Boox Mira Pro full REVIEW – a 25.3“ e-ink monitor

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15 points·pjerem··3 comments

Looks really good for a secondary dashboard kind of thing but $1799 (plus import tax on top) is about 5x more than I'd consider for a 25" specialist monitor. Let's hope they can start getting the prices down.

What an incredible response time. I had no idea e-ink had advanced this much.

As for use-cases however, I fail to see why I would want this instead of a regular monitor as a second display. But incredibly cool tech!

> What an incredible response time. I had no idea e-ink had advanced this much.

I'd urge caution. The video is misleading in my opinion as one can't see any detail, the lighting is dim. Look at 5:05. That's a 1 bit mode when moving.

As far as I know, there's been no improvement in fundamental performance of any display from electrophoretic vendors as the underlying limitation is due to physics! A2 mode is a trick, 1 bit dithered. And companies like Dasung have disclaimers in their manual basically saying that if you use A2 too long the panel may get damaged permanently. Eg:

" aperlike Pro is more of a secondary monitor, which is mainly used for protecting eyes. Instead of a photoelectric display, Paperlike Pro's display is based on ink droplets movements, so lifetime limit is unavoidable. Any misuse may lead to Paperlike Pro's early damage. "

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