Originally Posted by
IvanIV:
“Here's a video that compares the three iPads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yx1AoQo1Nc
You can see what difference the retina display makes if you look from up close.”
so if you look really closely you can tell the difference
.... not groundbreaking then
Seriously the iPhone 'retina' display when it came out was groundbreaking and it took a long time for anyone to catch up. Its still amn impressive display - although these days much too small for many peoples taste.
To me the 'retina' display on the new iPad seems like a bit of a cop-out. Isnt it less that Jobs claimed was needed for Apple to term something a retina display (300 ppi?) ? are they now changing their rules as you 'hold a tablet further away' ?
Now i have a tablet and a phone and i often find myslef holding my phone just as far away as my tablet......
so ... the new retina isnt a real 'retina display' .... its just become a less impressive buzz-word.
And the new display isnt that far ahead of the competition - certainly not as far beyond as the iPhone was when it started using 'retina display'.
This feels much more of a leapfrog over the current competition rather than strides ahead. Whilst companies like samsung and Asus can afford to take babysteps - as they release many more 'new versions' each year - Apple limit themselves to a single release (historically). By this time next year Apple will be back to having to catch up with the competition.
Obviously I am basing this on HARDWARE only ...... I know many of you dont believe that hardware is improtant but it tends to grab headlines ....
Again - im not 'dissing' the new iPad. Im sure if you like Apple stuff its a great unit and you with thoroughly enjoy your toy.
But at the end of the day its an iPad 2 with a slightly better display (the GPU upgrade would have been a requriement to push the extra pixels and who really uses a tablet as a camera ???).
Also at what point does higher resolution become pointless ? if the 'new new iPad' next year quadrupled the resolution again would people still be saying its so much better if you look really closely ?
.... and that last part is a general issue with ALL manufacturers, not just aimed at Apple !