cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/19284817
and generally aren’t very useful for high-motion graphics like videos or games. I do like the fact that my e-reader is just for reading books without distractions. Thats also kinda the point of e-ink, to be as close to paper as possible and make digital reading better. I don’t see the need yet for a paper like screen to animate video because it won’t be as good as a normal screen. I’ll prefer specialized screens over a catch-all type any day.
jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 months ago
More and better e-ink, please. It’s just the best at the things it’s good at. Give me a foldable phone with one e-ink screen!
abfarid@startrek.website 2 months ago
“E Ink” is a company, producing displays with a very specific proprietary technology. I think you mean to say more “e-paper”, which is a generic term for “paper-like” displays. And unfortunately, right now the only real competition is RLCD (reflective LCD), which is arguably non paper-like enough to qualify. Yes, it’s reflective, but other than that, it’s just a higher density Game Boy screen. Which is great and all, but it can’t compete with E Ink in a lot of aspects. It doesn’t have retention, you gotta power the screen, so no signage and stuff. It has LCD-grade bad viewing angles.
RLCDs are cool for certain uses though. For example, I sometimes choose to play on my AGS-001 over my Analogue Pocket if I’m outside in bright daylight.
paf0@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I wish they made more e-ink watches
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Which one do you prefer?
And don’t say Pebble, that’s an e-paper, not an eink.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
No foldable but screens on both side.
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Seen a noname Aliexpress phone with a normal display on one side and an e-ink one on the other.
espentan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Would that be because of creasing issues, or are there other practical differences?