Similar to other responses for my family. We frequently watch content as individuals and as such we use our mobile devices. When sharing in a movie, the news or a particular show/event we use one of our TV's. Having streaming boxes on them makes switching from mobile to larger screens easy.
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Obviously, a TV is much better when watching with multiple people. But even when alone, I much prefer watching on a nice large OLED TV at a very comfortable focal distance with a nice immersive speaker setup while sitting on my comfy couch, unhindered with holding or propping up a display relatively close to my face. I do watch plenty of content on my other devices, but only because of necessity/convenience when I'm not able to be in front of my TV. Anything cinematic that I care about though I will save for watching on my TV (preferably at night to simulate the movie theater experience). You can never beat or fully replace a dedicated immersive experience with one that has to fulfill other functions such as being mobile. The only exception might be the Vision Pro because of what it uniquely offers, but it has obvious trade offs of its own.
But of course, a nice iPad display is probably better than a mediocre TV, so it really does depend on your setup. But in ideal situations, the TV is more ideal in my opinion.
But of course, a nice iPad display is probably better than a mediocre TV, so it really does depend on your setup. But in ideal situations, the TV is more ideal in my opinion.
1rottenapple
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Are you Sonos connected wirelessly? I’m looking to eventually upgrade my sound but I won’t want wires.
Yes wireless, I have the original playbar, sub and play 1’s, has never missed a beat.
On it’s 3rd TV.
I have a TV in the living room but I stay in my bedroom 99% of the time when I’m home, so I watch all of my video content on my MacBook Pro or iPad Mini.
I am in mid 50s, I have a 55" 4k tv in the living room that I rarely watch, I use my desktop w/32" monitor the vast majority of the time for entertainment. I sort of wish I had a 40"ish tv in the bedroom to watch things before falling asleep. I just can't sit in front of the tv in the living room anymore, the only reason I keep it is for social reasons when people come over (NFL season). I live inside of youtube and rarely watch local tv or movies.
AppleFanatic10
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I do the same when I'm using my Spinner bike. And the Pro 3's cut out the wind noise from a fan, a big improvement over earlier models.
Indigovalley
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I watch all my TV on my iMac or Macbook Air. I used to watch on a 13" iPad but the battery life just isn't the same as the Macbook Air plus I like the browsers better on the Macbook. I'm in my late 60's and doubt I'll buy a TV ever again. I've just gotten in the groove of watching on my devices and the nice thing is I don't have to make room in my small apartment for the TV anymore.
blkjedi954
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You are NOT alone. My brother NO LONGER EVER watches TV. He ONLY uses his iPad. The SAME goes for ME. I HAVEN'T watched a television SET in 5 years, and prior to that I barely watched one when it was set up. I've had an iPad since the iPad 2 (2011). My iPad is connected to a nice blue-tooth speaker and it provides me with all the entertainment I need. BTW its a 2021 M1 iPad Pro 2TB. I recently purchased an M5 iPad Pro 1TB because it was at a deep 57% discount compared to current prices. Still in the box.
Sosab123
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Depends on what is most accessible. My Mouse/Keyboard have a delay before they become awake. So sometimes I will sit down at my desk and use my iPad mini to check the news or an email, cause its faster.
I believe televisions are more for entertaining groups of people. Plus tablets have WAY more PPI than televisions unless you're talking like 5k/6k resolutions @ small sizes in the 30-39" range.
I believe televisions are more for entertaining groups of people. Plus tablets have WAY more PPI than televisions unless you're talking like 5k/6k resolutions @ small sizes in the 30-39" range.
I don't know all the calculations, but AI says a 55-65" 4K TV at normal living room viewing distance of around 6' looks far sharper than a 264 PPI iPad Pro viewed from 13" away.
But I believe both of these surpass the "Retina" definition, so the average person wouldn't be able to tell the difference in sharpness.
Sosab123
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Yup, that's basically the relationship between visual acuity and viewing distance. If you follow those guidelines, you'll usually end up with a viewing distance where the image looks as sharp as it's capable of. At a certain distance, your eyes can no longer resolve individual pixels, so the image appears naturally smoother almost like built in anti aliasing.
I have a 65" 4K LG C5 OLED TV with 4K Apple TV and Panasonic UB820 DVD inputs and Dolby Atmos A/V audio setup and a 13" M5 iPad Pro (generally used with AirPods Max headphones) - with appropriate viewing distances, I can't discern differences in sharpness in UHD viewing. From a subjective overall image quality perspective, they are both equally good, but from a subjective multimedia experience perspective, the large screen LG and supporting sound system is a hands-down winner. Not even a contest.
Olde Dave
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There are two shows that my wife and I watch together on the TV in our bedroom. Aside from that, I watch everything on either my 11” iPad Pro, or on the Studio Display in my office. I honestly can’t even tell you the last time we turned on the TV in our living room. I’ve floated the idea of getting rid of the living room TV altogether, but she’s not ready to take that step.
Data explains it, from STTNG "The Neutral Zone," TV was a form of entertainment in the 20th century... 🙂
What is it with this forum that posters frequently unnecessarily add CAPITALISATION in random PLACES? It doesn't make your argument any STRONGER just because you've worded iT iN capital letters 😉
unkl bob
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I use it to differentiate between use(s) of a term's different meanings.
such as turning one's iPad OFF or SHUTTING IT DOWN; both common phrases for making the screen go dark. Different names for different buttons/different results. I called my brother on that once, in that when he used all caps it made him look like he was shouting every word. He wrote back: "Oh. Sorry. I didn't know that. BUT YOU'RE STILL AN A*****E!" (true story)