I do a lot of reading on my iPad to the new retina display is absolutely gorgeous for that. However the new yellow tint on my screen I'm not a fan of.
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Not blown away by retina display
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What the hell are you talking about? Do you know anything about screen calibration? Have you ever calibrated a screen? I think you own an iPad 2 and couldn't muster the cash for the New iPad and this is your way of making yourself feel alright about it. Get over it.
Please, go to AVSForums, learn about what a real neutral screen should look like.. (you know.. the standard by which film is made on).
Yes.
Why is it on AVSforums and ISF calibrators shoot for 6500k color temp?
Here, take some advise from the pros.
http://www.projectorreviews.com/benq/w6000/calibration.php
I never said it was the adhesive from the screen being bonded because it's not bonded. I said give it a week.
Just like I thought another blog engineer. Instead of reading blogs you shoud try to learn some knowledge yourself. I asked you a simple question I did not need a presidential response of bs. The reason you do not know the color temp or more detailed The Wavelength nm is because it is not included in the tear down.
I never said it was the adhesive from the screen being bonded because it's not bonded. I said give it a week.
Just like I thought another blog engineer. Instead of reading blogs you shoud try to learn some knowledge yourself. I asked you a simple question I did not need a presidential response of bs. The reason you do not know the color temp or more detailed The Wavelength nm is because it is not included in the tear down.
give it a week for what? what will change in a week? be specific
or is it actually a case of you don't know what you're talking about?
Yes.
Why is it on AVSforums and ISF calibrators shoot for 6500k color temp?
Here, take some advise from the pros.
http://www.projectorreviews.com/benq/w6000/calibration.php
dude.. That's the backlight temperature.
It is the brightness at which light shines through the back of the television. All TV's are calibrated WARM on those forums.
I updated the OP with a video of what the pad should look like. Nice and clear, bluish tine, white whites, beautiful:
http://www.phonedog.com/videos/apple-ipad-3-unboxing-new-ipad/
I still cant believe it when he opens the settings app. It looks grey and nice, not washed out and yellow. There is hope, friends, there is hope. Do not put up with yellow screens.
http://www.phonedog.com/videos/apple-ipad-3-unboxing-new-ipad/
I still cant believe it when he opens the settings app. It looks grey and nice, not washed out and yellow. There is hope, friends, there is hope. Do not put up with yellow screens.
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I'll be honest I wandered into my local Best Buy to check out the new iPad and I was not that blown away either. I think the biggest advantage at the moment is text, and if you are a heavy ebook reader it makes a huge difference. I don't read ebooks though; I like real books still and sort of "collecting" them. I do the same with most music and blu-ray. I went back home still confused on whether I should buy a iPad 2 or go with the new one. I kept leaning towards the iPad 2 since I constantly read macrumors and all I saw for 24 hours were threads about bleeding screens, yellow tint, taking forever to charge, getting hot, slower cpu, heavier, etc. However, after sleeping on it I woke up today and just decided to get the new iPad. So I went back to the Best Buy and got myself a black 32gb wifi. Since I currently didn't have an iPad I figured Id rather spend $100 more and get the latest. Besides, in a month or two more things will take advantage of the screen. Also, who knows what neat things ios 6 will bring that the retina will take advantage of. So all in all, no, the screen is not as mind blowing as the reviewers are saying (especially if you own an iPhone 4/4s. However, if you don't have an iPad or want to have a massive resolution screen that, in time, will start taking advantage of more and more things, grab yourself the new iPad.
I'll be honest I wandered into my local Best Buy to check out the new iPad and I was not that blown away either. I think the biggest advantage at the moment is text, and if you are a heavy ebook reader it makes a huge difference. I don't read ebooks though; I like real books still and sort of "collecting" them. I do the same with most music and blu-ray. I went back home still confused on whether I should buy a iPad 2 or go with the new one. I kept leaning towards the iPad 2 since I constantly read macrumors and all I saw for 24 hours were threads about bleeding screens, yellow tint, taking forever to charge, getting hot, slower cpu, heavier, etc. However, after sleeping on it I woke up today and just decided to get the new iPad. So I went back to the Best Buy and got myself a black 32gb wifi. Since I currently didn't have an iPad I figured Id rather spend $100 more and get the latest. Besides, in a month or two more things will take advantage of the screen. Also, who knows what neat things ios 6 will bring that the retina will take advantage of. So all in all, no, the screen is not as mind blowing as the reviewers are saying (especially if you own an iPhone 4/4s. However, if you don't have an iPad or want to have a massive resolution screen that, in time, will start taking advantage of more and more things, grab yourself the new iPad.
It's like when we switched to HD first time. It doesn't look better, just makes those non-HD screens look bad. Yes, I'm looking at you, iMac.
Not relevent to this thread. This is not about sharpness. Read first. This is about yellow color temperature on SOME iPads
Just went to local electronics store to take a look at the new iPad (I can't afford it ). First off, a few disclaimers:
-Viewing was not optimal. I'm 6ft 3, and the table didn't even come up to the bottom of my hips, it was ridiculous. So basically the iPad was pretty far away.. which made even the iPad 2 next to it pretty sharp.
