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I've been waiting for e-ink displays to become affordable since the first Raspberry Pi came out.

I'm still waiting.

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What's your budget / price-point?

New devices are available for < $200.

Used or displays are in the $50--$100 range, quite possibly less.

Pricing depends on size, resolution, greyscale ranges (1--16 bits, 4 is common for many smaller isplays), and refresh rates.

The issue isn't the budget, it's the fact that e-ink display cost hasn't really gone down in 5-10 years.

I was expecting 2022 to have $10 e-ink displays I could use to replace the 2x16 and 4x16 LCD screens in my Arduino projects.

But nope, anything over 2" is tens of dollars still - as it was 10 years ago.

I'm finding 4" displays for $36 and 7" for under $70.

https://www.amazon.com/Ingcool-4-2inch-Display-Module-Resolu...

https://www.amazon.com/waveshare-7-5inch-HAT-Raspberry-Consu...

For a 4x16 LCD, the 2" displays are probably most comparable, and are in the same price-range as the equivalent LCD (about $8--$12).

https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Backlight-Display-Arduino-MEG...

2" e-ink multi-colour displays with far higher resolution ... are about $20.

https://www.amazon.com/2-13inch-HAT-Raspberry-Three-Color-In...

I'm no fan of E-ink's patent monopoly, but you're being ever so slightly disingenous / unreasonable here.

Ha! I am the same with OLED. Ever since I saw a video recorded in an OLED lab, where one of the guys had a transparent foil, looking just like those for the overhead projectors in high-school in the 80's, connected to a HDMI cable. He switched it on and a movie was playing on that foil. He bent it, rolled it and said, this could be cut to any shape and size.

I would be in DIY heaven, if one could buy such foil by the meter, for a sensible price. Just imagine, what kind of displays for DIY devices one could accomplish!

I think Dasung and Mira has e-ink 25" monitors, but they are just getting released, so not sure how good they actually are. I also wonder how they worked around the e-ink patents.

They didn't work around any patents, they buy the panels from the company holding the patents.

This is the panel you'll find in the Dasung and Mira monitors: https://shopkits.eink.com/product/25-3%cb%9d-spectra-3100-ep...

I’ve never seen this before outside of medical devices : THE PRODUCTS ARE NOT CONSUMER PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES; AND (II) PURCHASER IS PURCHASING THE PRODUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL USE AND/OR IN A BUSINESS CAPACITY. ORDERS PLACED BY CONSUMERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

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