E-Ink on Android, and other new things! on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2020.
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A Technology Connections update video in which Alec Watson tests an Onyx Boox Max e-ink Android tablet used as an external display and shares channel news. It describes his experience with large-format e-ink.
HN recommends it as a thorough real-world account of using an e-ink tablet as a computer monitor.
“Technology Connections on youtube tried to use an eink display and thoroughly described his experiences.”
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
Technology Connections (amazing Youtube channel btw!) has a few videos on using an Onyx Boox Max as a 2nd monitor: ▶ this video (Intro) [link] (2nd channel longer look, mini review) [link] (6 months later, tips / tweaks / long term review)
in “Ask HN: Has any progress been made on large format E-ink displays?” · View on HN
About a year ago Technology Connections on youtube tried to use an eink display and thoroughly described his experiences. * E-Ink on Android, and other new things! ▶ this video * E-Ink for Productivity: An Introduction [link]
in “Ask HN: Anyone here experienced with e-ink monitors?” · View on HN
If you two are serious about this, you'll defintely want to check out Technology Connections' series on e-ink: (quick intro): ▶ this video (starting the breakdown): [link] He talks about that exact concept and moves on to do real-world testing and setup of a very specific tablet usable as an external display. It's exactly as you say: Hacky and unpolished. But I found it extremely informative.
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