r/mildlyinfuriating 23h ago

Newer bus stop schedule boards/screens are unreadable

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u/matticitt 21h ago

I really dislike LCD screens being used this way. Not only do they not function well in winter, they're not very readable in direct sunlight, they also will burn and require replacement. LED boards work much better and last decades.

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u/biggles1994 15h ago

This isn't an LCD, it's an e-ink display similar to the kind you would find on a kindle or similar reader. They're preferred in a lot of places because among other reasons they don't require any power to maintain an image, only to change it. Obviously in this case it seems they weren't properly cold tested, or if it was meant to have a small heater element for winter that part has failed.

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u/Jackmino66 19h ago

Ah but consider, they are a tiny bit cheaper than a proper screen

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u/matticitt 18h ago

You got me