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Screen res sucks; stupid me.

Santabean2000

Santabean2000

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So, foolishly I bought the iPad2 after just a casual appraisal of its performance in a store.

After using my iPhone 4's 'Retina' display and now trying to use the iPad for reading, I realize just how dumb I was. The iPad2 screen is awful for reading.

Should have waited for the next generation; do you think it will be high res too? (God I hope so.)
 
Not even a MacBook pro has the screen "quality" of the iPhone 4, because of the pixels. The iPad and the macs still look nice though
 
...and reading a teeny, tiny iPhone screen (comparatively speaking) is so much better than the large iPad screen...right!

Don't get me wrong...I love my iPhone...but I REALLY love the screen real estate I get with my iPad...
 
Santabean2000 said:
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So, foolishly I bought the iPad2 after just a casual appraisal of its performance in a store.

After using my iPhone 4's 'Retina' display and now trying to use the iPad for reading, I realize just how dumb I was. The iPad2 screen is awful for reading.

Should have waited for the next generation; do you think it will be high res too? (God I hope so.)
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Sorry to hear that. Maybe just return it & wait for the iPad 3? :confused:
 
For the typical viewing distance when using an iPad vs an iPhone, the pixel disparity isn't a huge issue, IMHO. The pixel density is still higher than the screen on my MacBook Pro.
 
There is nothing wrong with the iPad's resolution. Sure it could be higher but it perfectly acceptable and usable.
 
I have both generations of iPads and the iPhone 4. Yes, theres a clear difference in screen res, but the iPad's res is more than good enough for reading. I do all of my reading on the iPad.
 
I've got both and don't have any problems with the iPad and can read easily on it.
 
Mr.C said:
There is nothing wrong with the iPad's resolution. Sure it could be higher but it perfectly acceptable and usable.
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You're right, but to me it's a bit like the difference between a HDD and a SSD in that once you've 'seen the light' going back is just awful.
 
Santabean2000 said:
You're right, but to me it's a bit like the difference between a HDD and a SSD in that once you've 'seen the light' going back is just awful.
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Make sure and throw away your laptop, then! It's PPI is less than the iPad, as well, and must be just awful to use.

:)
 
Built said:
...and reading a teeny, tiny iPhone screen (comparatively speaking) is so much better than the large iPad screen...right!

Don't get me wrong...I love my iPhone...but I REALLY love the screen real estate I get with my iPad...
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I'll never understand why people say things like this. The size of the text is exactly the same on my phone as on my ipad. You just have to flip the pages more often on phone. I know that matters to some, but it's really not a huge difference if you're just reading text.
 
I agree! But you should just buy a cheap (as low as $114) Kindle to do your reading on. The iPad is such a great device, but reading on it for long amounts of time is an eye sore waiting to happen.
 
After using my iPhone 4's 'Retina' display and now trying to use the iPad for reading, I realize just how dumb I was. The iPad2 screen is awful for reading.
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yup...couldn't agree more
 
Built said:
I have no sympathy for impulse buyers. You should have researched whether it worked for you BEFORE you bought it.
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Amazing how someone impulse buys or does not lets say goto the store and play with all the apps for a while before sinking 500 bucks into something and then comes on forums and bitches about it. Honestly its sad.

If you dont like it return it or sell it,
 
You've been around this long on the forum and you still don't test anything before you buy? Pretty pathetic.
 
So, technically, you would think my 24inch 1920x1200 LCD monitor is even worse?
Lol
It's a bit like the HP/Liter argument that rice modders use to try to make V8 engines sound like a bad idea
 
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