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The Electrowetting Display
IEEE Spectrum · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2013–2017).
SignalTube analysis
Among 25 other explainer videos tagged Audio & video engineering, the mean is 2.7 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 2.6 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
33% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2013–2017; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 3 minutes 38 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2013-01-02.
- Channel / speaker
- IEEE Spectrum
- Verified runtime
- 3m 38s
- YouTube upload date
- 2013-01-02
- Hacker News mention years
- 2013–2017
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Audio & video engineering. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Electrowetting DisplayCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 3m 38s | 2013-01-02 |
| D/A and A/D | Digital Show and Tell (Monty Montgomery @ xiph.org)explainer · FL Studio | 15 | 13 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 23m 53s | 2013-03-02 |
| Cassettes - better than you don't rememberexplainer · Techmoan | 5 | 5 | 67% | No recorded overlap | 22m 46s | 2016-02-01 |
| Why is TV 29.97 frames per second?explainer · Stand-up Maths | 4 | 4 | 80% | No recorded overlap | 14m 27s | 2016-10-03 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it”. Its short rationale: Found electrowetting as sunlight-readable display option.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Sony Digital Paper e-ink PDF tablet for notes and forms”. Its short rationale: Example of electrowetting display technology not yet mainstream.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Amazon Bought Liquavista - Color Kindle to Follow?”. Its short rationale: Development prototypes of electrowetting displays.