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Old 10-20-2014, 08:17 AM   #16
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E-Ink android tablet? Onyx BOOX T68 Lynx with 6.8″ screen would do. Add a BT mouse and keyboard - and you have your word processing e-ink machine.
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Old 10-20-2014, 10:13 AM   #17
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E-Ink android tablet? Onyx BOOX T68 Lynx with 6.8″ screen would do. Add a BT mouse and keyboard - and you have your word processing e-ink machine.
The screen needs to be at least 8" to maybe be useful, and really, I think 10" is the minimum for me. I think Onyx or some other European / Asian producer is releasing a large screen Android e-ink reader. With the right software, it should be possible to slave it to a laptop. This will be the best bet.

There's talk about it here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=234594

But I recall reading that there is or will be a device using the same screen as the Sony Mobius screen for half the price. Hopefully we will see something soonish that can be used as a large e-ink screen. But I think it will be an e-reader/tablet that can be slaved, not a dedicated plug-in screen. And expect to pay $400-500, at least at first.
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Old 10-20-2014, 10:45 AM   #18
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I think Onyx or some other European / Asian producer is releasing a large screen Android e-ink reader. With the right software, it should be possible to slave it to a laptop. This will be the best bet.
Yep, the Onyx Boox M96.
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I'm unsure as to whether you're making a joke, are ignorant of my concern or trying to mock me...
Huh?

You said you wanted a eInk screen, and eInk didn't sell them individually.

I posted a link to eInk where it looks like they will sell you a screen. Or something. I'm not going to spend time investigating this for you when this pops up as the top Google entries for the search.
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http://the-digital-reader.com/2013/1.../#.VEZoX-Jk40I

The Pocketbook version of the 13.3" Mobius for half the price. But it doesn't use the plastic substrate. It runs Android.
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Why no really large e-ink screens for things like airport signs and the like? Things that rarely need to be refreshed.
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Old 10-21-2014, 01:55 PM   #23
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The Pocketbook version of the 13.3" Mobius for half the price. But it doesn't use the plastic substrate. It runs Android.
Though my concern in this thread was primarily the sale (or lack thereof) of E-Ink screens which are not bundled with a whole E-Reader device incl. software, I would like to remark on the CAD Reader, that at least personally, I like the DPT-S1 better (let alone it's completely pointless to call a device which doesn't exist "more capable" than an actually existing device, as the article does). I think only the DPT-S1 has plastic and a passive stylus.
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Why no really large e-ink screens for things like airport signs and the like? Things that rarely need to be refreshed.
Yield issues. It's not easy making large, error-free sections of eInk screens.
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Though my concern in this thread was primarily the sale (or lack thereof) of E-Ink screens which are not bundled with a whole E-Reader device incl. software, I would like to remark on the CAD Reader, that at least personally, I like the DPT-S1 better (let alone it's completely pointless to call a device which doesn't exist "more capable" than an actually existing device, as the article does). I think only the DPT-S1 has plastic and a passive stylus.
The Sony model is twice the price with a fraction of the functionality, and it cannot be slaved to a laptop or other device, so it's useless as a general screen. Sony are idiots.
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The Sony model is twice the price with a fraction of the functionality, and it cannot be slaved to a laptop or other device, so it's useless as a general screen. Sony are idiots.
If instead of this year (as still expected) Pocketbook 13" CAD reader finally arrived by the Summer 2015 I'd be very surprised and glad(if price was under 600 $).
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The Sony model is twice the price with a fraction of the functionality, and it cannot be slaved to a laptop or other device, so it's useless as a general screen. Sony are idiots.
I refer you to https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...14#post2954914
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The Sony model is twice the price with a fraction of the functionality, and it cannot be slaved to a laptop or other device, so it's useless as a general screen. Sony are idiots.
I repeat the previous poster question: twice the price of what?
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I repeat the previous poster question: twice the price of what?
Post #21.

Here's a vid link of an Onyx being used with a USB keyboard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=CAG-pYuXdg0

It's not slaved to a laptop. It's typing directly into an Android app on the e-reader, presumably. But at 6.8", it's not worth buying IMO for use as an e-ink screen.
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