a 24-Inch LCD with E Ink Secondary Screen

Though E Ink know-how has remained a largely area of interest show tech over the previous decade, it is none the much less excelled in that position. The electrophoretic know-how intently approximates paper, offering vital energy benefits versus conventional emissive shows, to not point out making it considerably simpler on readers’ eyes in some circumstances. And whereas the restrictions of the know-how make it unsuitable to be used as a major desktop show, Phillips thinks there’s nonetheless a marketplace for it as a secondary show. To that finish, Philips this week has launched their novel, business-oriented Twin Display screen Show, which mixes each an LCD panel and and E Ink panel right into a single show, with the intention of capturing the advantages of each applied sciences.

The Philips Twin Display screen Show (24B1D5600/96) is a single show that integrates each a 23.8-inch 2560×1440 IPS panel in addition to a 13.3-inch, greyscale 1200×1600 decision E Ink show. With every show working independently, the thought is much like earlier ideas of multi-panel displays; nonetheless Phillips is taking issues in a special path by utilizing an E Ink show as a second panel – combining two in any other case very completely different show applied sciences right into a single product. By providing an E Ink panel on this product, Phillips is trying to court docket the marketplace for customers who would favor the decreased eye pressure of an E Ink show, however are working at a desktop laptop, the place an E Ink show wouldn’t be viable as a major monitor.

As you would possibly anticipate from the fundamental structure of the monitor, the first panel is a relatively typical workplace show that is designed for video and productiveness purposes – primarily something the place you want a contemporary, full shade LCD. The secondary E Ink show, alternatively, is a greyscale display screen whose power is the shortage of flicker that comes from not being backlit by a PWM gentle. Each screens act independently, however since they’re encased into the identical chassis, they’re meant to work collectively. For instance, the secondary monitor can show supplementary info in textual content kind, whereas the first monitor can show photographs.

In the end, Philips is pitching the show on the concept the secondary display screen can scale back the attention pressure of the viewer whereas viewing paperwork. It is a easy sufficient idea, however one which requires consumers to miss the trade-offs of E Ink, and the potential drawbacks of getting two dissimilar shows straight subsequent to one another.

Beneath the hood, the LCD panel on the Deal Display screen Show is an unremarkable office-grade show. Phillips is utilizing 23.8-inch anti-glare 6-bit + Hello FRC IPS panel with a 2560×1440 decision, which may hit a most brightness of 250 nits whereas delivering 178-degree viewing angles. In the meantime, the E Ink panel is a 13.3-inch 4-bit greyscale electrophoretic panel, with a decision of 1200×1600. Notably right here, there is no such thing as a backlighting; the E Ink panel is supposed to be environmentally lit (e.g. workplace lighting) to actually reduce eye pressure.

With regards to connectivity, the first display screen is supplied with a DisplayPort 1.2 and a USB Sort-C enter (with DP Alt mode and USB Energy Supply assist), a USB hub, and a GbE adapter. In the meantime, the secondary display screen connects to host utilizing a USB Sort-C connector that additionally helps DP Alt Mode, and Energy Supply.

The Philips Twin Display screen Show has a relatively glossy stand which may regulate top, tilt, and swivel. It makes the entire unit appear like one monitor relatively than like two separate screens. Although to make sure, the E Ink portion of the show might be angled independently from the LCD panel, permitting the pretty extensive monitor to contour to a consumer’s discipline of view a bit higher.

With regards to pricing, Philips’s Twin Display screen Show is out there in China for $850 (in accordance with Liliputing), which seems to be fairly costly for a 24-inch IPS LCD and a 13.3-inch secondary display screen. Although as it is a relatively distinctive product, it isn’t shocking that it’s offered at a premium.