iPad 3 to Have 'Truly Amazing' Screen

We seem to be getting all the iPad 3 rumors out of the way in one day here! What more can we possibly learn about this from now to the beginning March??

I'm going to wait until the iPad 5.

Yeah, sure thing.

Retina display, bring it on!!!

Interesting. So does this being a Sharp screen mean their fancy new-fangled IGZO screen technology worked out and we won't have a dual light bar setup?

For those interested

https://www.semiconportal.com/en/archive/news/main-news/sharp-to-introduce-new-igzo-te.html

If a transistor in each pixel of a panel becomes smaller, the panel lets more light pass. This advantage translates into lower power consumption and higher resolution. Sharp reported a reduction in power consumption of about 33% for a 10-inch-wide prototype panel compared to an equivalent panel with amorphous-silicon TFTs.

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And for the nerds

The IGZO transistors feature electron mobility 20-30 times higher than that of amorphous-silicon thin-film transistors.

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This means the transistors can be much smaller and move the same amount of current, hence the above. E

"who did not want to be identified because Apple is not fond of leaks."

haha smart guy

It's Magical.

lets be honest, nothing posted has been an surprise, you can predict better CPU and screen, the screen is almost a given for the 3, nothing really sup rising here, you can almost guarantee that apple with keep the 2 and drop the price and use the 3gs - 4 model and sell both.

not rocket science

Apple is smart enough to realize that in order for an increase in screen resolution to work well, they must quadruple the amount of pixels. Anything less would either mean that old apps won't be full screen or will have to be scaled and won't look clear.

I wonder if the ipad 3 will be an ipad 2 with a higher res display?

Enough foreplay. Let's get this thing out already.

"Truly amazing..."? Now that Steve's gone I have to get my crappy superlatives from generic "Apple employee" guy?

backinblack875 said:

"who did not want to be identified because Apple is not fond of leaks."

haha smart guy

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Not really. He took a huge risk in revealing as little as he did, for no gain to him really.

Maybe Apple should sell iPad assembly kits since all the parts are available before launch lol.

chrmjenkins said:

Not really. He took a huge risk in revealing as little as he did, for no gain to him really.

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I was just wondering what the incentive would be to make a comment like this.

The iPhone 4S Retina screen is sharp, but one thing I've been disappointed with is the black levels, and this includes the current iPad screens. The black level is very high (i.e. what should be "black" is actually "gray"). This reduces color saturation and contrast and is very noticeable in darkened lighting situations (for example, try reading an iBook in the dark with the "night" theme and turning the screen brightness down). Some of this is backlight leakage around the screen edges and some may just be the nature of the LED technology they're using. Would really love to see closer to true blacks on these screens.

And, it would also be great if you could somehow color calibrate these screens, they tend to ship too blue out of the factory, as most screens do. As iPads are being used for more complex applications, the need for better color criticality is increasing. iPads are increasingly being used for content creation and display. For example, showing clients your photographs or artwork. Obviously you want your work to look as good as possible, something Apple should understand. A lot of people won't need to or want to calibrate their iPad screen, but it would be great for Apple to open a way to do it you you are someone who wants or needs that functionality. Even downloading a separate color calibration app would be fine with me, and Apple doesn't even need to create it, they just need to provide the API for it and storing those settings.

John Gruber essentially confirmed Retina display, A6 processor and more RAM on his Talk Show podcast this afternoon. It will look the same as iPad 2 with current accessories and cases compatible.

backinblack875 said:

"who did not want to be identified because Apple is not fond of leaks."

haha smart guy

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Tim Cook: "Jony, check it out, I made a couple of anonymous calls and it's already on Mac Rumors"!

I'd be happy with only 4G LTE and a screen that is not YELLOW tinged, which my last 3 iDevices were. Retina and faster would just be bonuses. And yeah, throw in 128 GB for the ultimate.

Tony

backinblack875 said:

"who did not want to be identified because Apple is not fond of leaks."

haha smart guy

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It's been a long time since I last heard about leaks coming directly from Apple employees...this is either due to SJ's passing or just a plain invention...I call foul on this one.

basesloaded190 said:

We seem to be getting all the iPad 3 rumors out of the way in one day here! What more can we possibly learn about this from now to the beginning March??

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we need a good leak as to what kind of camera it has.. just "better" doesn't do it for me.

backinblack875 said:

"who did not want to be identified because Apple is not fond of leaks."

haha smart guy

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BaldiMac said:

I was just wondering what the incentive would be to make a comment like this.

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Seems to me that Apple does leak from time-to-time. Anyone at Apple with the clearance to see the device, and willing to speak to the press, may be doing so for a tactical reason.

BaldiMac said:

I was just wondering what the incentive would be to make a comment like this.

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I was just wondering what the incentive would be to make a comment like this.

It damn well better have a retina display. Right now, I have $700 held back for an iPad. The only reason I haven't gone out and bought an iPad 2 is because of all the rumors surrounding the iPad 3. If it doesn't have retina, I'll be soooo maaaaad.

"What we meant by 'amazing screen' is that the colors are, like, really good. I mean look at these colors!. They're really good"!

....soooo maaaaad

WLS said:

we need a good leak as to what kind of camera it has.. just "better" doesn't do it for me.

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That's true. I am curious as to what they will do in the camera department for this revision.