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hbn an hour ago

Playdate's screen isn't e-ink, it's a 1-bit LCD

You probably wouldn't want the refresh rate of e-ink for a gaming device.

ryanmcbride 35 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

You're right. I literally have one sitting on my bookshelf I just haven't touched it like, since about a week after it came out.

nvme0n1p1 37 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Wouldn't be impossible. I'm old enough to remember the original B+W game boy, and my B+W e-reader refreshes faster.

hbn 18 minutes ago | parent [-]

I've seen some very recent niche tech demoing fast-refresh e-ink screens but pretty much everything until now has required a noticeable flash to clear the entire screen on update. Which is fine for reading books but not for quick animating in an action game.

Most e-ink displays do not refresh faster than the original GameBoy which was 60fps.