Eazeye 2.0 is a 24-inch Reflective LCD (RLCD) monitor relying on UHR (ultra-high reflectivity) technology to make the display more readable when exposed to sunlight. It offers an alternative to pricey color E-ink monitors, while also reducing eye strain and lowering energy consumption.
The Eazeye Monitor 2.0 offers a 1920×1080 resolution, 60 Hz refresh rate, and 16.7 million colors, and seems especially useful for people wanting to use it outdoors with their laptop or other host.
Eazeye 2.0 monitor (EZY-MON2-001) specifications:
- Display
- 24-inch RLCD
- Resolution – 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
- Colors – 16.7 million
- Refresh / Response – 60 Hz / 10 ms
- Video Input – HDMI and USB-C port
- Audio – 3.5mm output jack
- Misc – Tilt-adjustable stand + built-in kickstand
- Power Supply
- USB-C port
- Consumption – ~4W on average, up to 7W
- Dimensions – 54.5 x 32.0 x 1.4 cm
- Weight – 2.2 kg
The 24-inch Eazeye Monitor 2.0 ships with an HDMI cable, a USB-C power cable, and a USB-C signal/data cable. From the user’s point of view, it works like any portable USB-C/HDMI monitor: Open the kickstand and set your preferred tilt, connect an HDMI or USB-C cable for video and audio signals, and a USB-C cable for power. You may optionally connect a pair of speakers to the 3.5mm audio jack if you require audio output.
While typical LCD monitors rely on artificial backlighting, leading to high energy consumption and potential eye strain, Eazeye 2.0 Reflective LCD reflects ambient light from the front, making it feel more paper-like and offering greater comfort during prolonged usage.
A portable LCD monitor typically uses 40 watts of power, but the Eazeye 2.0 RLCD monitor only consumes up to 7 Watts of power, since it does not need a backlight. When I do reviews, I may perform some tests outdoors, and each time I have to use my laptop or a regular LCD, the screen is rather dim even without direct sunlight. Reflective LCD monitors will perform much better under those conditions, as illustrated by the photo below.
While not quite as affordable as regular LCD monitors, the Eazeye Monitor 2.0 is still significantly cheaper than equivalent color E-Ink monitors like the 23.5-inch DASUNG E-Ink color monitor and 23.5-inch BIGME B251 monitor, which go for $1650 and up, albeit at a higher 3200 x 1800 resolution (and lower refresh rate). The Eazeye Monitor 2.0 is sold for $999 on the company’s online store. A few additional details may also be found on the product page.
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“ and seems especially useless for people wanting to use it outdoors” ?
Error in thearticle: “seems especially useless for people wanting to use it outdoors” – more like useful 🙂
Nice thing, 4W for 24″. I still think e-Ink will have better contrast in not-direct light, but 60Hz and no ghosting is something worth tradeoff in static image quality (e-ink speed is not something you’ll like for work)
That could be super cool for coding outdoors in summer! My laptop’s display when pushed above 30% brightness does a lot of ghosting which can remain for hours. Here I guess that if they design an LCD to stand sunlight, it will not have this problem.
Interesting, I want one, but as with E-ink price is too high.
Is projector better on the eyes, as it not beams light towards them as LCD?
For work projector is not good at all, fine text is not a strong side. For content it depends on matrix. epson or sony LCD projectors are easy for eyes if compere with lcd or oled tv (gray screen 130″). If it’s DLP projector – I have short test of Optoma which cost 2 times my Epson and for me it’s no-go, sore eyes after an hour.
I love the way the Youtube video shows the display lit up brighter than direct sunlight on the surrounding environment. Hello faked product video. But other than that hokey marketing material, which seems to be epidemic lately, this does look promising.
I’d love a laptop that features a lit screen on the inside, and a transflective black&white display on the outside so you could use it as a tablet in direct sunlight. To some extent I can use my Dell Latitude 5420 in direct sunlight, but sadly with Wayland there’s no xgamma to adjust the display power curves for reflective operation so it’s far more washed out than it needs to be. I sure hope UI-driven gamma controls come to Wayland before the end of 2026. It’s sorely overdue.