Modos Flow
Tied for most recommended of 3 e-ink monitors
People recommend the Modos Flow as a polished, clean e-ink monitor for reading and focused work. Main caveat: it is expensive, at about 600 dollars.
People recommend the Modos Flow as a polished, clean e-ink monitor for reading and focused work. Main caveat: it is expensive, at about 600 dollars.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 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: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: 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.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Clean, polished e-ink design
“The UI/UX seems already very polished for the alpha version according to some reviews”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Modos Flow: A paper-like monitor for reading, writing, and focused work” “See the modos for what a clean sheet eink design would look like.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: In your experience, what are sound conventions for e-ink UI development?” Strong e-ink display engineering
“This guy is the king of driving e-ink displays”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Good large format (>20 inches) touchscreen E-Paper display options?” “This is such an impressive project”
Comment from 11 Jun 2026 in “How I made a 60fps eInk Monitor, the Modos Flow” Buyers want to purchase it
“I really want to buy it so I searched for the same questions bit in the end I just decided to go for it”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further” “If I had the 600-odd dollars, I'd absolutely buy this. It's a damn shame it's so expensive.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Price around 600 dollars is high
“If I had the 600-odd dollars, I'd absolutely buy this. It's a damn shame it's so expensive.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further” Still in alpha version
“The UI/UX seems already very polished for the alpha version according to some reviews”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Modos Flow: A paper-like monitor for reading, writing, and focused work”
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 FlowThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
| Modos Color Monitor | 7 | 2 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Dasung e-ink monitor | 6 | 4 | 60% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Modos also has a turnkey offering (preorder)”
“This guy is the king of driving e-ink displays”
“See the modos for what a clean sheet eink design would look like.”
“I really want to buy it so I searched for the same questions bit in the end I just decided to go for it”
“If I had the 600-odd dollars, I'd absolutely buy this. It's a damn shame it's so expensive.”
“This is such an impressive project”
“The UI/UX seems already very polished for the alpha version according to some reviews”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.