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Sharp Begins Mass Production of Retina-Resolution IGZO Displays

so apple should have many line up(I don't see why not?)

mbp
1)high res (retina)
2)14 hour battery
3)same thickness as current
4)no od
5)ssd and traditional hdd combo
6)discreet graphic card

mba
1)high res (retina)
2)7 hour battery
3)same form as current
4)ssd
 
Moonjumper said:
I would like a 3840x2160 monitor, but at a high ppi please.
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maybe its because I came from PC's w/o the weird mac dithering, but I feel like hidpi would be unnecessary for a lot of people if there was a way to edit the amount of that effect (AA?). This is especially noticeable on the 11 and 13" airs.

Back in my early ownership days of the air I recall that you could do it to an extent to text in SL but it was completely removed in Lion.
 
OR you could keep the battery size and allow users to have a very looooong experience without having to be near a wall socket.
 
Are these expected to make there way into notebooks any time soon!!!??

And the problem with a 2 4k TV...is that TV providers aren't even airing 1080p content. So what's the point of a 4K TV when you can't use it for years..?
 
Ccrunch10 said:
I've never been a fan for the 15" for one reason and that's because of it's terrible resolution. 1440 x 900 is not enough. If they "retina-ed" the display, the resolution will still be the same, just crisper. That's still a no in my book and why I elected to go for the 17" (1920 x 1200).
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I'm glad to see there is someone out there who thinks like me. The minimum retina I would consider is 3360x2100 in the 15".

However, I have used the Retina iPad, and it does make reading small things a lot easier. I suppose you could technically run the vanilla 1440/2880 MBPs with smaller fonts than usual, but I think that still doesn't buy real estate for toolbars and the like.
 
Ccrunch10 said:
I've never been a fan for the 15" for one reason and that's because of it's terrible resolution. 1440 x 900 is not enough. If they "retina-ed" the display, the resolution will still be the same, just crisper. That's still a no in my book and why I elected to go for the 17" (1920 x 1200).
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I liked the 1680x1050 resolution on my 2010 MBP at the time, but I agree: 1920x1200 on the 15" (or at the very least 1920x1080), regardless of pixel density.
 
I wonder how much of a 90% power reduction from the screen help the battery life for LTE on `the new` iPhone.
 
I just hope that Apple retain 16:10 aspect ratio on their laptops and not drop to 16:9 like every PC laptop manufacturer has done (and Apple has with the Cinema Display). The extra height is useful on a computer. When I want to watch HD movies, I've got a Sony BRAVIA on the lounge wall for that!!
 
fruitycups said:
Oh.. god please!!!

please have this for the macbook air update!! please god for diablo 3..
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I don't think that will necessarily be a good thing.
The Air already has sacrificed graphics performance compared to the Pro line, and with the higher requirements to power a Retina display at 11-12" inch, Diablo 3 may not run as smooth as you'd like.
 
interesting

Will be interesting to see where this goes. Very curious in what this means as far as battery life.

I'd definitely give my trusty iMac the boot if there is a huge increase in battery life in either the MBP or MBA as a result of using a display such as this. Not really in the market right now...but that's famous last words with me. :D
 
FrizzleFryBen said:
Agreed. What I'm curious about and wondering if someone can tell me, about what % of power goes to my display at full brightness on my 13" MBA when surfing the net?
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Internet search found this interesting page on energy draw: http://negergy.com.au/blogs/news-reviews/5842594-macbook-pro-laptop-power-consumption-review

Battery fully charged, device plugged in.
Screen off: 7.0-8.9
Screen at full brightness: 11.0-13.1 watts

So, roughly one third.

Laptop off: 0.29 watts
Laptop sleeping: 1.02 watts
 
Wow, to make this work, Apple may have to start depending on dedicated graphics cards in thier notebooks.
 
I hope so...

I don't want to waste $$ on a 17" just to have a 1080 display. The "hi-res" option on the 15" isnt enough for me, and although I will use the laptop as a home computer as well using an external 23", I need that full 1080 or more.
 
TheStoof said:
I hope so...

I don't want to waste $$ on a 17" just to have a 1080 display. The "hi-res" option on the 15" isnt enough for me, and although I will use the laptop as a home computer as well using an external 23", I need that full 1080 or more.
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Exactly why I'm waiting.
 
Julien said:
It's 4K or 4 HD panels put together. So would you want the same resolution in a smaller monitor? A 32" 4K sounds like a GREAT monitor to me.
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It does sound like a great monitor, but if it were to support HiDPI modes, it is the right resolution for a 21.5 - 24" monitor as it would equate to a standard resolution 1080p monitor. Which is the size of the current 21.5" iMac and my older 24" iMac.
 
Liquinn said:
Exactly why I'm waiting.
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I'm looking at the 17" MBP in August-ish. I'll be able to sell my White MB for $450 to help lower the cost. I'll "save" $650 through an education discount and money gotten back from a resale, so I'm prepared for the 17". Now, the question is do I want to stare at tiny pixels on a 15" or do I want a few extra inches to ease the strain?
 
Looking forward to a higher dpi display.

The closer it gets to 300dpi, the better you will be able to judge images on the screen on what they will look like in print - particularly in sharpness.
 
That would make for some tiny tools/menus in Photoshop at that resolution.
TinyUIX.jpg
 
Where exactly will they be manufactured? Sharp has manufacturing facilities in Fukushima Japan (as do many other companies - SONY, Hitachi, Alpine, etc). I would not be buying any device that was manufactured there.
 
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