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[–] [email protected] 44 points 11 months ago (9 children)

The extremely tiny screen is the deal-breaker for me, I want to build one of these for my father to replace the over a decade old kindle he uses, but I want to upgrade to a bigger screen.

We can't afford much, and we have a 3d printer and I know my way around a Pi and wiring, so it would be a great option.

But such tiny display for what should be an upgrade from the tech of 10+ years ago :-(

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Aren't all e-readers tiny? I want an A4 sized one (with a stylus for taking notes and scribbling).

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There are A4 e-readers. Bamboo note for example.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes I've seen one. Maybe there are more now than when I looked, but at that time there weren't enough to be able to make a choice as a consumer.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Onyx Boox has the Note Air 3(10in) and the Tab X(13in). They aren't cheap though, $400 and $900 respectively, mostly because of how expensive those large eInk screens are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Well an A4 is over 14" diagonally. A 13" might do but 10" doesn't qualify imo. And yeah the one I saw was stupid expensive.

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