-It was covered in smudges
-I couldn't rotate it portrait (Bolted to table) to watch 1080P video.
That said, I could tell it was an improved display. Text on webpages was sharper, and colors looked a little better. The home screen full of icons just looked like a painting (But again, at this distance, the iPad 2 looked pretty similar - if not quite as good).
So in this scenario, it did not blow me away. I didn't say wow in my head or anything. I just thought "Yeah, this is a high resolution display" nothing more. Do I think it's a worthy upgrade ? Yes. Do I want one ? Yes. Do I think it would 'blow me away' more if I had my own and could get closer to the screen and play with it more ? I hope so.
To a normal person this isn't going to blow them away, but then neither does a 4S. I don't think we should hate on anyone like me who isn't initially absolutely wowed with it.
Just my 2 cents.
). First off, a few disclaimers:-Viewing was not optimal. I'm 6ft 3, and the table didn't even come up to the bottom of my hips, it was ridiculous. So basically the iPad was pretty far away.. which made even the iPad 2 next to it pretty sharp.
-It was covered in smudges
-I couldn't rotate it portrait (Bolted to table) to watch 1080P video.
That said, I could tell it was an improved display. Text on webpages was sharper, and colors looked a little better. The home screen full of icons just looked like a painting (But again, at this distance, the iPad 2 looked pretty similar - if not quite as good).
So in this scenario, it did not blow me away. I didn't say wow in my head or anything. I just thought "Yeah, this is a high resolution display" nothing more. Do I think it's a worthy upgrade ? Yes. Do I want one ? Yes. Do I think it would 'blow me away' more if I had my own and could get closer to the screen and play with it more ? I hope so.
To a normal person this isn't going to blow them away, but then neither does a 4S. I don't think we should hate on anyone like me who isn't initially absolutely wowed with it.
Just my 2 cents.
Long time lurker here.. I had to finally post something because this thread is crazy. How can anyone who has gone from an Ipad/Ipad 2 to the new Ipad not notice the huge difference in screen quality. The fact that the non-HD screen looks bad IS because the new screen looks better.. lol. I am not sure how the two are not related. I have been setting up my old Ipad 2 for my girlfriend this morning and it just painful to look at webpages, the IoS desktop, and some apps. It is exactly like going from an HD channel to an SD channel. It is noticeable and certainly not as enjoyable as before. I would say there is nothing wrong with staying with the Ipad 2. It does most tasks as well as the new Ipad. But, if you play with it long enough and go back to your Ipad 2 you will not be happy with the screen quality. That is just a fact.
The Retina Display is an incredible advance compared to the green phosphor letters of my Apple IIc!
So the 27" apple display is 2560 x 1440. What would it need to be, if it were to be considered retina-ish?
Edit: guessing double, like the iPad, so 5120 x 2880
That would be awesome!
Edit: guessing double, like the iPad, so 5120 x 2880
That would be awesome!
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The Retina Display is an incredible advance compared to the green phosphor letters of my Apple IIc!
Oh lawd! Did your II explode trying to run Crysis?
I thought it was just me at first with the yellow tint. It's driving me nuts. My iPad 2 has much better coloring to it. I have my iPad2 to my son so there is no getting that back now!
I will probably return it, it's just not right on the eyes. I don't know if I'll get another iPad or go another direction. I have an android phone but the rest of the phones are all Apple.
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Thank you for that! Like I said in my post, the color is off. I got mine at best buy and have 45 days to return it. I did get one of the last few 64gig models they had left. I don't need 64 gig, it was all they had and I promised my son he could have my iPad2.
I will probably return it, it's just not right on the eyes. I don't know if I'll get another iPad or go another direction. I have an android phone but the rest of the phones are all Apple.
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Thank you for that! Like I said in my post, the color is off. I got mine at best buy and have 45 days to return it. I did get one of the last few 64gig models they had left. I don't need 64 gig, it was all they had and I promised my son he could have my iPad2.
It is relative in a thread titled not blown away by retina display. If you titled it people whining about color temperature, then it might not be.
You need to hold the new iPad 12 inches from your face or less.
Any further away you won't be able to tell the difference between any of the iPads.
It's like when people buy a 60" 1080p HDTV and sit 10 feet away and say it looks no different in PQ than a 60" 720p HDTV.
Once you hit a certain distance away from the screen, the higher resolution becomes less of a benefit.
*I think most people who are upgrading are holding their new iPad 5 inches from their face. Of course it looks better.
According to Apple, normal viewing distance is about 15" and the new iPad would still be Retina at about 12". That means the iPads would have to be at 24" to not notice the difference between old and new, far above normal viewing distance.
The title was created when didn't know that not all iPads have a crap yellow screen. So now if I get a good screen I'm sure I will be blown away by it. You could have figured that out on your own if you took your time to read the entire op.
Which, oddly enough, is close to the statistic that 10% of all electronics shipped are defective in some way.