top | item 30038964 (no title) yeetaccount4 | 4 years ago Has there been any progress on extending e ink lifespan? discuss order hn newest dredmorbius|4 years ago That's a non-issue so far as I'm aware.The displays will last and function for years. Long enough that other components are generally long obsolete. yeetaccount4|4 years ago Obsolete, but still functional for their intended purpose. The screen will fail before the components get tin whiskers, if you use it often-ish.E ink readers will fail later because of a very low refresh rate, but as a screen monitor it may be a poor match.Pixel-Qi full sun display mode may be a better match for what most want. load replies (1) fallat|4 years ago What's the current lifespan? My original Kindle is still working just fine. Sunspark|4 years ago Don't you find the low-resolution and the low-contrast of the first generation panels annoying? load replies (1) yeetaccount4|4 years ago Depends on how things are set up with the refresh rate; subpixel rendering may have an effect IIRC. Details I don’t really understand, but e ink has a shorter lifespan than other tech.
dredmorbius|4 years ago That's a non-issue so far as I'm aware.The displays will last and function for years. Long enough that other components are generally long obsolete. yeetaccount4|4 years ago Obsolete, but still functional for their intended purpose. The screen will fail before the components get tin whiskers, if you use it often-ish.E ink readers will fail later because of a very low refresh rate, but as a screen monitor it may be a poor match.Pixel-Qi full sun display mode may be a better match for what most want. load replies (1)
yeetaccount4|4 years ago Obsolete, but still functional for their intended purpose. The screen will fail before the components get tin whiskers, if you use it often-ish.E ink readers will fail later because of a very low refresh rate, but as a screen monitor it may be a poor match.Pixel-Qi full sun display mode may be a better match for what most want. load replies (1)
fallat|4 years ago What's the current lifespan? My original Kindle is still working just fine. Sunspark|4 years ago Don't you find the low-resolution and the low-contrast of the first generation panels annoying? load replies (1) yeetaccount4|4 years ago Depends on how things are set up with the refresh rate; subpixel rendering may have an effect IIRC. Details I don’t really understand, but e ink has a shorter lifespan than other tech.
Sunspark|4 years ago Don't you find the low-resolution and the low-contrast of the first generation panels annoying? load replies (1)
yeetaccount4|4 years ago Depends on how things are set up with the refresh rate; subpixel rendering may have an effect IIRC. Details I don’t really understand, but e ink has a shorter lifespan than other tech.
dredmorbius|4 years ago
The displays will last and function for years. Long enough that other components are generally long obsolete.
yeetaccount4|4 years ago
E ink readers will fail later because of a very low refresh rate, but as a screen monitor it may be a poor match.
Pixel-Qi full sun display mode may be a better match for what most want.
fallat|4 years ago
Sunspark|4 years ago
yeetaccount4|4 years ago