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Yeah, this is the huge drawback. Also AFAIK there are better screens already out there with >1000 colours, e.g. Boox Nova C https://medium.com/boox-content-hub/e-ink-kaleido-vs-new-kal...

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I heard about that new tech but didn't know about them hitting the market. Are those also sold separately as just displays? Hopefully without the cost of an arm and leg

The issue is that the eink company has a monopoly in the market mainly due to them owning lots of patents. Also they seem to be only caring of the wholesale market, thus their new tech for the DIY/hacker crowd arrives always with a significant delay.

There is a single competitor DES color, but they seem to be in presale since years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckFJar6NC0o

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