Samsung’s colour e-paper EMDX is a different category of signage — built for places where an always-on LCD doesn’t make sense. Outside meeting rooms displaying today’s schedule, hospital corridors with wayfinding, hotel guidance signage, and sustainability-led retail are the typical applications.
The technical trade-off: e-paper doesn’t refresh fast enough for video or animated content. It’s for static and slow-changing information — schedules, menus, directional signage. What you give up in motion you get back in near-zero power draw, no backlight intrusion in dim environments, and readability in direct sunlight where LCD signage washes out.
On a managed signage contract from ClearEdge, e-paper screens sit alongside Samsung LCD displays in Samsung VXT — one CMS managing both panel types from the same dashboard.
Features
- Power consumption is a fraction of LCD signage — meaningful for buildings running 20+ screens 24/7
- No backlight glow — appropriate for hotel corridors, libraries, hospital quiet zones, residential lobby
- Reads cleanly in direct sunlight (where LCD washes out)
- Static / low-refresh content (meeting room schedules, wayfinding, menus) is the right fit — not video
- Pairs with Samsung VXT signage CMS for central management alongside Samsung LCD displays
Specifications
- Size
- 32-inch diagonal
- Panel technology
- Colour e-paper (electrophoretic)
- Power
- Near-zero in static state — only refreshes draw current
- Glare
- None — matte e-paper surface, readable in direct light
- Backlight
- None — front-light optional for low-light environments
- Refresh
- Designed for static and low-change content (signage, schedules), not video
- Orientation
- Landscape or portrait
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi / Ethernet via paired Samsung signage CMS
