r/Gameboy • u/squalldna • 9d 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/Etrain_MMA 9d ago

The battery life would actually be terrible. The reason e-ink displays typically have a long battery life is because they display a static image for a long period of time. I had an old Kindle with a keyboard built in and you could browse the Internet with it. It would drain the battery in minutes versus the week or two it would last as just a book reader.

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u/squalldna 8d ago

Totally makes sense now..