You are truely blind you can't even see the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 42 inch TV. There's even a visible difference between 720p content and 1080p content on the new iPad.
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http://www.faqhdtv.com/720p-vs-1080p-hd-resolutions
http://reviews.cnet.com/hdtv-resolution/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/865202/
There isn't a "far better quality" between 720p and 1080p on a 9.7 inch screen. Of course 1080p material ripped from a blue ray will be a little sharper than 720p but the effects are not that dramatic on a 9.7 inch screen and by no way "far better quality" whatever that means.
Keep on deceiving your self.
I don't notice the difference on my 50" Panny. Guess I'm blind. And I've done comparisons with friends and family, they didn't notice either. They're blind, too.
If you want to see a huge difference (and I expect the gap to widen over time) look at web pages in portrait mode. The iPad 1 & 2 look blurry (and pretty crappy, IMO) next to the 3rd Gen.
I am keeping my 2 until the next one come out I don't think I will upgrade everytime a new one comes out especially since I just use my iPad to bs and play around
I agree 100% with the highlighted. And more websites are optimizing their pages for the retina display.
However, my point to the OP is that unless he plans to have an Ipad3 next to his Ipad 2 (if he purchases that) whenever he wants to use it, he wont notice any blurriness on his Ipad2 because they wont be any retina display to compare it against. He already has an ipad1 which he loves so he is already used to the screen.
I've got 2 iPad 1's and a 3rd Gen. I've struggled with the 2 vs 3 argument lately because I plan on getting my wife one or the other.
The 2 is cheaper. The iPad 2 looks the same. It's functionally similar with dual core proc.
The 3rd Gen has the retina screen. It doesn't have a ton of content that takes advantage of it now, but it will. Buying this would likely preclude me from "needing" the 4th gen. I imagine the difference will end up being the same as the difference of the iphone 3GS and iPhone 4.
The 2 is cheaper. The iPad 2 looks the same. It's functionally similar with dual core proc.
The 3rd Gen has the retina screen. It doesn't have a ton of content that takes advantage of it now, but it will. Buying this would likely preclude me from "needing" the 4th gen. I imagine the difference will end up being the same as the difference of the iphone 3GS and iPhone 4.
It clearly said something else when I quoted him. And yes, there is definitely a clear difference between 720p and 1080p content on a 42 inch TV (which he said there wasn't). And I said there was a visible (but not a huge) difference between 720p and 1080p content on the new iPad. It is so much clearer. And where I get my videos from? Blu-ray and Internet downloads. Not through iTunes (because there is barely a difference between 720p and 1080p content on iTunes because of the compression).http://www.faqhdtv.com/720p-vs-1080p-hd-resolutions
http://reviews.cnet.com/hdtv-resolution/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/865202/
There isn't a "far better quality" between 720p and 1080p on a 9.7 inch screen. Of course 1080p material ripped from a blue ray will be a little sharper than 720p but the effects are not that dramatic on a 9.7 inch screen and by no way "far better quality" whatever that means.
Keep on deceiving your self.
iPad 2 screen is the second best screen available and hardly obsolete after just a year. iPad 3 is a lot nicer close up but "dramatically" is over dramatic. Its not the same leap as black and white to colour, or 2D to 3D.
Maybe not the same leap, but I was amazed at the difference in clarity when I went back to the iPad 2 after a week with the new iPad.
Another attraction of buying the iPad 2 (which is what I am doing, refurb at £289) is that if you plan on using it outdoors, particularly in sunny places, the Magicscreen anti-glare film from mediadevil doesn't work on the iPad 3. Yes, the screen is noticably sharper especially small sized characters, BUT as I carry mine with me everywhere and use it mainly on trains, planes and automobiles, I have had no option but to return by iPad 3 and order a refurb iPad 2. Saves me £110 and having ran them side by side for a week, I haven't noticed much of a difference. Even for gaming...
I'll say it again, don't be cheap, spend the extra $100 and get the new iPad. The issues are non existent and are mostly over exaggerated from Appple fanboys who must suffer from an extreme case of obsessive compulsive disorder. In a few years you'll be in this very same spot; with an slow iPad 2 and you'll wish you spent the extra $100 on the faster device.
studies regarding what the human eye can perceive say you're wrong. Unless you watch from about a foot away.
As to the iPad, it's a matter of what's important to you. I returned my 3 and am keeping my 2. Yes, the screen is better on the 3. No question about that. But the battery life is also noticably worse. And the heat is also noticeable. Not like it's going to burn you, but I've never once felt any heat from my 2, and it was pretty apparent on the 3. I didn't find the weight difference noticeable but on the other hand don't play games or take pics/vids with my iPad.
So for me, it really just came down to screen vs heat and battery plus cost. It's a little hard to go back to the lower res, but it never bothered me before I tried the 3, and I think I'll get used to it again.
All of these discussions on whether the improvement of the Retina display is subtle or dramatic remind me of the arguments I used to have with my sister when we were kids: "Chocolate is better than vanilla!" "Is not!" "Is, too!" "Is not!" It's subjective, so you need to check out the new iPad and decide for yourself. For me, going from the iPhone 3G's screen to the iPhone 4's Retina screen was like going from VHS to DVD, because on the iPhone's small screen, I have to deal with so much tiny text, and now I don't have to do nearly as much zooming in. I have an iPad 1 and went to check out the new iPad, and for me, the difference was more like going from DVD to Blu-Ray. Yes, I can tell the difference. Yes, the Retina display is nicer. I can think of certain things I read with tiny text (e-magazines, for instance) where it would make a big difference. But just as Blu-Ray discs don't suddenly make my DVD collection look like crap, neither does the iPad's Retina display suddenly make my iPad 1's screen look like crap. I suspect I'd get used to the new iPad's screen pretty quickly, but briefly playing with the new iPad in the store wasn't enough to make me drop $829 to replace my 64 GB 3G iPad 1. When I do upgrade (probably to the 2013 model), it will be more because my iPad 1 has become unusably slow. The Retina display will be icing on the cake. But for those of you who do find the Retina display to be a dramatic improvement, I don't think you're wrong or foolish.