eBook reader as e-ink monitor for computer

TinyApps.Org · 02-09-2010, 12:41 AM

Back in 2006, arivero posted, "Now you can improvise a cradle next to your normal monitor and use the iLiad as an auxiliary E-Ink monitor!":

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/arc...hp/t-8125.html

Now in early 2010, I'm wondering what the best device/setup is for using an eBook reader as a second monitor for a computer running Linux (or any other major OS)? I'd actually prefer simply an e-ink computer screen with VGA / DVI / any video input, but that does not appear to exist yet.

Bremen Cole · 02-10-2010, 09:43 AM

I do not know of any such thing. One problem would be the refresh rate is so slow on eInk displays that it would be useless for anything but... well , reading. And of course there is no back lighting... so you would have to have a lamp aimed on it at the correct angle to see it. All in all not a good choice for a computer monitor.

TinyApps.Org · 04-03-2012, 02:47 PM

Thanks to NiLuJe and hawhill, the Kindle DX makes a great second monitor. Video of it in action | Step-by-step guide.

02-09-2010, 12:41 AM	#1
TinyApps.Org Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 43222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: e-ink monitor	eBook reader as e-ink monitor for computer Back in 2006, arivero posted, "Now you can improvise a cradle next to your normal monitor and use the iLiad as an auxiliary E-Ink monitor!": https://www.mobileread.com/forums/arc...hp/t-8125.html Now in early 2010, I'm wondering what the best device/setup is for using an eBook reader as a second monitor for a computer running Linux (or any other major OS)? I'd actually prefer simply an e-ink computer screen with VGA / DVI / any video input, but that does not appear to exist yet.

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02-10-2010, 09:43 AM	#2
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	I do not know of any such thing. One problem would be the refresh rate is so slow on eInk displays that it would be useless for anything but... well , reading. And of course there is no back lighting... so you would have to have a lamp aimed on it at the correct angle to see it. All in all not a good choice for a computer monitor.

04-03-2012, 02:47 PM	#3
TinyApps.Org Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 43222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: e-ink monitor	Thanks to NiLuJe and hawhill, the Kindle DX makes a great second monitor. Video of it in action \| Step-by-step guide.

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