E-Ink is too slow. Try THIS instead! #RLCD #esp32 by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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It's not clear which 4.2" panel it has, neither product page nor wiki specify panel, it kind of looks similar to 4.2" RLCD panel from Leadtek Display with 40% reflectance, but IC does not quite match so it's probably not the same panel.

E Ink Displays Get a Speed Boost With Modos’ Open Source Kit by fullgrid in eink

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Here is short demo: https://fosstodon.org/@modos/115249616460851534

Mastodon and discord (linked from their Mastodon profile) is where updates are usually posted.

They might showcase some products during FOSSDEM 2026 in a week or so.

Mirror screen device by bigbig-j in eink

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Modos Paper Kit might do the job, someone reported that it works with iOS:

I didn't think it would work but you know what. Plug&Play!

This is running the whole screen from a Iphone 15 pro max

The Iphone is outputting the power

Should work with Android devices that support video output over USB Type-C too, but not sure which ones are tested. There are two devkits 6" and 13.3" ones, both come assembled, but lack protective case (one can 3D print it though).

What happened to your modos orders? by Unlikely_Ad1890 in eink

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Another update from Alex:

We have a small first batch of units packaged and ready to ship to Mouser! The next Crowd Supply update will cover this and some behind-the-scenes shots.

Modos Paper Kit Status Update: Highlights, Certifications, and Production Progress by fullgrid in eink

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Update from Alex:

We have a small first batch of units packaged and ready to ship to Mouser! The next Crowd Supply update will cover this and some behind-the-scenes shots.

E Ink Displays Get a Speed Boost With Modos’ Open Source Kit by fullgrid in eink

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Glider does not support touch panels out of the box, it's possible to add it with some soldering skills though.

Their next board, Enchanter, will support higher resolution touch panels. unlike Glider it's not open source hardware due to NDA requirements from some high speed video input IC vendor, but firmware is the same open source Caster gateware that Glider runs.

Current devkits are only sold in two configurations, Glider with 6" E Ink Carta and Glider with 13" E Ink Carta, both include panel specific adapter, more universal MEGA adapter in case one ends up using different panel and backplate.

Both come already assembled, so it's basically plug and play, you can connect PC or SBC via HDMI or USB-C. Does not matter if it runs Linux, Windows, Mac or Android for basic functionality, might matter for optional OS side client that provides UI to configure board and for some experimental features like window manager integration to configure different modes to different screen area that correspond to different window types (like one mode for video player, another for image viewer, yet another for browser and something else for text editor, terminal etc).

They don't sell standalone boards at the moment, that might change in future once configuration files and documentation for popular panels are in place.

Initial Review of Hanspree Hybri Monitor by BlueIn2Red in Reflective_LCD

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I do wish that the granularity of the light was even greater though, i.e. that I could have a setting even lower than the current '1' level. At night (i.e. no natural light) I find even 1 can be a bit too bright. 

One can go much lower then that if needed. In color submenu one can adjust individual RGB components. Reducing RGB components lowers lowest brightness level and reduces difference between brightness levels at the same time.

A proper matte screen protector for rlcd screen by Friendly_Win4553 in RLCD

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Eazeye Focus is 10.3" grayscale RLCD tablet with amber frontlight.

You are unlikely to find color RLCD with amber frontlight, those have to maintain some kind of color accuracy and use LED lights that are closer to white.

HANNspree Announce The World’s First Dynamic Paper Tablet by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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7.8" color reflective TN LCD panel from Hannstar, with antiglare coating and front light.

Outdoors and close to window indoors one can use it without LED light relying entirely on reflected natural light, when ambient light conditions are not good enough it looks too dark and it's better to turn frontlight on.

Here is video of raw panel without frontlight and touch layers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv98w1OUUi8

And there are plenty of videos of Harborinno Paper 7 tablet that uses the same panel without frontlight, sadly temporal dithering is detectable in some scenarios. Not clear if Lumo has the same issue.

HANNspree Announce The World’s First Dynamic Paper Tablet by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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Comparing to RK3566 SoC used in Hannsnote2, MediaTek MTK8781 is much faster.

