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This is the WORST Monitor Ever...ON PURPOSE! - Dasung PaperlikeU E-Ink Monitor
Linus Tech Tips reviews the Dasung Paperlike E-Ink monitor, asking whether an e-paper display makes sense as a computer monitor. The video covers its slow refresh rate, eye-comfort claims and day-to-day usability.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters cite it as a realistic demonstration of E-Ink monitor refresh rates and how such displays feel in use.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Linus Tech Tips
- Topic
- e-ink monitors
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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LTT just did a video[1] on an 25inch E-Ink display[2] that runs at 15Hz. It worked way better than I thought it would and is a pretty decent size. Little pricey. [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]
pests on Hacker News · 2023-09
In Show HN: E-Ink Day Schedule‘Quite high’ is still not what you’d think of as ‘quite high’ if you’d never experienced earlier versions of eink though. LTT on YouTube has some video reviews of Dasung’s displays. I know tastes vary when it comes to LTT - and they focus on …
jrmg on Hacker News · 2024-07
In Daylight eInk Computer
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