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All iPads How bad is the iPad mini's screen? Or iPad 2
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I think I may have posted earlier on this thread, but that being said, the iPad Mini has a great display - all those who say otherwise simply say it for the hell of it. No, it's not retina, but it's not horribly jagged either. Turn it landscape and you will see the text looks fine. Half the reason it looks so pixelated when in portrait mode is because it is squeezing the text together too much.
I will buy a retina version when it comes along, but for now, it's the best iPad Apple have ever made, regardless of a lower PPi screen. My 3rd gen feels like a briefcase by comparison.
I will buy a retina version when it comes along, but for now, it's the best iPad Apple have ever made, regardless of a lower PPi screen. My 3rd gen feels like a briefcase by comparison.
Right! I really think Apple finally got it and this is the perfect iPad IMHO
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How's the kindle working for you? I heard it runs Android OS right?
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I have a rMBP also and thought the iPad screen was going to be awful. Turns out, it's not for me. I like it! Wish it was retina
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Higher? But the mini has the same resolution and a bit higher ppi. But anyways good for you though!
[/COLOR]Wait for the new Mini. I for one am too spoiled by the Retina display to ever want to take a step back.
I really want an ipad mini, but I think I will wait and see what is coming. I could always still a discounted current mini.
No it's the 7 " Kindle Fire HD.
I was even tempted to get the larger version when it became available on the UK Amazon website recently. Always a sucker for a new toy and I was interested in
what they have done with the larger tablet. I really like the 7" version even though it's a bit clunky.
I was even tempted to get the larger version when it became available on the UK Amazon website recently. Always a sucker for a new toy and I was interested in
what they have done with the larger tablet. I really like the 7" version even though it's a bit clunky.
There are NO alternatives that integrate into the Apple ecosystem the way the mini does though.
Sad to admit it, but that is worth at LEAST $100 to me (to be able to use existing lightning cables, download thousands of dollars of software from the last 7 years at absolutely no additional cost (because I already own it), be able to use it with my AppleTV, car, media... etc.)).
I agree though, if it was a completely clean slate, there would be attractive alternatives. The reality is, for most people, you are committed to one format or another (iOS or Android). I chose iOS.
That renders all of the other choices moot unless I decide to have a black sheep in the herd (and I tried it once, with a free BB Playbook, and within a week was done with that experiment). Just creating a new account and downloading a few .99 apps made me realize how much of an undertaking it would be to "integrate" a new OS.
Apple knows they "have" certain people. Doesn't make me love the mini any less, but they could have put LESS into it and I still would have bought one based solely on form factor and ecosystem.
And the screen is still pretty fabulous
Sad to admit it, but that is worth at LEAST $100 to me (to be able to use existing lightning cables, download thousands of dollars of software from the last 7 years at absolutely no additional cost (because I already own it), be able to use it with my AppleTV, car, media... etc.)).
I agree though, if it was a completely clean slate, there would be attractive alternatives. The reality is, for most people, you are committed to one format or another (iOS or Android). I chose iOS.
That renders all of the other choices moot unless I decide to have a black sheep in the herd (and I tried it once, with a free BB Playbook, and within a week was done with that experiment). Just creating a new account and downloading a few .99 apps made me realize how much of an undertaking it would be to "integrate" a new OS.
Apple knows they "have" certain people. Doesn't make me love the mini any less, but they could have put LESS into it and I still would have bought one based solely on form factor and ecosystem.
And the screen is still pretty fabulous
That renders all of the other choices moot unless I decide to have a black sheep in the herd (and I tried it once, with a free BB Playbook, and within a week was done with that experiment).
And the screen is still pretty fabulous
i did the same thing and bought a Nexus 7. had it for a week and decided to sell it. bought myself a samsung galaxy tab 2 7 and played with it for a week also and decided to sell it. then got an ipad mini.
I own the 15 " rMBP, iPhone 5 and iPad mini and my partner has the iPad 2.
I used the iPad 2 for 6 months as my only computing device before I got my first MBP.
I use the iPad mini 5 nights a week for 4 to 6 hours a night surfing forums, checking email, viewing video, examining pictures, and playing games like tapped out, infinity blade and baldur's gate.
I personally think the mini is fine.
Is it as good as my phone or notebook? No
Is it more than capable of doing all of the above things without giving me eye strain or migraines? Yes
Is it better than the iPad 2? Both are about equal in usability. It all depends on if you want the smaller form factor of the mini.
I used the iPad 2 for 6 months as my only computing device before I got my first MBP.
I use the iPad mini 5 nights a week for 4 to 6 hours a night surfing forums, checking email, viewing video, examining pictures, and playing games like tapped out, infinity blade and baldur's gate.
I personally think the mini is fine.
Is it as good as my phone or notebook? No
Is it more than capable of doing all of the above things without giving me eye strain or migraines? Yes
Is it better than the iPad 2? Both are about equal in usability. It all depends on if you want the smaller form factor of the mini.
There is more to a high quality screen than those two things. Things like brightness, blacks, color reproduction, etc. are also the things that determine how high quality a screen is.
For example, the N7 has a higher ppi screen, but overall it is a lower quality screen.