Looks like a bunch of workarounds even in the concept stage
It has to be. Epaper is done by physically moving the “ink” particles (which are designed to not move at all when you aren’t deliberately moving them) around. It takes too much time for fast refresh rates.
The benefit is that it actually reads like paper. You can’t replicate that on LED or OLED.
And another benefit is reduced energy consumption.
Not sure how much it takes to redraw the screen, but when it’s not changing, it doesn’t use any power.
I haven’t used the Modos Paper Monitor. Not even sure if it’s actually for sale.
You could look at the Dasung Paperlike monitors though. Or the Onyx Boox Mira. They should be much the same (ie. they’re e-ink monitors), though they are quite expensive. They’ve been out for years, so there are plenty of videos, reviews, second hand units, etc. out there.
I have one of the Onyx Boox Mira monitors (the 13" one). It’s a bit small and cost more than I’d like, but it has helped with eye strain as someone who works on a computer all day. Speed isn’t an issue. It’s plenty fast for anything except watching videos or gaming. The main caveat with any e-ink monitor is that it’s black and white, so you’ll need to tweak things on your PC to get a good experience. That usually means putting things in light mode or high contrast mode.
Are they even available for sale?
No idea, just saw them being posted on lemmy and sounded interesting
