The iPad is not getting a Retina display.

[Stealthipad]

Sorry to call you on that, but I'm ruling out a 200 Terahertz processor in the iPad 2.

If you think it will take that much processing power you need to rule YOURSELF out.

 

[Defender2010]

Don't want to pour petrol on the flames, but where are the substantiated rumours that there will be a resolution bump of any sort to the iPad in the next iteration?

I think you mean "pour water on the flames". Think about it. Grazie

 

[Defender2010]

The ppi for the standard of "retina" would be virtually impossible.
It's not coming.
This is only the 1st gen iPad, so if retina did theoretically come, devs would pretty much drop support for the original iPad altogether, because all future graphic sets would rely on retina standard.
There will be no resolution bump, sorry to burst your bubble.

Such bold irritating statements from someone who, like everyone putting in their pennies worth here, knows nothing about the actual specs of the next gen iPad unless a screen/prototype is leaked or the moment S.Jobs gets on stage to announce it. How can you make such statements? We are all ignorant regarding this...and i work for the company! If devs need to make 3 versions of their app to accommodate various displays, they will,,,,because they have to! If not their app would be limited to older displays, thus harming sales/downloads.
Devs keep up with Apples technology, not the other way around! If you want the pleasure of having your app on the App Store you need to obey the rules....

 

[greygray]

We need another representative to get drunk at a bar and leave the iPad 2 on the seat just like the iPhone 4 incident. Just wait for the New Year parties.

 

[jdcell100]

I think the display is amazing the way it is

 

[Ciclismo]

I think you mean "pour water on the flames". Think about it. Grazie

I was going to, but considering how so many posters have lost the ability to critically examine any issue relating to the next iPad, I feared my comment would be incendiary and not the opposite. It seems there is no more room for logic in the internet these days.

 

[adnoh]

I think the display is amazing the way it is

Always room for improvement

*cough*ppi*cough*

 

[iPhoneCollector]

what would be the point of having one in the ipad?

 

[Coukos34]

Argh! You people just always seem to forget that if they were to increase the resolution, it would never be a "small bump". Anyone who thinks this is just dumb (sorry but true). When they decide to increase the resolution it will be a double in resolution so that apple can do the same thing with the iPhone and iPhone 4, where apps can be scaled. This argument is old, tired, and been explained numerous times. Get over it, the iPad 2 (or whatever they call it), will not have a retina display.

 

[klamse25]

Argh! You people just always seem to forget that if they were to increase the resolution, it would never be a "small bump". Anyone who thinks this is just dumb (sorry but true). When they decide to increase the resolution it will be a double in resolution so that apple can do the same thing with the iPhone and iPhone 4, where apps can be scaled. This argument is old, tired, and been explained numerous times. Get over it, the iPad 2 (or whatever they call it), will not have a retina display.

*This

 

[hcho3]

This is pointless thread... and needs to be closed.
So, iPad gets retina display with iPad 2?

So, iPad 2 will have higher resolution than Imac 21.5 inches? It will have higher resolution than Macbook pro 17 inch? Really?

Then, every Mac users will ask for retina display. Sure.. yea. Keep dreaming people. Want to pay 700 dollars or more for base iPad?

 

[Piggie]

Actually there is one way they can get over this problem and that's if/when they change their UI so that apps can run in a window.

Then you free yourself from the problem of a fixed pixel size.
Perhaps one day they will do this?

 

[Metal Dice]

Why would you want a retina screen on the iPad. The highest definition media available is 1920x1080.
A better display would be good. But more than 1080p would be an unnecessary waste of money that could be spend on other hardware.

 

[Reed Rothchild]

Such bold irritating statements from someone who, like everyone putting in their pennies worth here, knows nothing about the actual specs of the next gen iPad unless a screen/prototype is leaked or the moment S.Jobs gets on stage to announce it. How can you make such statements? We are all ignorant regarding this...and i work for the company! If devs need to make 3 versions of their app to accommodate various displays, they will,,,,because they have to! If not their app would be limited to older displays, thus harming sales/downloads.
Devs keep up with Apples technology, not the other way around! If you want the pleasure of having your app on the App Store you need to obey the rules....

Sure, Apple can be very arrogant and adopt a "my way or the highway" stance, but they're surely not dumb enough to shortly release a new iPad that would be incompatible with every existing iPad app in the store? Or are you suggesting (as an Apple employee) that devs are right now recoding their iPad apps to work with this new higher res device? I'll believe that when I see it. I think it's either doubling of resolution or the same relatively low res screen that exists currently. My money's on the latter .

 

[GnillGnoll]

Why would you want a retina screen on the iPad. The highest definition media available is 1920x1080.

No, the highest definition media available is vector graphics. E.g. fonts, UI elements, graphs, maps, etc. Those are the things that benefit most from a higher resolution.