Dasung has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for a new E Ink monitor called the Paperlike Color. It has a 25.3-inch color E Ink screen, and it’s the first of its kind.
Dasung has been making E Ink monitors going back to 2014 with their first gen PaperLike monitor, but this is their first monitor to use a color E Ink screen, and it’s using the latest version of this particular type of screen technology, called Kaleido 3.
They’re selling four different versions of the Paperlike Color. There’s a Curved Screen Version and a Dark Knight Version, and both are available with or without a frontlight.
All versions have a 25.3-inch Kaleido 3 color E Ink screen with a resolution of 3200 x 1800.
The monitor comes with an adjustable stand that swivels and tilts and it supports both portrait and landscape modes. The monitor has a pair of speakers built-in as well, and there are a number of ports, including HDMI, DisplayPort, Type-C, USB-A (3), USB-B, DC power, and there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also supports connecting wirelessly.
The estimate for shipping is December 2023 to January 2024. The prices range between $1500 and $1729, and that’s with the “discount”. Some of the options are sold out. It’s definitely a niche market, but some people really like E Ink screens, even on computer monitors.
The video below shows the Paperlike Color in action. It looks surprisingly nice. Color E Ink has improved a lot in recent years. I was impressed with the Kaleido 3 screen on the Onyx Tab Ultra C that I reviewed a couple months ago, and I’ve been waiting to see more devices that use Kaleido 3. Dasung’s “Turbo Ultra-speed Refresh tech” appears to work really well too. There’s not much ghosting visible on the screen, especially when scrolling and using the web browser.
If my desk were large enough and my wallet were large enough…. Unfortunately, neither is.
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