AOC is adding a new portable monitor to its lineup, but instead of a standard LCD or OLED panel, the company is opting for electronic paper. The AOC 13T5S is a 13.3-inch color E Ink monitor that has recently launched in China for 4,599 yuan ($679).
AOC 13T5S Specifications
The display relies on E Ink’s Kaleido 3 technology. It has a native resolution of 3200 x 2400, but because of how color e-paper functions, the pixel density changes depending on what you are looking at. Black-and-white text renders at a sharp 300 pixels per inch (PPI), while color elements drop to 150 PPI.
AOC is using an Oxide (IGZO) TFT backplane that allows for a 30Hz refresh rate. While 30Hz would be unusable for gaming or watching video on a standard monitor, it is actually quite fast for an E Ink panel, making basic scrolling and cursor movements much smoother than older e-paper screens.
To make the screen look and feel more like actual paper, the fully laminated panel is covered by 0.4mm AG anti-glare glass with a matte texture. AOC also included E Ink’s ComfortGaze front lighting system, which lets users adjust the brightness and color temperature from warm to cool depending on their ambient lighting.
To handle the ghosting issues that typically plague E Ink displays, the 13T5S uses a Dual T2000 TCON controller and an AI-assisted ghosting reduction system. This setup detects residual images left behind by previous pages and performs localized screen refreshes to clear them out without forcing the entire display to flash black and white.
Physically, the monitor has an anodized aluminum alloy chassis measuring 8mm thick and weighing about 700 grams. Connectivity is straightforward: it has two full-function USB-C ports that handle power, video, and data over a single cable. It is plug-and-play for Windows PCs, though AOC says that macOS compatibility will require a future OTG software update.
The 13T5S ships with a folding cover that works as a stand, allowing for landscape and portrait orientations at 10-degree, 20-degree, and 70-degree angles.
In related news, Lenovo has recently unveiled the ThinkVision E24q-30 monitor with a 1440p display and 100Hz refresh rate.
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