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Comment by anjel

5 hours ago

The cost differential between ePaper displays and the comparatively cheap jumbo tablets will offset higher current consumption for a good long while: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808694032679.html

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medstrom  5 hours ago

I don't see that TFA claimed any cost savings. That is not the reason people go for e-paper.

  • anjel  34 minutes ago

    Easy now, I wasn't saying they did make that claim. I simply provided a comparatively low-cost alternative for the very expensive display for those for those for whom the display would otherwise be cost-prohibitive.

    Best Buy sells 24" touchscreen displays for $339 right now. So you can spend $3000 on a display that sips current or spend 10% of that and you get $2700 to pay towards the higher electric costs.

    I call that an interesting trade-off. YMMV