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Many people on this thread are complaining about the poor performance of this passively powered screen. PSA if you care about resolution and speed, and don't mind powering it; pick up the ED060KC1 panel. 300ppi 6" panel for around $75, base refresh is 450ms. If you're brave, it seems mostly stable down to 300-350ms. It's the same panel most high end ereaders use.

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If you want the same "NFC updating from an app" ability, a small solar panel, enough to charge a supercap, so you have enough energy to update the screen once per few hours could be the solution. You can still use the NFC power option, just wait longer if you need more frequent refreshes.

when I looked it up I was finding listings for at least $150, what sellers are you getting the $75 estimate from?

Same question here! The cost of these panels for like anyone whos' not a major manufacturer to use is so high it seems. I just wanna make some fun prototypes ya know.

Aliexpress/eBay market prices. You can even get them cheaper than that, it's just that $75 is more available.

https://m.aliexpress.com/wholesale/ED060KC1.html?keywords=ED...

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