[HN Gopher] Jailbroke my Kindle to use it as an e-ink monitor
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       Jailbroke my Kindle to use it as an e-ink monitor
        
       Author : adtac
       Score  : 88 points
       Date   : 2024-08-04 16:08 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (gist.github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (gist.github.com)
        
       | goryramsy wrote:
       | If anyone's looking to jailbreak their kindle, the 'mobileread'
       | forums are a great place to start.
        
       | Meph504 wrote:
       | This would be far more interesting if you shared how, and did it
       | on a platform that wasn't meant for short form content.
        
         | adtac wrote:
         | Writing a quick Github gist, sorry haha, I'll post a link here
         | in a few minutes.
         | 
         | Edit:
         | https://gist.github.com/adtac/eb639d3c707b55a28f0ee9a420aa7e...
        
           | dang wrote:
           | Ok, we've changed the URL above to that one from
           | https://twitter.com/adtac_/status/1820127470613622950, which
           | it includes.
        
             | adtac wrote:
             | Thanks!
        
             | adtac wrote:
             | dang, can we merge this thread into
             | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41155177 or vice
             | versa?
        
       | cheschire wrote:
       | Perfect demonstration video, thanks for that.
        
       | Animats wrote:
       | Are e-ink displays ever going to get cheap? By now the basic
       | patents should be running out.
        
         | SushiHippie wrote:
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779
        
           | dredmorbius wrote:
           | The good news, maybe, is that "E-Paper" (transflective LCD
           | displays), capable of _much_ higher refresh rates (60 -- 180
           | Hz), though with greater power draw and lacking E-Ink
           | (electrophoretic) display 's persistence, but otherwise
           | sharing bright-light / daylit visibility, are starting to
           | appear.
           | 
           | What I've seen of E-Paper displays isn't especially
           | encouraging on the cost front, as similarly-sized displays
           | seem to have roughly comparable costs (~US$800 for a 13.3"
           | display). But at least there _should_ be a technologically-
           | independent option, with the prospect for price competition.
        
       | irusensei wrote:
       | No no. You are not supposed to rick roll when showcasing display
       | hacks. For displays you use Bad Apple.
        
       | homakov wrote:
       | Why jailbreak? Just use internal kindle browser to stream
       | screenshots of your desktop.
        
       | denysvitali wrote:
       | Duplicate? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41155177
        
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