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Resolved Perfect Eyesight is 477ppi, 440ppi Device Just Released, Why Would Anyone Want a Mini

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Anti-Lucifer

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Mar 9, 2012
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I dare you to see the visual difference between a 47" HDTV @1080p vs @720p from a viewing distance of at least 6+ feet. You will not be able to tell the difference. If you are able to, then nothing on this planet will satisfy you. That's just too bad....FOR YOU!
 
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VFC

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Anti-Lucifer said:
I dare you to see the visual difference between a 47" HDTV @1080p vs @720p from a viewing distance of at least 6+ feet. You will not be able to tell the difference. If you are able to, then nothing on this planet will satisfy you. That's just too bad....FOR YOU!
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Funny you should post that. Behind me, in my home office, is an old 720P 46" TV. My chair is 5-6 ft from the screen and I am unable to read the fine print you often see in car commercials. I have a 1080P 47" 3D TV upstairs and I can read the fine print from 10 ft away.
 
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Anti-Lucifer

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Mar 9, 2012
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VFC said:
Funny you should post that. Behind me, in my home office, is an old 720P 46" TV. My chair is 5-6 ft from the screen and I am unable to read the fine print you often see in car commercials. I have a 1080P 47" 3D TV upstairs and I can read the fine print from 10 ft away.
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From your argument, it is clearly that 1" screen difference :rolleyes:
 
ericrwalker

ericrwalker

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VFC said:
Funny you should post that. Behind me, in my home office, is an old 720P 46" TV. My chair is 5-6 ft from the screen and I am unable to read the fine print you often see in car commercials. I have a 1080P 47" 3D TV upstairs and I can read the fine print from 10 ft away.
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Same signal input on both?


I have a 50" LG Plasma 720p at home, with basic cable and I can read the fine print from my couch. Probably about 8 feet away.
 
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Nuttydev

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Mar 6, 2009
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VFC said:
Funny you should post that. Behind me, in my home office, is an old 720P 46" TV. My chair is 5-6 ft from the screen and I am unable to read the fine print you often see in car commercials. I have a 1080P 47" 3D TV upstairs and I can read the fine print from 10 ft away.
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Well that's interesting seeing as TV isn't broadcast above 1080i, so you're seeing the same picture on both screens. Maybe the 46" just isn't a very good TV?
 
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Nikhil72

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Screen resolution aside, the reviews are all saying that battery life is horrendous on the device.
 
MrXiro

MrXiro

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VFC said:
Perfect Eyesight is 477ppi, 440ppi Device Just Released, Why Would Anyone Want a Mini

Looking at the text examples on this web site; 440ppi is my new minimum standard for a hand-held device. They say perfect human eyesight max's out at 477ppi; 440 is close enough for me.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/440-...xy-S-III-vs-Nexus-4-screen-comparison_id36602
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Cause the world contains more than just spec whores. Different people different purposes. I primarily use my iPad to watch movies at the gym and surf while on the couch.

I've owned an iPad 3rd Gen and though I can see the difference when they are side by side I can still read everything on the iPad Mini just fine. Though I wish the native font size was blown up a bit, not because it's blurry but because I hate looking at tiny font. I enlarge/zoom in when I'm on my iPhone 5 too.
 
QCassidy352

QCassidy352

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Let's remember that retina comes with trade offs. iPad 3 was thicker, hotter, heavier, took longer to charge, and had a shorter battery life than iPad 2. All to support the retina display. Not saying it's not worth it, but there's a cost benefit analysis to just cramming every possible pixel in there.
 
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minimo3

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Oct 18, 2010
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Same reason why most people are not buying the new 4k TV's - they can't tell the difference
 
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xofruitcake

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Q-Dog

Q-Dog

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VFC said:
... and I am unable to read the fine print you often see in car commercials. ...
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You aren't supposed to be able to read the fine print on car commercials, or any other commercials for that matter. :eek:
 
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jon3543

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Sep 13, 2010
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MrXiro said:
Cause the world contains more than just spec whores.
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If you were to represent the populations of the world, this forum, and spec whores graphically, you would have three concentric circles, in that order from largest to smallest.
 
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madat42

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Mar 25, 2011
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"Why would anyone want a mini?"

Seriously? Why would anyone want an iPad big or small period? Why would anyone want a MacBook Pro non-retina screen? Why would anyone want the 16GB iPad over the 32GB?

Don't try to figure out why people buy the stuff they do. Just buy what you want and enjoy it.
 
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KAB2010

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Aug 27, 2009
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VFC said:
Anti-Lucifer said:
I dare you to see the visual difference between a 47" HDTV @1080p vs @720p from a viewing distance of at least 6+ feet. You will not be able to tell the difference. If you are able to, then nothing on this planet will satisfy you. That's just too bad....FOR YOU!
Click to expand...

Funny you should post that. Behind me, in my home office, is an old 720P 46" TV. My chair is 5-6 ft from the screen and I am unable to read the fine print you often see in car commercials. I have a 1080P 47" 3D TV upstairs and I can read the fine print from 10 ft away.
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I can clearly tell the difference between 1080 and 720, even on a 32 inch tv.
 
LizKat

LizKat

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I bought the mini because I wanted that size device, Apple finally made one, I prefer the Apple ecosystem, I got the mini, I put my stuff on the mini, the mini works great, I don't have a problem with the mini in any way (battery, finish, function), I like it better than the smaller mid-size tablets i was using in the meantime, case closed FOR THIS CONSUMER.

Why the mods permit this endless honking on why people have bought their mini iPads is just beyond my ken. Overburdened, perhaps.
 
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