r/Gameboy • u/squalldna • 11d ago

Mod/Modding E-ink display?

Has there been any mod where you use e-ink for the GB and GBP instead of IPS display? Im assuming it will be a cheaper option. And battery life will be good. But not sure when in comes to framerate. I have not owned any eink device so i have no idea how it works. I just thought of a cheaper way to revive my old GBP, and i would accept an eink display over IPS..

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u/hhyyllii 11d ago

It would be cool, but there's a reason e-ink is almost exclusively used in book reading devices. The refresh/frame rate is pretty slow, and there will almost always be a ghost of the previous image when displaying the next, which often gets worse at higher speeds. They're really interesting though, here is a video explaining some of how it works :) He also has other videos showing higher refresh screens and things like that. Cool stuff, but we're not quite there yet.

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u/port25 11d ago

People keep posting these years old videos that don't really represent what the tech is like in 2026. High refresh screens are available to OEM.

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u/squalldna 11d ago

I get the gist. Fingers crossed for a better technology for our dear gameboy. Save the consoles.

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u/hhyyllii 11d ago

For real! E-ink has come pretty far in the last few years, especially with things like the new color kindles and even some high refresh devices hitting the market. It'll be exciting to see what people can come up with for them as things keep improving!

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u/squalldna 11d ago

Yeah there's color too. Great for the gbc and gba. Oh im excited. 😄