Peter Dinham
Tuesday, 14 July 2009 08:20
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E-paper also has the advantage of providing a similar
user experience to real paper display. Its thinness gives users the
benefits of a portable, paper-thin rewritable display while its
readability in bright sunlight gives a similar user experience to that
of reading a paper display.”
With low power consumption the main driver for
e-paper adoption in most cases, Gartner says this is enabling initial
applications in signage (for retail and roadside applications), static
displays (e-books) and small information-centric screens.
Gartner says low power consumption also boosts e-paper’s green
credentials, and Chae says its potential environmental benefits are
significant, “resulting in the saving of trees, preventing the
generation of waste water and reducing the emissions of green house
gases.”
However, Gartner is cautious, saying that despite these benefits, there
are a number of disadvantages to e-paper that must be overcome in order
for it to gain more widespread adoption.
Gartner says e-paper content is limited and the current colour capabilities of e-paper displays are poor.
According to Chae, e-paper is also typically weak in its handling of
moving images and, he says, a compromise must be found between the
requirements for full-motion video and low power consumption.
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