Hey guys, I'm looking for an e-ink tablet with 100% privacy for taking notes no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, etc. Just pure note-taking, something like Remarkable but private. I've been searching for a while with little success; all the devices I've found have syncing, connectivity, and so on. I want something that gives me that feeling of writing with a pen on an e-ink screen, but where privacy is the top priority. Is there anyone who could help me?

Hi this is a really weird question that I'll ask on a burner account out of shame, sometimes I fall back into an old and embarrassing habit and aside from locking my devices away, I am considering replacing my phone or tablet or both with e ink alternatives. I know video is not ideal on e ink (although recent screens look astoundingly fast at refreshing content) but one could technically view static images with full clarity. I was looking more into android e ink devices due to syncing with my current ecosystem on onenote etc although that introduces browsers and other avenues to that bad habit.

Has anybody ever done something like this and had any success with it?

Hi this is a really weird question that I'll ask on a burner account out of shame, sometimes I fall back into an old and embarrassing habit and aside from locking my devices away, I am considering replacing my phone or tablet or both with e ink alternatives. I know video is not ideal on e ink (although recent screens look astoundingly fast at refreshing content) but one could technically view static images with full clarity. I was looking more into android e ink devices due to syncing with my current ecosystem on onenote etc although that introduces browsers and other avenues to that bad habit.

Has anybody ever done something like this and had any success with it?

Hey everyone - I'm studying IT / Programming and in about a year will have to work on my engineering project and similarly to all of you - I love using my ebook eink reader (kindle paperwhite) for reading. So I got this (maybe crazy) idea of what if I could build a fully open source eink reader (like many) but the unique part would be having 2 screens with as little bezels as possible so hopefully it could kind of work like foldable phones.

I have idea to create ebook reader that when closed is small (and lightweight) enough to fit comfortably in your pocket but after opening it should offer roughly 10-11'' screen.

There's already many amazing projects created by other people like: https://www.reddit.com/r/eink/comments/1u0w8vd/building_a_foldable_eink_notebook/, however all of them seems to go for classic book design where each screen is rather far apart when opened. It works really well if we use one screen for reading and second for example for taking notes but it won't work (or be kind of pointless) for reading. I have idea to kind of make what InkLeaf tries to be but make it smaller and bring screens much closer so it gives feeling of using one larger screen when reading.

So far I've considered using either eink displays or Transflective Memory-in-Pixel (MIP) displays. My biggest problem so far is to find reliable offer for them... Eink displays seems to mostly be split into tiny dev boads (0.5-5'' bulky screens) or almost ready projects you can buy - some custom display frames (7-20'') but those are also incredibly bulky, thick and commonly with closed software. I did found few 5-7'' seemingly just eink displays but they always have thick frame/bezel - it seems to be common for lower quality or older hardware, I also seen newer eink displays with very thin frames (at least at 3 out of 4 sides) but those are sold as those ready boards to show current weather, spotify, etc. are not meant for in depth tinkering.

MIP displays seems to always be tiny, made for watches or similar small devices.

What do you think about the idea and do you know of any good places from where I could purchase those screens? For compute I would ideally use something like ESP32-S3, I can design and produce my own custom circuit boards as needed (as long as screen has proper documentation to work with) and get CNC custom chasis.

Do you think Carta 1400 is under development? It could solve the Kaleido 3 brightness problem. As I understand each new Carta panel is brighter and brighter.

Welcome to r/PaperScreen! 📖🖥️

Hey everyone!

This is our new home for everything related to paper-like display technologies. Whether you're into E Ink, RLCD, transflective LCDs, Memory LCDs, color e-paper, or any other eye-friendly screen technology, you're in the right place. If you're a display nerd with sensitive eyes, welcome home.

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I’m looking to buy my first dedicated E Ink e-reader and could use some recommendations. My main priorities are an open ecosystem, no subscriptions, and the ability to download my own books (EPUBs, PDFs, etc.) and read them offline. I’d really like a microSD card slot so I can carry a huge library without relying on cloud storage. I don’t mind buying books from different stores, but I don’t want to be locked into one ecosystem like Kindle. Good PDF support, long battery life, USB-C, and a sharp black-and-white display are all important to me, while note-taking isn’t(nite taking will still be a plus). I’m based in Saudi Arabia, so decent international warranty support or reliability would be a plus since there aren’t many local repair options. If you were buying today with these requirements, what would you get and why?

Friends, please help me! I have a Priton 8 tablet—I know it’s a bit outdated—and the screen is cracked, making the touchscreen difficult to use. I’d like to use it as an e-reader (like a Kindle), but given my limited knowledge of electronics, I’m not sure if I need anything else. I’m planning to buy an E-Ink screen, but I don't know if I need anything else besides that. Could you please help me?

Recently bought an xteink3 and really loved it so much that I am not even using my regular kindle pw anymore. Reason being the screen on xteink is brighter than my kindles screen which really gives me paper vibes. For some reason I don't like turning on frontlight on my kindle pw. It just looks too digital..don't know. It might be a pet peeve. Looking to replace my kindle. Can you advice which ereaders are more bright even when not frontlit? There is not much market in my country for ereaders and I have to only import them. Hence can't get much hands on experience before buying.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I'm building a DIY smart watch and I want to use an epaper display, but the only one I've found so far is the 1.6in spectra 6 which looked perfect but does not support partial refresh which is a deal-breaker for the software I want to run. Any recommendations? I feel like the 1.1inch ones are too small for the vision I have in mind. If anything I'd be prepared to go slightly larger on the diameter. If anyone can help me find something I'd greatly appreciate it, I'm coming up empty at the moment. Thanks!

Hi I'm having a hard time finding a display to show my Google calendar. Ideally I would be able to view it in a month and week views. I think I need at least an 8" screen for the monthly view. It would be mounted on a wall or sit on a table. I would be satisfied with read only.

My budget is $150. It seems like new items don't come in that price range so I'm thinking about finding a used Android.

Does anyone have any suggestions?