Toshiba Introduces New 6.1-Inch Display at 498 PPI

[nagromme]

Lol. New Galaxy Nexus 2. It'll be released in 2 months following the release of the Nexus next month.

You know Android will use it. Lol.

True. Android phone makers are not known for standing by their products long-term!

(And note that the pixel count of the current Galaxy Nexus is identical to the iPhone 4! Only the pixels are larger. The Galaxy Nexus has 1280x720, but only for the color green. The colors red and blue are half resolution, in the staggered “Pentile” arrangement that causes straight lines to be rough, letters to have colored fringes, and solid colors to have a texture. In other words, the Nexus really only has 2/3 the pixel count they like to claim. Actual pixel count, then is equivalent to 614,400. Exactly what the iPhone has!)

 

[chrmjenkins]

The size of 6.1" was likely the combination of two goals/constraints.

1) 498 is the highest PPI they could accomplish.
2) 2560x1600 was their target resolution OR 6.1 was the biggest they could manufacture the 498 PPI panel.

 

[fabianjj]

Even if the human eye can't discern something with 300 PPI+ when the distance is 12", I think it's "important" that they keep upping the pixel density until it's "retina" at the closest distance a human eye can focus.

But even with the perfect resoultion in place, I won't be fully satisfied with a screen until I can't tell if i'm looking at the screen or through a glass window.

 

[dacapo]

On the toshiba site that the main article links to, the full poster image clocks in at 6.1 megabytes.... memory... bandwidth... hmm.

 

[Northgrove]

I don't understand the point. It's not as if I actually see pixels on the iPhone 4. And I'm looking at phones at a pretty short distance. Not that this is bad though, if they don't let it affect performance.

 

[thenerdal]

This is a tablet, not a phone.

 

[Mattsasa]

what the hell is this good for?

on a tablet (held 1-2 feet away from eye) the most a human eye would be able to see is a ppi of about 250ppi, because on a phone (1 foot away) the max is about 280ppi

 

[thenerdal]

what the hell is this good for?

on a tablet (held 1-2 feet away) the most a human eye would be able to see is a ppi of about 250ppi, because on a phone (1 foot away) the max is about 280ppi

The human eye can't see above 300ppi, so I guess they want to show off that they beat iPhone's retina display.

 

[MrCrowbar]

Sweet tech for head-mounted displays or projectors!
Not really relevant for a phone IMO (does anyone really hold their phone so close to their eyes?) but great for new innovative stuff. Imagine a projector that beams 1080p but still fits in your pocket. VR-Glasses finally worth getting, etc.

 

[SgtPepper12]

Hm, interesting.

If you triple the width and height of the original iPhone Screen, you get a screen size of 1440x960. That is a pixel density of 494 ppi, so it's nearly exactly the density of this new screen. It's probably just a coincidence.

 

[slimbek]

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Do we need that highres?
I thought the Retina Display was called te Retina Display cos the resolution was as good as our eyes can see anyway!
498 seems crazy.
Even print design work is only 300.
Guess it can only be a good thing.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

The human eye can't see above 300ppi, so I guess they want to show off that they beat iPhone's retina display.

It not ppi. It is arch length in terms of degrees. It is relative distance from the eye.
300ppi is something around 18in.

 

[mkrishnan]

Even print design work is only 300.

There was a lot of debate about this when iPhone 4 first introduced Retina, but when laser printers made the jump from 300DPI to 600DPI, the printed text looked notably better, even if one's eye can't really detect individual dots at 600DPI....

 

[kurosov]

A display that can be seen retina burningly close without showing pixels.

ouch.

 

[sososowhat]

I wonder if by using reading glasses (magnifying the image) one could essentially make a 6 inch display into a ~9 inch display by packing in the pixels. Physically small still, but virtually large.

Of course, for me I need the reading glasses to use my iPhone as it is

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

That would be a nice PPI for a head mounted device.

Would it?

I was thinking more along the lines of spy computers that you have to operate with a magnifying glass, but your idea makes more sense.

 

[Saitaku]

Potential for 3D

I'm curious what the implications for 3D technology could be. If one were to use such a display, cutting the ppi in half for each eye, one might be able to use this screen for a crisp 3d image. That would be pretty cool! (if 3D ever takes off, that is. Now if we can just do it without the glasses.)

 

[ed724]

if the human retina can't see more than +-300 pixels per inch, why put 600 on 1 inch? You would think that the difference wouldn't matter. I would think that it's more important to make bigger retina display's (retina iMac, iPad?)?

It not ppi. It is arch length in terms of degrees. It is relative distance from the eye.
300ppi is something around 18in.

Everything we look at has a resolution down to the atom and beyond. Whats the point if we can only see 300ppi ? I dunno, looks a heck of lot more realistic maybe. Think about it. If you pack more pixels in an inch, don't the smaller displays look better ? Can some of you think, before you post useless comments. Rodimus Prime explains it in simple to understand terms. "rolling eyes"

 

[stracky]

soo... when will the macbooks and imacs be getting these retina displays. I cant wait to work on these retina displays for design work,

but on the other hand, the thought that once they are introduced, say in 2013, it will be pretty obvious if a website was built before or after 2013. thats gunna keep alot of web designers busy rebuilding and seriously increase bandwidth useage.

 

[hkenneth]

Do you know what means average?

I am a statistician and in the field of statistics, average is the sample mean. I am joking though.

 

[dude-x]

The display says...

The Japanese characters say the word "Pretty Kanji", which it is indeed at the new high dpi.

 

[42streetsdown]

if the human retina can't see more than +-300 pixels per inch, why put 600 on 1 inch? You would think that the difference wouldn't matter. I would think that it's more important to make bigger retina display's (retina iMac, iPad?)?

It all depends on how close you view it.

 

[Funkymonk]

I know apple wouldn't use this for anything but if there's an ice cream sandwich phone with this screen I would buy the crap out of it

 

[Consultant]

if the human retina can't see more than +-300 pixels per inch, why put 600 on 1 inch? You would think that the difference wouldn't matter. I would think that it's more important to make bigger retina display's (retina iMac, iPad?)?

Exactly. Especially so that it requires a powerful GPU to run it = wasted battery.

 

[ed724]

Exactly. Especially so that it requires a powerful GPU to run it.

That's what they said when 320x240 was introduced.