The makers claim the electrophoretic display is up to 20 per cent faster to refresh than the monochrome version. But then, if we were the guys who invented colour E Ink, we'd have invented colour E Ink. The new coloured E Ink display consists of a standard E ink display with a colour filter over it. Pay attention, because here comes the science. Colours are less vibrant than computers, phones and tellies, but the new displays will allow you to see chromatic maps, charts and comics while out in the sunshine. The downside is the image is duller than a fancy LCD or OLED screen, and the refresh rate is much slower.Ĭoloured e-paper has the same advantages and disadvantages, only, y'know, in colour. The screens on these devices also fall down in bright sunlight when the reflection makes them hard to see, whereas E Ink can be taken out and about when you want to catch up on some reading in the park. Both are 9.7-inch displays, one showing colour and one divided between 1,200x1,200-pixel monochrome and a 200圆00-pixel colour bit.Į Ink is ideal for ebook readers because it doesn't hurt the eyes after long periods of reading, which is a problem for computer, tablet and phone screens. LG and market leader E Ink are both showing off coloured screens for ebook readers at a Japanese trade show this week.Į Ink Triton is a 9.7-inch screen that can display more than 4,000 colours, while LG Display has two versions in the pipeline.
Colour ebooks are on the cards, as manufacturers start a new chapter in e-paper design.
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