PRS-900 repurpose as programmable monitor with raspberry pi

mtbrg · 01-28-2022, 09:45 AM

Hi,
I'm wondering whether it's possible to use the old Sony Reader PRS-900 as an external monitor/display in combination with a raspberry pi? I was looking into this weather station based on an e-paper display and a raspberry: https://github.com/AbnormalDistribut...eather_display

What would I need to do in oder to be able to use the PRS-900 as such a programmable display (for example with the Python Pillow library)?

Thanks!

kapqa · 11-25-2023, 06:48 AM

very poor readability on prs-900, would not attempt.
its still usable as ebook reader, but compared to other sony readers, this one must have the worst display readability, from all those have seen/tried<
still like it because of form factor and swappable battery, and sony software /rss integration.

01-28-2022, 09:45 AM	#1
mtbrg Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: Sony Reader PRS-900	repurpose as programmable monitor with raspberry pi Hi, I'm wondering whether it's possible to use the old Sony Reader PRS-900 as an external monitor/display in combination with a raspberry pi? I was looking into this weather station based on an e-paper display and a raspberry: https://github.com/AbnormalDistribut...eather_display What would I need to do in oder to be able to use the PRS-900 as such a programmable display (for example with the Python Pillow library)? Thanks!

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11-25-2023, 06:48 AM	#2
kapqa Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: prs-t2, prs-900, kobo sage	very poor readability on prs-900, would not attempt. its still usable as ebook reader, but compared to other sony readers, this one must have the worst display readability, from all those have seen/tried< still like it because of form factor and swappable battery, and sony software /rss integration.