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nitish_anand99 t1_j2obdi5 wrote

Reply to comment by apollyon0810 in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico

What ever happened to color E ink displays? My watch, Pebble time had it and it had animations that were miles smoother than a traditional e ink black and white display.

Also Pebble time will be one of the GOAT in smartwatches. RIP.

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C00catz t1_j2ogt09 wrote

Most kindles still use them. And the vast majority of Garmin watches use them too. I recently got a Garmin forerunner 255s cause I missed my pebble. It’s got 10 days of battery life, e-ink (technical memory in pixel), and can track my exercise nicely.

Not quite as many smart watch features as I remember my pebble having. But I never used any of those anyways. Basically just want some notifications on my wrist + activity tracking.

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randybruder t1_j2ohmfr wrote

They're asking about "color E-ink" displays, not E-ink

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C00catz t1_j2ohyyz wrote

Oops, then ignore the first sentence about kindles. The rest still applies.

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randybruder t1_j2oig94 wrote

I mean you're talking about memory in pixel displays which is completely different technology from color E-ink

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C00catz t1_j2ojyxb wrote

They were talking about pebble watches, which use memory in pixel technology. It seems terms like e-ink and e-paper are often used when a display is actually using MIP (at least for watches).

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randybruder t1_j2okadk wrote

They were talking about the Pebble Time, which had a color E-ink display not memory in pixel technology

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C00catz t1_j2okyh3 wrote

Oh shit, is memory LCD different than memory in pixel lcd? I assumed they were the same

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randybruder t1_j2oluq1 wrote

Oh that stretches the limit of what I know, I just remember the Pebble Time being specifically a color E-ink display (that I re-confirmed on Wikipedia before posting) and, like nitish_anand99, remember a time where that technology seemed like it was growing in popularity to then disappear—while the regular E-ink screens have stuck around like most E-readers and a surprising number of phone manufactures

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C00catz t1_j2onzz6 wrote

Yeah I was looking at that Wikipedia page too. I was looking at the summary part at the top where it say’s the display is e-paper and specifies the tech is memory lcd.

I might just be confused here, cause I can’t find anything on the difference between memory lcd and memory in pixel lcd.

I also remember when it seemed like the tech had died off completely after pebble went bust. And I didn’t realize there was anything similar that’s still on the market until I started looking at garmin watches last summer.

Idk if the tech is actually the same. But it has all the key characteristics I was looking for: minimal battery impact, reflects sunlight so it’s easy to see in the day, relatively fast refresh rate, and a colour screen (even if the colours are a little washed out).

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CatInAPottedPlant t1_j2olf0e wrote

> the vast majority of Garmin watches use them too

Isn't that just the Instinct? I have a Fenix 7 and it certainly doesn't have an e-ink display.

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C00catz t1_j2om2ty wrote

I think the fenix, epix and venu might use normal lcd or oled. But all the forerunners I looked at when getting mine use memory in pixel.

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CatInAPottedPlant t1_j2onr62 wrote

They're MIP, the Fenix is too. They're not e-ink though and don't have the same drawbacks that e-ink displays do. MIP displays are still LCD.

Not trying to be pedantic, I think MIP is pretty dope actually.

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abarrelofmankeys t1_j2onw5j wrote

I have a vivoactive music 3. It has color eink too, and looks pretty solid. The newer ones have better screens and animations I guess so I’m not sure if that line still uses that or not.

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silentmage t1_j2pag0b wrote

Fuck, I miss my pebble. My MI Band is OK, but not the best replacement

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PowerHautege t1_j2q9wbi wrote

There are a few color e ink tablets and readers available to consumers now but they’re still getting the kinks worked out AFAIK.

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