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Startup Modos Tech announced its E-ink display Modos Paper on Crowd Supply Monitor is an open source and development kit for users who want to use their own E-ink display with a Modos controller.
This is a project by Alexander Soto, which describes the journey to its creation, which began in February 2021. His goal was to overcome eye fatigue that occurs during prolonged daily use of conventional displays. Talking to writers, programmers, students, doctors, engineers, other professionals, and people with health problems, he found that many of them shared his problem.
Working with Dave Crosland and Vinting Zhang, Soto successfully created the perfect monitor for himself. Since its software and hardware are open source and available on GitHub, enthusiasts can create a similar display for themselves.
Main characteristics of Modos Paper Monitor
- Panel type – monochrome E-ink (color panel also available)
- Refresh rate – 60 Hz
- Screen size – 13.3″
- Resolution – 1600 x 1200
- Display inputs – DVI via Micro HDMI, USB Type-C DisplayPort Alt-Mode
For many, the most important aspect may be low latency. Modos promises “consistent latency <120ms compared to competitors that have up to 270ms”, making it relatively fast.
Image modes
- B&W binary – full 60Hz refresh rate, sharpest image and best response time, but no grayscale
- Bayer Dithering Mode – allows you to add more mid-gray tones, but makes the text a little jagged
- Blue Noise Smoothing – further improves grayscale but makes text even sharper, best for video playback
- 4-level grayscale mode – seen as the ideal compromise between the extremes of black and white and 16-level grayscale
- 16-level grayscale mode is actually a “hybrid mode” that automatically switches between 16-level grayscale mode and binary mode depending on the image
The release date and price of Modos Paper Monitor are not yet known. E-Ink monitors can be quite expensive: Dasung's 25.3 diagonal Paperlike 253U costs $1,699.
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Sources: Modos, Tom`s Hardware
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