Can I buy an E-ink monitor?

Rizla · 12-15-2013, 09:32 AM

The subject says it all. It doesn't need to be fast or have no refresh. I can even hack things up by modifying an e-reader screen. Though a think a 6-inch screen would be too small. It would be worth getting a Kindle DX if I could use that. Has it been done? Does it exist? I suspect I'm going to have to wait a bit.

markom · 12-15-2013, 09:41 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQQvQx2ep1o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heCgjXOKQGI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdSRcZQoEJo

Next year 10" and 13" e-ink readers will be quicker and better and probably have that mirroring capability or one for using external keyboard, at least those on Android.

Rizla · 12-15-2013, 11:41 AM

Thanks. I knew about the Nook but not the Kindles. I might try and rig it up with the Nook, but it's a bit small. Still, I'll think about it. It makes sense syncing the two displays so I switch between the two depending on what I'm doing.

I wonder if there will be bigger screens next year...And if so, they will probably be very expensive.

Sgt.Stubby · 12-15-2013, 02:43 PM

I think it would be nuts to have an e-ink only display on a workstation. Consider a dual-mode screen, like that made by PixelQI, which is both LCD and e-ink. Dual-mode is rare, so I think pixelqi is the only real choice (there is the YotaPhone, but that's just a phone).

bookp · 07-20-2014, 08:22 AM

It's been 7 months, and there's my hope that the market has changed a little. Are there existing or upcoming Readers or other eink screens bigger than 6" that can be used as external monitors in any way? Cable, VNC/RDP, just console output, whatever, I don't care. But I need eink, and 6" won't do it.

mbovenka · 07-20-2014, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookp

It's been 7 months, and there's my hope that the market has changed a little. Are there existing or upcoming Readers or other eink screens bigger than 6" that can be used as external monitors in any way? Cable, VNC/RDP, just console output, whatever, I don't care. But I need eink, and 6" won't do it.

The Onyx Boox M96 is 9.7" and runs Android, so you should be able to install a VNC client on it.

LinuxArie · 07-20-2014, 05:17 PM

Sony has an 13" e-ink reader

DanCa · 07-20-2014, 11:57 PM

You can buy a 10" development kit .
Digikey sells them for $267, the part number is SZ102AS181-ND.
This is a 1024 x 1280 display. This display would make for a great ebook reader with two side by side panels.
Normally these devkits are easy to use and well documented.

For a smaller display, there are some posts on hackaday, where someone used a kindle as a display for a weather station.

the.Mtn.Man · 07-23-2014, 02:38 PM

I have a feeling that an e-ink monitor (I'm assuming for a PC?) would be such a niche product that would be obscenely expensive and unprofitable.

12-15-2013, 09:32 AM	#1
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Can I buy an E-ink monitor? The subject says it all. It doesn't need to be fast or have no refresh. I can even hack things up by modifying an e-reader screen. Though a think a 6-inch screen would be too small. It would be worth getting a Kindle DX if I could use that. Has it been done? Does it exist? I suspect I'm going to have to wait a bit.

12-15-2013, 09:41 AM	#2
markom Banned Posts: 488 Karma: 1080260 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: sony prs t1 kindle dx ipad	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQQvQx2ep1o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heCgjXOKQGI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdSRcZQoEJo Next year 10" and 13" e-ink readers will be quicker and better and probably have that mirroring capability or one for using external keyboard, at least those on Android. Last edited by markom; 12-15-2013 at 10:18 AM.

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12-15-2013, 11:41 AM	#3
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Thanks. I knew about the Nook but not the Kindles. I might try and rig it up with the Nook, but it's a bit small. Still, I'll think about it. It makes sense syncing the two displays so I switch between the two depending on what I'm doing. I wonder if there will be bigger screens next year...And if so, they will probably be very expensive.

12-15-2013, 02:43 PM	#4
Sgt.Stubby Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 530000 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: none	I think it would be nuts to have an e-ink only display on a workstation. Consider a dual-mode screen, like that made by PixelQI, which is both LCD and e-ink. Dual-mode is rare, so I think pixelqi is the only real choice (there is the YotaPhone, but that's just a phone).

07-20-2014, 08:22 AM	#5
bookp Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 13674 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T3	It's been 7 months, and there's my hope that the market has changed a little. Are there existing or upcoming Readers or other eink screens bigger than 6" that can be used as external monitors in any way? Cable, VNC/RDP, just console output, whatever, I don't care. But I need eink, and 6" won't do it.

07-20-2014, 05:17 PM	#7
LinuxArie Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 2703388 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: 51,9°N 4,2°E Device: Kobo Touch & Clara HD. FBreader on Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro, Nokia 3.1	Sony has an 13" e-ink reader

07-20-2014, 11:57 PM	#8
DanCa Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: none	You can buy a 10" development kit . Digikey sells them for $267, the part number is SZ102AS181-ND. This is a 1024 x 1280 display. This display would make for a great ebook reader with two side by side panels. Normally these devkits are easy to use and well documented. For a smaller display, there are some posts on hackaday, where someone used a kindle as a display for a weather station.

07-23-2014, 02:38 PM	#9
the.Mtn.Man Guru Posts: 710 Karma: 2483502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Aura	I have a feeling that an e-ink monitor (I'm assuming for a PC?) would be such a niche product that would be obscenely expensive and unprofitable.

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