Yes, but having hd for both 720 p and 1080 p would seem that there wouldnt be a difference.
HQ distinguishes HD which should only be used for perfect clarity and of course companies use hd for 720 p just to fool unsuspecting customers.
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Yes, but having hd for both 720 p and 1080 p would seem that there wouldnt be a difference.
HQ distinguishes HD which should only be used for perfect clarity and of course companies use hd for 720 p just to fool unsuspecting customers.
Why don't we just call everything the way its supposed to be called and let the big goons that are trying to fool the average joe who is uninformed, unaware and not on MR?
I guess if the consumer only saw one, that would make sense:- "This TV is high definition with a 720p resolution", the consumer might think that 720p is an explanation of what HD is*, rather than a subset. It's all semantics really.
I just don't like the thought of "High Quality" being a standard, since it's always used in a subjective sense, it would be hard to distinguish whether you were saying an image looked good to you or whether it conformed to a certain specification.
*sorry for atrocious wording, couldn't exactly use the word 'definition' without causing confusion, heh.
Yeah, cos god for forbid you bother to learn things, that would be sad too, right?
It's always good to learn, but the majority of the world will learn and forget (unless they find an interest on the topic). I'm sorry you feel the need to argue on how an ideal world would work, but that's not how it is... some people just don't care to know the the technical aspects of a device. I'm a tech geek myself so trying to make me understand your side is not needed. Are people really LEARNING when impatient people would rather respond with their clever SARCASTIC remarks? hmmm...
That's definitely true Adr, the term high quality is so generic and which is why Apple coined a new word lol. It's always better to know what these "high quality" terms are in respect to.
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I'm waiting for the "Hubble Display", its 12 billion ppi. Not even the Hubble telescope can make out the pixels.
That's right, there is no point in getting anything higher. The same will eventually come of home entertainment. Once the pixel density is so high that you can't make them out when projected on a movie theater screen, there is not point in going any higher.
SWEET. Then I could hold my phone to the sky at night and maybe someone on a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri can see it!!!
Glad someone agreed with my conclusion. If there's a benefit to a better display, then I'm for it. But if there are more pixels than we can distinguish now, I don't see how that happens. Maybe an OLED has better colors or uses less power, but I think we're good on pixel density. Just get that density on an iPad and I'll be happy. I'm so spoiled with the iPhone 4 display.
Remember the term "high-speed Internet?" I hated that because back in the day that pretty much meant 1.5Mbps. It was really a marketing term so you didn't have to say "DSL/cable" or "broadband," which many people don't understand. Now, you're a fool if you call 1.5Mbps "high speed" to most people.
I'm a fan of numbers. Tell me how fast my connection is up and down. I don't need detergent names like "Super" and "Ultra."
The things people worry about... Retina display specifies Apple's specs, not just DPI. Just like Super AMOLED is trademarked by Samsung.
From the Internet:
Retina Display's image quality derives from a number of factors:
A greater density of the pixels that make up the iPhone's screen
Higher contrast ratio than previous models for brighter whites and deeper blacks
In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology to improve viewing angles
Chemically treated glass over the screen and LED backlighting to improve the quality of the image
Other vendor specific examples are: Snapdragon; Pentium;Thunderbolt, etc.
From the Internet:
Retina Display's image quality derives from a number of factors:
A greater density of the pixels that make up the iPhone's screen
Higher contrast ratio than previous models for brighter whites and deeper blacks
In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology to improve viewing angles
Chemically treated glass over the screen and LED backlighting to improve the quality of the image
Other vendor specific examples are: Snapdragon; Pentium;Thunderbolt, etc.
those are different terms = you fail to make rationale sense
And who cares about the "quality description" If you tell me its 720p or 1080p that's a perfect definition, I don't need extra adjectives.
If a car had a 200hp engine and they called it "lightspeed"
and another car with a similar engine that now made 400 Hp, it would be annoying to call it "Double lightspeed"
It moronic because you are trying to quantify something using a term that is made up out of thin air. Would you call a car with 100hp "half lightspeed" or "close to lightspeed" if it had 190 hp etc etc
Its just annoying, just say what the size of the screen is and the DPI, leave the marketing mumbo jumbo to the sheep.
I could not agree with you more
And yet you have 'iPhone 3GS' in your sig.Why don't you remove that "marketing term" if you're serious about what you said. Or do only certain marketing terms offend you?
And I bet the rest of y'all who hate 'Retina Display' say things like 'iMac' and 'Macbook' all the time too. Marketing, marketing, marketing.
But go ahead, rip into the poor OP for using one marketing term while ignoring all the ones YOU use.
Why don't you remove that "marketing term" if you're serious about what you said. Or do only certain marketing terms offend you?
And I bet the rest of y'all who hate 'Retina Display' say things like 'iMac' and 'Macbook' all the time too. Marketing, marketing, marketing.
But go ahead, rip into the poor OP for using one marketing term while ignoring all the ones YOU use.
Actually, you're wrong. 'iPhone 3GS' is the name of the particular model, not a marketing term. Retina display simply refers to the high pixel density of the display, and in fact, I don't think it even has a specific definition. If there was a full definition it would be a completely different matter as it would actually mean something.
Also, I didn't "rip into the poor OP", in fact I even used the word please. If that's ripping into someone I'd hate to see how you do in the real world. Please think before you post.
I doesn't matter what you call them since 720P and 1080P are descriptions themselves.
"High Quality" tells me nothing. 720P tells me I get a picture 720 pixels tall scanned progressively.
"Full High Definition" tells me nothing. 1080P tells me I get a picture 1080 pixels tall scanned progressively.
I'd also like to see a link. I already see one thing on that list that's incorrect. The iPod touch has a "retina" display but not IPS
But the product is the phone. I know what you mean but that's like buying a TV and calling the box it comes in a product. Technically it is, but the product is the TV. As I said earlier, I would have no problem with retina display if there was a standard definition for it, but currently it just meant 'a display with relatively high pixel density'. This is the same thing happening in the US with "4G". A few carriers have it, but none use the same measurement so it becomes a useless term.
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