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Apple Begins Certifying Components for 2012 iPad 3, OLED Unlikely
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My one & only humble wish is that the iPad 3 will come without those backlight bleeding LCD screen crap found in the current iPad 2. 
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Thunderbolt and Retina is all I need.
Thunderbolt and Retina is all I need.
Speaking of iOS devices, I just read that Angry birds will be playable on Roku.
So perhaps that will get Apple to open up the Apple TV to apps in the near future.
So perhaps that will get Apple to open up the Apple TV to apps in the near future.
2048x1536 would be more than just welcome, it would be enough for me to replace my 64GB iPad2.
The only other improvement that would get me to replace my iPad2 would be lighter weight.
Next on my list would be higher camera resolutions, which I expect and hope to see, but I'm not sure better cameras alone would justify replacement of my iPad2.
Quad-core ARM won't be ready in 2012 and is not needed. I think we'll see a switch to 64-bit ARM in the iPad before we see quad-core. The A5 is already fast for everything an iPad can do. The original iPad was a bit slow, but the iPad2 is snappy. I'm not sure I could notice if it were faster.
A Thunderbolt port would be nice, but would not affect my buying decision, at least not yet. It might when the Thunderbolt market is more mature.
I think the iPad3 might come in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. The 64GB version already stores more than a dozen HD movies, which is ample for most trips.
The only other improvement that would get me to replace my iPad2 would be lighter weight.
Next on my list would be higher camera resolutions, which I expect and hope to see, but I'm not sure better cameras alone would justify replacement of my iPad2.
Quad-core ARM won't be ready in 2012 and is not needed. I think we'll see a switch to 64-bit ARM in the iPad before we see quad-core. The A5 is already fast for everything an iPad can do. The original iPad was a bit slow, but the iPad2 is snappy. I'm not sure I could notice if it were faster.
A Thunderbolt port would be nice, but would not affect my buying decision, at least not yet. It might when the Thunderbolt market is more mature.
I think the iPad3 might come in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. The 64GB version already stores more than a dozen HD movies, which is ample for most trips.
I'll go out on a ledge here and predict better display and camera and LESS memory to keep the cost the same. Think about it, the whole idea of iCloud is to keep less on your device.
There is still a WiFi iPad you know. Not all of them have data access everywhere.
Flash memory prices will go down, that is how they'll save on costs.
I had one of those. I took it into the Apple Store. The "Genius" was like "Wow, that's a bad one!". Swapped it out for a new one. Not a sliver of light leak anywhere! Looks great!My one & only humble wish is that the iPad 3 will come without those backlight bleeding LCD screen crap found in the current iPad 2.
Isn't Sony's NGP coming out this year end and features a quad core?
Oh and 1gb Ram is a minimum if they are upping the display to Retina res.
The current screen is poor in bright light, so no difference!
For me anyway, the iPad is basically unusable anywhere near even the slightest sunlight. I'd have swapped a little worse in the sun for jet blacks, better battery life, thinner and no backlight bleeding in a second.
And I bet 99% of others would as well. Pro's far outweigh the cons.
I completely agree. At least they aren't compromising on the countries near the equator, most of which can't make decent electronic devices themselves,
Many Honeycomb tablets should be quad core before the end of this year.
Do you really want the iPad 3, which won't be out till a few months later, to lag behind them in this respect?
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So you want a 2048x1536 resolution, but dont see a need for a quad core? Whats going to drive this massive resolution? Especially in games?
check the white balance. Had one no light bleed but the white balance was off. Hope yours is good though.
Right how close did you put your face. Try again, nice how people really start to believe their own wild fantasy with time. Kind of the same with I get a headache from 3D. Not reality.
Bad content can cause some eye strain but its not the 3D it self.
I don't think it should be lighter, if it gets too light it will start to feel cheap and fragile. I want a revamped iOS5 and a separate GPS chip on the WiFi version. I want to use it in my car as my satnav but don't wanna pay £100 extra for a GPS chip (I'm not gonna get a separate contract, will just tether to my iPhone so the 3g part is useless to me)
My one & only humble wish is that the iPad 3 will come without those backlight bleeding LCD screen crap found in the current iPad 2.
I had that problem, I made an appointment with the geniuses at the Apple Store and they replaced it with a new one without the light bleeding issue. Apple has the best customer service ever! Regarding the iPad 3, I'm sure it will have a better display, don't know if retina but at least close to it. Regarding other features and ports, I think the only addition will be better cameras, thunderbolt compatibility (through the dock connector), more powerful processor, faster and a crazy new sensor. People should really move on from usb, hdmi, etc. I don't miss those ports and I use my iPad 2 for Work, School, Facetime with my family and friends, almost EVERYTHING! (Except playing Portal and Wow)
People should really move on from usb, hdmi, etc. I don't miss those ports and I use my iPad 2 for Work, School, Facetime with my family and friends, almost EVERYTHING! (Except playing Portal and Wow)
So, you feel we should all dump our new TV's and the new TV's in stores now also full of HDMI connections should be dumped also?
USB 3 devices are only just starting to come through in reasonable numbers and prices also.
Will quad-core be the thing that finally gets Android tablets flying off the shelves?
Is being only dual-core the reason they aren't selling that well?
Hint: No
Remember how much better the Xoom's specs were than the iPad? How did that play out?
Who actually thought an OLED or AMOLED would be on the next iPad? Serious. It's too expensive at this time. If you want another $100 on the iPad, for some screen that does the same as a LCD, it isn't beneficial for business.
Give it a while longer and they'll be there. Most people want improved function and greater resolution. OLED would give little improvement on a practical level.
Give it a while longer and they'll be there. Most people want improved function and greater resolution. OLED would give little improvement on a practical level.
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