# Modos Color Monitor

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Modos Color Monitor and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a readable, responsive e-ink display for typing, coding and reading; critics find it dim indoors.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as a major e-ink advance (2 comments): "Modos is one of the more exciting developments I've come across in the space. Seriously impressive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48590989)) "this one seems to be the first that's responsive enough for general usage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48592082))

## What people warn about

- Too dim without bright light (1 comments): "A bit low when not in a relatively bright area (say a house during the day without lights on)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48591675))
- Not useful for outdoor programming (1 comments): "Being a monitor means the usefulness for me, ie being able to program outside, is kinda moot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48587643))
- Called unusable or borderline useless (2 comments): "I wasted 2k on a color e-ink monitor that ended up being pretty much unusable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48598489)) "making it borderline useless as a pen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48583933))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Modos Flow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/modos-flow.md): 7 recommend
- [Dasung e-ink monitor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dasung-e-ink-monitor.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Modos+Color+Monitor&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Modos Color Monitor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/modos-color-monitor/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).