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Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi

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rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/29/2015 5:26 AM, cl@isbd.net wrote:
> > rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 7/28/2015 10:02 AM, cl@isbd.net wrote:
> >>> rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> LK8000, which I prefer, is probably heading for the RPi but may also
> >>>>> appear on Android.
> >>>>
> >>>> Again, I'm not following.  If you have an Andriod app, how does that get
> >>>> an ePaper display?
> >>>>
> >>> It's quite possible to get an Android device with an ePaper display, I
> >>> have one and it's pretty good at what it does.
> >>>
> >>> Take a look at the Icarus readers, the E653 in particular.
> >>
> >> How fast does it redraw the screen?
> >>
> > My guess would be somewhat less than 1 second though that's only
> > subjective.  It does produce some strange effects with standard
> > Android app animations but it mostly works pretty well.
> 
> That is an e-paper display for sure then.  I'm surprised they included 
> this display in anything other than a book reader.  So much of what a 
> tablet or PDA does requires faster drawing times.
> 
> Wait until you try to use it in cold weather.  They slow down a *lot*.
> 
I'm rather unlikely to use it in the cold! :-)

It's promoted mainly as an e-reader but with the advantage of being
much more 'open' than the proprietary Kindle etc.  I bought it for its
openness, it means I can read Amazon Kindle books *and* ePub books
from my public library (and for that matter other proprietary formats).

-- 
Chris Green
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Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-06-18 22:39 +0000
  Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-06-19 19:10 +0000
    Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-06-19 15:34 -0400
      Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-06-19 20:36 +0000
        Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-06-19 23:22 +0000
        Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-06-19 23:58 +0000
          Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> - 2015-06-19 18:25 -0600
          Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-06-19 22:44 -0400
            Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-06-20 13:29 -0400
        Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi cl@isbd.net - 2015-07-29 10:26 +0100
          Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi cl@isbd.net - 2015-07-29 21:21 +0100
            Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-07-29 17:18 -0400
              Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi cl@isbd.net - 2015-07-30 10:23 +0100
                Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-07-30 11:14 +0000
                Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-07-30 12:55 +0100
                Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi cl@isbd.net - 2015-07-30 13:15 +0100
  Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-06-19 20:27 +0100
    Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-06-19 15:57 -0400
  Re: 4.41 inch ePaper Display for the rPi Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-06-19 19:31 +0000

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