier on the eyes and lower-powered. With the changes in the manufacturing process, we'll probably see some drop in OEM display prices. Of course, were there another major supplier of e-ink displays, we'd probably see far lower prices
Derek
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Originally Posted by Cybermynd
Hmmmm. Thanks for the comments guys. I guess the one thing that sticks with me is that I think eInk technology was supposed to be super inexpensive. I'm sure that if they start pumping out the stuff we will see commodity pricing on it eventually but I know that initially it was supposed to be super light, super cheap and super good. Whoa - sounds like the marketing department exploded in buzz words... or they stole the bs from Apple marketing... 
Kidding!
I guess if the screen IS the biggest part of the equation (and it must be if that new colour eInk-like technology is being introduced at $12K+ for a simple reader) then we can be optimistic that soon enough we will see the $75 reader when the display prices plummet. |