GamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 22 days agoValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldoshw@scribe.disroot.orgopensource@programming.devopensource@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@hexbear.netsteamdeck@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comGamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldoshw@scribe.disroot.orgopensource@programming.devopensource@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@hexbear.netsteamdeck@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoWhy does the one on the picture look backlit?
minus-squarevariaatio@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agointensive studio lighting? e-ink is reflective so good enough front light makes them surprisingly bright.
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoCan’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoWell, technically eink displays don’t have backlight but frontlight.
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoDon’t know why you’re getting down voted for this, you’re technically correct, the best kind of correct!
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-222 days agoYes, e-readers nowadays have a “frontlight”, a fiber optic mesh overlaid on top of the display. But the list of materials they provide doesn’t have anything that would provide this light.
Why does the one on the picture look backlit?
intensive studio lighting? e-ink is reflective so good enough front light makes them surprisingly bright.
Can’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
Well, technically eink displays don’t have backlight but frontlight.
Don’t know why you’re getting down voted for this, you’re technically correct, the best kind of correct!
Yes, e-readers nowadays have a “frontlight”, a fiber optic mesh overlaid on top of the display. But the list of materials they provide doesn’t have anything that would provide this light.