GamingBot@lemmy.zipMB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1157cross-posted to: technology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.devopensource@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@hexbear.netsteamdeck@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1157external-linkValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comGamingBot@lemmy.zipMB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.devopensource@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@hexbear.netsteamdeck@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoCan’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWell, technically eink displays don’t have backlight but frontlight.
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoDon’t know why you’re getting down voted for this, you’re technically correct, the best kind of correct!
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months 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.
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!
Hehe
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.