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Old 04-24-2015, 08:06 PM   #91
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Couldn't a sheet of plastic provide the same functionality?
Obviously not or it would have been done by now. As I understand it the eink itself is applied to the glass plate. Likely something to do with the conductive (or lack there of) properties of glass vs plastic.
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Old 04-24-2015, 08:08 PM   #92
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http://www.eink.com/flexible.html

Technology exists somewhere, but is not used for some reason. Maybe it would be a considerably higher price... or other properties not as good as the glass displays.

Even though I haven't broken a device so far, a device where you don't have to worry (as much) about broken displays would be a huge plus for me when deciding what to buy next time...
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Old 04-24-2015, 09:18 PM   #93
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I want flexible display to make it less likely to break not silly flexible ereader that Russian company once sold. Probably extra cost and risk is why it has not happened yet. If Kobo or Kindle developed such a ereader they should have exclusive for ereaders for a year or more. Kindle probably had exclusive 6 inch HD eink screen preventing Kobo from using them until now.
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Old 04-25-2015, 03:34 PM   #94
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Metal is conductive. The technology and manufacture of e-ink screens is built in such a way that the conductive layer for display electronics is made on glass substrate.
There were attempts to create an e-ink screen with a plastic substrate. They are (and have been for the last 6 years ;-) ) just behind the corner, ready to be introduced "Real Soon Now" (TM).

There were several devices:
I seem to remember the Sony 13" PDF reader used a eINK Mobius flexible screen.
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Old 04-26-2015, 07:58 AM   #95
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I seem to remember the Sony 13" PDF reader used a eINK Mobius flexible screen.
Yes, I think it did.
Have a look at the price .
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I seem to remember the Sony 13" PDF reader used a eINK Mobius flexible screen.
It still does.
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