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by _emacsomancer_ 502 days ago
A transflective LCD[0] though (that they call "e-paper"), which, in user-facing terms, is similar to e-ink.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transflective_liquid-crystal_d...
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orangeyjuicey 501 days ago
Well now, users would notice if the screen has to constantly flicker like their Kindle instead of looking like a colour Casio screen. Meaningful user-facing distinction there.
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_emacsomancer_ 501 days ago
Ah, that's fair enough. I was thinking of the positive e-ink-like properties, but this is a good point. "e-paper" in fact makes more sense here.
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