wegbier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUsing E-Ink tablet as monitor for Linux - alavi.mealavi.meexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down16cross-posted to: hackernews
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months ago60hz is coming which would be fine, but author is saying “old” tablet so that could be anywhere from 1hz to 20hz and that’s not going to fly for a monitor.
minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoLooking through reviews and official specs, they are infuriatingly vague about what the refresh rate actually is. It’s all “super refresh technology” and “four different modes”, which is about as meaningful as “natural flavors” on food packaging.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoModos is promising 60hz but on an eInk monitor, not a tablet. I don’t see a tablet hitting that spec any time soon.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI’m in once they hit 120Hz minimum. I’m too used to HFR now. 60hz looks like a slideshow.
60hz is coming which would be fine, but author is saying “old” tablet so that could be anywhere from 1hz to 20hz and that’s not going to fly for a monitor.
Looking through reviews and official specs, they are infuriatingly vague about what the refresh rate actually is.
It’s all “super refresh technology” and “four different modes”, which is about as meaningful as “natural flavors” on food packaging.
Modos is promising 60hz but on an eInk monitor, not a tablet. I don’t see a tablet hitting that spec any time soon.
I’m in once they hit 120Hz minimum. I’m too used to HFR now. 60hz looks like a slideshow.