Modos Color Monitor
Tied for most recommended of 3 e-ink monitors
Recommended as a readable, responsive e-ink display for typing, coding and reading; critics find it dim indoors.
Recommended as a readable, responsive e-ink display for typing, coding and reading; critics find it dim indoors.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Seen as a major e-ink advance
“Modos is one of the more exciting developments I've come across in the space. Seriously impressive.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further” “this one seems to be the first that's responsive enough for general usage”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too dim without bright light
“A bit low when not in a relatively bright area (say a house during the day without lights on)”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further” Not useful for outdoor programming
“Being a monitor means the usefulness for me, ie being able to program outside, is kinda moot.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further” Called unusable or borderline useless
“I wasted 2k on a color e-ink monitor that ended up being pretty much unusable”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further” “making it borderline useless as a pen”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further”
Other e-ink monitors people recommend
The two most recommended other e-ink monitors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modos Color MonitorThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Modos Flow | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
| Dasung e-ink monitor | 6 | 4 | 60% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I wasted 2k on a color e-ink monitor that ended up being pretty much unusable”
“this one seems to be the first that's responsive enough for general usage”
“A bit low when not in a relatively bright area (say a house during the day without lights on)”
“Modos is one of the more exciting developments I've come across in the space. Seriously impressive.”
“That improves the utility for me quite a bit!”
“Being a monitor means the usefulness for me, ie being able to program outside, is kinda moot.”
“Displays that you can use outside and that drain the battery way slower open up so many possibilities for auxiliary devices.”
“It seems like it could be a really nice typing or coding or reading display.”
“making it borderline useless as a pen”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.