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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K (arstechnica.com)
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[–] OhioComrade@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Next big technological innovation will be good looking and fast working e- ink TVs.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

I doubt this. I use an e-ink android tablet as an e-reader. I like that it's easy on the eyes. For using it to scroll Lemmy or even a web page, it's fine. But the refresh rate (even on the best settings) makes watching a video or gif on it painful.

I don't think anyone really wants an e-ink TV unless they want something that's a hybrid. The things you'd use a tv for are just not e-ink things.

[–] OhioComrade@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

There's some e-ink monitors now that have a refresh rate matching that of normal screens. Although if you want color you need to spend a few thousand. So it's not too far off that in 5-10 years when the price comes down that we start seeing some kind of e-ink TV.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

I remember the horrendous response times of the original GameBoy’s LCD panel, and when I mentally compare it to modern COLOUR panels…

…all I can think is, never say never!

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

This makes sense to me. A hybrid would be nice. Have a calendar or some art while it's "off". But then, that's probably pretty expensive. (Not that I've looked, I'm just assuming.)

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 5 points 5 hours ago

Hmm I have considered this, and I think it is ads beamed straight to the eyeball

  • The TV industry... Probably