After seeing the adapted Nintendo Switch with OLED display, is it too soon for Apple? At premium prices, they should have had better already.
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Apple's First OLED iPad Coming in 2023, According to Display Experts
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Because marketing works, similar to B&W speakers.
Have a look at the great (color) uniformity and shadow detail of OLED: https://www.avforums.com/threads/post-your-oled-uniformity-photos-and-discuss.2325857/
I forgot about that too. Large, near-black scenes can show chunky splotches and gradient patterns on OLEDs.
OLED has better off-axis performance than mini LED. However, mini LED does have much higher peak brightness and most importantly, does not suffer from permanent burn-in like OLED.
The later makes OLED more suitable for consuming dynamic contents like video streaming and video games, which explains why it's more popular among TVs and phones. Mini LED is a superior choice for productivity apps, which iPad Pro tends to be.
What about a classic Cathode-ray tube (CRT) iPad display? A nice throwback of the 1980s/1990s technology.
Damned fine prediction, with plenty of time for people to forget if it doesn't come true (or CYA in the event people don't forget).
I have the LG G1 65” and it’s beautiful I kinda wanna see what Oled iPad would be like
High quality CRT projection from Barco and Marquee was still around in the 2000s. The first digital projection that really wowed me was the Sony Qualia 004 which came out in 2003 if memory serves right. At $27k retail it was also cheaper than new high end Barco/Marquee models (I had a Barco back then). Good old times.
Until the Pentile text issue is resolved I am wary. I would rather have Micro LED.
Apple would never upgrade the Air over the iPad Pro with OLED first! LOL!
The next advanced in screen technology will be micro LED and that will not come in the near future because Apple still has to do the 11" iPad Pro in 2022 and the Air in 2023 with mini LED screens, 2024 will come Mini and Standard iPad. 2025 will be the 12.9" or larger models with micro LED screens.
The next advanced in screen technology will be micro LED and that will not come in the near future because Apple still has to do the 11" iPad Pro in 2022 and the Air in 2023 with mini LED screens, 2024 will come Mini and Standard iPad. 2025 will be the 12.9" or larger models with micro LED screens.
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Maybe that's just when it fits in with the release cycle of the next air and when the display tech is ready. Newer versions of lower end products can have various things that are better than older version of higher end products. That's not weird at all.
I have the same TV, and years later, there still isn't a TV that is definitively better. It's a unicorn.
I also got the new iPad Pro 12.9, and somehow the blooming is terrible compared to the TV, even though the iPad has so many more zones. I almost never see blooming on the TV unless I really look for it. It's super obvious on the iPad. I'm not sure if this is Sony magic, Apple incompetence, or some combination of both.
If you want better (much better) then look at the Sony B-/C-series µLED. However, it's not just much better, it's also much more expensive, much more power hungry and generates much more heat that requires dedicated AC. But if you can live with that, in the end much better quality and also stackable so sizes with >10' width are not a problem.
Two years from now the iPad Pro will include a fusion reactor power supply.
See how easy that was?
See how easy that was?
It would be fantastic at these resolutions, but I think weight might become an issue.
Cringe. OLED is better than Mini led and it's a fact. Stop trying to rationalize Apple's choices
I have a 12.9 iPad Pro and would not care if they brought out OLED or Micro LED next year or the year after. I cannot believe how easy on the eyes and sharp the display is. I use the center stage for calls and get asked what I am using all the time. When I have it on the kitchen counter watching a game I can be anywhere in the kitchen and it is clear and crisp, as is the sound. Reading a black and white book in portrait mode or editing photos are a joy. Maybe there will be a better IPP screen some day but in the meantime I am pretty darn happy.
You mean like when Apple put a better processor into the iPad Air, leaving the iPad Pro behind in the process?
I would take OLED over mini-Led because OLED is either outstanding or very good. Does not as any real drawbacks. Screen burning is not really an issue in 2021.
mini-Led is great 97% of the time but looks bad the other 3%.
mini-Led is great 97% of the time but looks bad the other 3%.
Modern OLEDs do resist burn in for dynamic contents (e.g., video games, TV series and movies), and some apps do subtle pixel shifting to resist burn in with static contents.
But if you are using apps with static contents for extended period of time (e.g., development, productivity apps, or even docks or menu bar not set to hidden), the display will eventually burn as little as several months.
My friend bought a notebook with OLED and Windows start menu bar has permanently burn in after about a year of use.