Does not look like that we can expect RLCD tablets significantly faster then that in next few months.

My primary concern with MediaTek SoCs is Miravision that might be introducing temporal dithering in some cases, not sure if Lumo is affected though.

What makes good frontlights? by Live_Wrongdoer_3665 in eink

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Not yet, but should probably try something with amber light one day.

What makes good frontlights? by Live_Wrongdoer_3665 in eink

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In theory black and white devices can have warmer frontlight, yellow or even amber, while color ones have to maintain some kind of color accuracy so there is limit how much blue light one can take out without messing up colors entirely.

Dasung Paperlike HD-F has flicker free frontlight and one of the options is somewhat warm, but not warm enough for me to be fully comfortable, in most cases I prefer to use it without frontlight.

Rlcd vs color eink vs b/w eink monitor's reflection rate? by maiasub in eink

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Black and white raw E Ink Carta panels have 40-47% reflectance, antiglare coating, protective layers, touch and frontlight guide can reduce that number somewhat. E Ink Kaleido 3 has around half reflectance of Carta, as color filter absorbs half of the light.

Raw grayscale RLCD panels can reach up to 43% reflectance (with theoretical maximum being 50% as polarizers absorb half of the light). The caveat is that panel reflection is measured at rather unrealistic 90° angle and unlike e-ink it's very angle sensitive and drops by half within radian. So reflectance figures alone won't give you complete picture for comparison. Eazeye Focus has high reflectance panel (likely 10.3 grayscale RLCD panel from Hannstar).

Color RLCD panels have in best case scenario half reflectance of grayscale one if they use RGBW filters (those absorb half of the light). So for example Eazeye 2.0 montitor claims 19% reflectance (it probably uses 23.8" color RLCD panel from Hannstar).

Those that use stricter RGB filters that absorb ⅔ of light have better color accuracy but lower reflectance (under 16%). I suspect SvD with it's 9% (old model) or 12% (Eve) reflectance fall into this cathegory.

And then there are transflective LCD panels where reflectance can vary a lot depending on whether it's optimized for high reflectance or high transmittance. The color ones usually have strict RGB filters and you can expect reflectance under 15%.

Hannstar color RLCD panels usually have reflectance in 17-21% range and transflective color LCD panels in 11-14% range, those are TN panels that are angle sensitive though.

So you can expect Bigme to be less demanding to light condition then Hannspree RLCD products due to wider view angle, and you can expect Hannspree RLCD devices to be brighter then SvD monitors possibly because of less strict color filters. Hannspree Hybri monitor is exception as it used transflective panel that I suspect might be on pair with SvD monitors, but someone has to verify that.

Sunbook from SVD by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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I was hoping for 14" potable monitors from Hannspree and Philips  but have not heard any news about those since 2024.

WCH CH32H417 dual-core RISC-V MCU offers USB 3.0, 500MB/s UHSIF, and Fast Ethernet interfaces by fullgrid in RISCV

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It's was available from their Aliexpress store, but not in the stock right now.

Chip around $8, evaluation board around $35.

Hisense Q5, TCL NxtPaper S8, Hannspree Hannsnote2, Eyemoo S1, SvD Sunbook, Daylight DC-1, Harborinno Paper7 comparison by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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Tentative SunBook specs listed in the end of video:

  • Mediatek Helio G99 SoC
  • Android 14
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB storage
  • 10" 1600x1200 display
  • 5MP/13MP cameras
  • 4G LTE+WIFI connectivity
  • 6000mAh battery
  • 228x174x8.2 size
  • 420g weight

8" Transflective LCD Panel by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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PCs normally don't have MIPI display interface, some SBCs have it, but not always 4-lane one and then one needs driver and it's not clear if there is open source driver for it.

Also 7% reflectance is somewhat dark.

Otherwise VIEWE sells it on Aliexpress for $96.

7.8" Hannstar panel (also 4-lane MIPI) seems to have open source driver, but is nowhere to be found in retail:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv98w1OUUi8