[iPad] ipad 4 pixel density

puma1552 · Dec 12, 2012, 10:21 PM

Love the iPad 4 screen, but I can see the pixels due to the fact it's density is 264 ppi, vs. the iPhone's density which is 326 ppi.

Think the iPad 5 will have a more iPhone like pixel density?

comper · Dec 12, 2012, 10:23 PM

Surprised to see this from a 2008 account. Are you holding it 2" away from your face or what?

jonnyb098 · Dec 13, 2012, 10:00 AM

Holding the iPad at normal distance of 12-15 inches makes it a retina screen. I think its important to understand how resolution works. Apple is not going to make a slightly higher res screen because apps will not scale properly and would cause fragmentation. It would cause all developers to re-write their apps. Not to mention even more graphic horsepower needed.

Think you are being a bit OCD on this one.

puma1552 · Dec 13, 2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jonnyb098

Think you are being a bit OCD on this one.

Not really, it was just an observation and a comment noting such.

syd430 · Dec 13, 2012, 11:16 PM

Are you sure you didn't accidently buy an iPad 2? Being serious here.

augustya · Dec 14, 2012, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by puma1552

Not really, it was just an observation and a comment noting such.

That was just an atrocious observation. Nobody will agree and accept to what you are saying. You really cant make out the pixels holding the iPad-3/4.

MF878 · Dec 14, 2012, 05:16 AM

People don't realise that while Apple's Retina displays are fantastic, the whole "Retina" thing is not quite what it's made out to be. They do not disclose what level of vision their "Retina" classification is based upon, but most experts would tell you it is certainly a very average one.

STORY TIME

When I had my last mandatory eye test, I had, to quote the strangely cheerful woman, "the best eyesight I've ever come across." Granted, this makes me a rare case, but I can see every single pixel in any of Apple's Retina displays from their supposed "average viewing distance" and even a bit further back. Thankfully, they are small enough not to be a nuisance.

whooleytoo · Dec 14, 2012, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puma1552

Love the iPad 4 screen, but I can see the pixels due to the fact it's density is 264 ppi, vs. the iPhone's density which is 326 ppi.

Think the iPad 5 will have a more iPhone like pixel density?

Extremely unlikely; as the majority of people couldn't perceive much difference; yet it would require a lot of work to achieve. Unless they doubled the horizontal and vertical resolutions again, they'd have to add a new non-integer multiple which would make scaling awkward.

Either way, it would add a lot of work for developers for very little gain.

zhenya · Dec 14, 2012, 07:04 PM

You can see the pixels where? Many assets and graphics are not fully retina capable so they are blurry. I doubt you can see the pixels in properly rendered text.

joshwithachance · Dec 14, 2012, 08:34 PM

So now that people are done complaining about the iPad mini's screen we're going to start bullying the best tablet display on the market? Okay, cool.

puma1552 · Dec 14, 2012, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by augustya

That was just an atrocious observation. Nobody will agree and accept to what you are saying. You really cant make out the pixels holding the iPad-3/4.

Yep, just ATROCIOUS.

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshwithachance

So now that people are done complaining about the iPad mini's screen we're going to start bullying the best tablet display on the market? Okay, cool.

Yep

I love my iPad, it was just an observation, but I suppose you have the standard 4 second American attention span and didn't bother to read the thread.

I can see the pixels with 20/20 vision. I'm not bitching, just noting that I can see them and was curious if people thought Apple would bump the density to iPhone levels in the next iteration. Hardly "bullying" the display.

Some people offered good responses, others just contributed garbage.

AzN1337c0d3r · Dec 14, 2012, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puma1552

I can see the pixels with 20/20 vision. I'm not bitching, just noting that I can see them and was curious if people thought Apple would bump the density to iPhone levels in the next iteration. Hardly "bullying" the display.:rolleyes

I have 20/15 vision (so better than average) and can resolve the pixels easily at 18 inches. Quite a significant part of the population has even eyesight thanI, so I would imagine that a PPI bump would help.

On the other hand, it would be insanely expensive if not impossible to make a 528 PPI display (which is likely the next density Apple will go to).

augustya · Dec 15, 2012, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puma1552

Some people offered good responses, others just contributed garbage.

Get a Life Man !

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puma1552 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2008	ipad 4 pixel density Love the iPad 4 screen, but I can see the pixels due to the fact it's density is 264 ppi, vs. the iPhone's density which is 326 ppi. Think the iPad 5 will have a more iPhone like pixel density?
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comper macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Michigan	Surprised to see this from a 2008 account. Are you holding it 2" away from your face or what?
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Dec 13, 2012, 10:00 AM	#3
jonnyb098 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2010	Holding the iPad at normal distance of 12-15 inches makes it a retina screen. I think its important to understand how resolution works. Apple is not going to make a slightly higher res screen because apps will not scale properly and would cause fragmentation. It would cause all developers to re-write their apps. Not to mention even more graphic horsepower needed. Think you are being a bit OCD on this one.
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Dec 13, 2012, 11:16 PM	#5
syd430 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Australia	Are you sure you didn't accidently buy an iPad 2? Being serious here.
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Dec 14, 2012, 05:16 AM	#7
MF878 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	People don't realise that while Apple's Retina displays are fantastic, the whole "Retina" thing is not quite what it's made out to be. They do not disclose what level of vision their "Retina" classification is based upon, but most experts would tell you it is certainly a very average one. STORY TIME When I had my last mandatory eye test, I had, to quote the strangely cheerful woman, "the best eyesight I've ever come across." Granted, this makes me a rare case, but I can see every single pixel in any of Apple's Retina displays from their supposed "average viewing distance" and even a bit further back. Thankfully, they are small enough not to be a nuisance.
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zhenya macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2005	You can see the pixels where? Many assets and graphics are not fully retina capable so they are blurry. I doubt you can see the pixels in properly rendered text.
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