About a year ago, the refresh rate for an E-Ink branded display and similar systems was "0 Hz". This due to the fact that the charging speed of the electrostatic grid called for a page to be built in memory and then drawn on the display all at once, instead of dynamically, pixel by pixel. I remember reading that this was a major obstacle as far as E-Ink engineers were concerned, but I figure they must have overcome it if they plan on making laptop screens etc...
Maybe it wasn't "charging speed", but it had something to do with the physical properties of the ink and the display matrix.
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About a year ago, the refresh rate for an E-Ink branded display and similar systems was "0 Hz". This due to the fact that the charging speed of the electrostatic grid called for a page to be built in memory and then drawn on the display all at once, instead of dynamically, pixel by pixel. I remember reading that this was a major obstacle as far as E-Ink engineers were concerned, but I figure they must have overcome it if they plan on making laptop screens etc... Maybe it wasn't "charging speed", but it had something to do with the physical properties of the ink and the display matrix.
Why I am not fond of Starbrige Systems: http://www.starbridgesystems.com/abou-rela.html