GamingBot@lemmy.zipMB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agoValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down10cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.mlsteamdeck@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comGamingBot@lemmy.zipMB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square26linkfedilinkcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.mlsteamdeck@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 days agoCan’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 days 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.
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 days agoWell, technically eink displays don’t have backlight but frontlight.
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoDon’t know why you’re getting down voted for this, you’re technically correct, the best kind of correct!
Can’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
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.
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