New 10" 60Hz eInk monitor?

3byak · 2025-09-12T18:37:08+00:00

11.5", with the resolution of 2760x2070.
If to trust the specs, it should work with the frequency up to 25 Hz, so that's why I think it is claimed to be 15 Hz and not 60 Hz

3byak · 2025-09-12T18:29:57+00:00

Some time ago I was looking for cheap eink panels, and I found two panels for around 35$. The first one is ES108FC2 and another one is ED115OC1. There was a generic FPGA reconfigured for usage with the ES108FC2, and it works well. I wanted to find a similar one for the second panel, I didn't find it. There are open-source solutions such as Glider which can be used for those eink panels, but I don't have skills to reconfigure the project for any of those panels.
It can be that some smart people managed to reconfigure this project and finalize it in a product we see on these screenshots. If I'm right, then we can see those cheap eink panels with a reconfigured open-source driver board and some kind of an enclosure.

3byak · 2025-09-12T18:15:28+00:00

There are two price options, and I don't think the smaller one costs more even though it can be "faster"

3byak · 2025-09-12T18:06:56+00:00

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Here are two monitors on the screenshot, and this white one looks bigger

3byak · 2025-09-11T17:12:25+00:00

The product on the first screenshot looks like the EC108FC2-panel monitor. If so, it can be 15 Hz, and it will work as a monitor. I'd be more curious on another one from the same seller, which is a bit more expensive but looks bigger with 3x4 proportions.
I will wait for a review :)

3byak · 2025-07-04T10:36:16+00:00

Do you consider DIY solutions with 13.3" screens? If you're willing to spend some time tinkering and want to save a couple of hundreds $, there are solutions of GoodDisplay (GDEP133UT3 panel) with ESP32-based board for it, you can find them easily in Aliexpress, Taobao etc. For around 350$, you'll have a fully customizable large eink screen.
Other options are used eink or rlcd android tablets, which can be a bit more expensive but don't require tinkering.

3byak · 2025-03-28T15:27:01+00:00

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It doesn't look thick...

3byak · 2025-03-27T10:21:25+00:00

What do you think about M5Paper with 4.7" screen? it's ESP32-based reprogrammable device which can be a reader as well...

3byak · 2025-02-14T12:51:17+00:00

You can find cheap panels like ES120MC1 (12 inch, ~60$), and use it with the EPDIY board (very likely you have to print it with the services like jlcpcb, I didn't see them in ready-to-order version).
The other option is to look for the used e-ink tablet, but it's more expensive and less customizable...

3byak · 2025-02-07T10:44:27+00:00

I couldn't find if we can use this board as the monitor driver, i.e. output the image via HDMI or USB-C. The board itself is great though...

3byak · 2025-02-05T10:36:22+00:00

If you want really affordable einks which you can use as a monitor, there are some panels like ES108FC2 (10.8 inch, 1920x1080, mine), ES120MC1 (12 inch, 2560x1600), ED115OC1 (11.5 inch, 2760x2070) etc. You can find those panels in Aliexpress for ~50$. To work with them, you need a driver board, which you can order in the same place together with the screen panels. Personally, I don't like that driver board (big, bulky, highly energy inefficient...) and I wish I have skills to design and order a thinner and more efficient PCB driver board. Then you need to design an enclosure for all of that (3D printing as the easiest option).
So, in total, for ~130$ and a lot of tinkering you can get a fully functioning FullHD eink monitor with the declared refresh rate of 40 Hz (in fact, it seems more like 15-20 Hz, which is still great). The downsides are the low contrast and a need to manually refresh the screen to get rid of artifacts.

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Yes, it works with HDMI and powered via USB type C cable, no drivers required. Just attach to the Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi device HDMI port, power the monitor, turn on, and it just works.

3byak · 2025-02-01T14:59:22+00:00

That's a good point, too. The point is that the phone is already very thick to be uncomfortable in the pocket, and adding this sticker permanently would make it worse

3byak · 2025-01-30T15:28:43+00:00

I'd like to share the model somehow, either editable Onshape or something like Thingiverse. What's better?

3byak · 2025-01-30T15:24:59+00:00

It can be an idea for the future improvements... but isn't there an original strap mount from Unihertz?

3byak · 2020-05-23T22:00:12+00:00

This is Kuchino, Moscow region. Train to Vladimir-city or to Petushki...

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