What does Retina look like to you?

[motoleo]

Op, in biological terms, do you know what a retina is?

Apparently it's a "light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye" but I think it's something that only your eye can see. It's like the phone shoots electrical impulses into your eyeballs..

Digital is bad, you want it to NOT look digital. High pixels and high contrast (in each base color) contribute to quality digital displays and the "3D" look. That's on any screen.

It kind of reminds me of this a little bit, except imagine that on a home screen. With a lot more glitter. http://www.moillusions.com/2006/08/stereo-dino-optical-illusion.html

The "glitter" term explains the stunning detail, the pixel density is so high- your eyes can't take it!

To me retina is like a double rainbow...... It's so beautiful it makes me cry.


Seriously tho, if you see something "below" the screen, it's likely the capacitive matrix under the touch screen.

They say that the resolution of the human retina is actually higher than claimed by Apple. Which I believe. If you have [better than 20/20] eyesight, then at one foot away the iPhone 4’s pixels are resolved. The picture will look pixellated. If you have average eyesight, the picture will look just fine.

But it looks electrical- it looks like it has a texture.

 

[416049]

Why give the post negative feedback, i had a good laugh, i wonder though if the o.p is just trolling or high

 

[Dr McKay]

It's almost like a "shutter"...like a crisp digital look... it's hard to explain..

This "Crisp Digital look" is the fact that the DPI is so high that holding it from 2 feet away, your eyes should not be able to see the difference between pixels, so the things on the display look like objects and not pixels.

 

[0000757]

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It doesn't look like anything. All a "retina" display is, is a high resolution/DPI display. We've had that on the MacBook Pros for a while (High-Resolution MacBook Pro). It's just a made-up term for a high-res/DPI solution.

 

[miragebg]

I just really want to know what stuff the OP had smoked? I may try it sometimes..

 

[stevemiller]

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The screen has a retinal tissue backlight, so when you "see" retina, you see that the display sees you.






*floats away into the ether*

 

[motoleo]

I've enhanced this photo, so you can see the retina. It's almost like what I'm seeing. It's even more detailed when you increase the pixel density and all that other stuff. I don't know how they do it..

 

[Artimus12]

I've enhanced this photo, so you can see the retina. It's almost like what I'm seeing. It's even more detailed when you increase the pixel density and all that other stuff. I don't know how they do it..

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if that's what you see, you're definitely tripping! maybe somebody spiked your milkshake.

out of concern: is your government still running those covert air-drop drug tests on the general populous? you haven't seen any crop-spraying planes overhead recently have you?

 

[motoleo]

if that's what you see, you're definitely tripping! maybe somebody spiked your milkshake.

out of concern: is your government still running those covert air-drop drug tests on the general populous? you haven't seen any crop-spraying planes overhead recently have you?

It's real though.. notice how if you make the photo smaller, the pattern comes out differently. The top one is continuous lines (closer together) while this attached thumbnail is more fragmented (further apart).

It's like my eyes can see every little small pixel.

 

[JUiCEJamie]

Speaking of the screen, sometimes - I can see a squared pattern.
Almost like a maths workbook, is this where the phone registers where your fingers press the screen?

 

[MonkeySee....]

I've enhanced this photo, so you can see the retina. It's almost like what I'm seeing. It's even more detailed when you increase the pixel density and all that other stuff. I don't know how they do it..

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Are you a bit special? I thought you were here on the wind up but you actually seem quite serious.

 

[sulpfiction]

"digital glitter"...Love It! You are for sure rolling or tripping your face off, but that's just fine.

And as crazy as this post is, I bet that most everyone actually took the time to look for the "digital glitter"...I know did. I didn't want to miss out on something like that. lol!

And while I didn't see or feel anything extraodinary, I did notice how amazing the viewing angles are. Looking from the side almost totally straight on I could still see every detail and every color. Without any real loss of quality. It really is an amazing screen.

 

[motoleo]

Are you a bit special? I thought you were here on the wind up but you actually seem quite serious.

I keep trying to deny it, "Oh no, I'm just crazy," but I pulled my phone out once again, and I'm positive I see pixels so small that it's creating a grid. It's like a wave when viewed from different angles.

 

[igazza]

when i first saw the retina display it looked like a painting

 

[Artimus12]

It's real though.. notice how if you make the photo smaller, the pattern comes out differently. The top one is continuous lines (closer together) while this attached thumbnail is more fragmented (further apart).

It's like my eyes can see every little small pixel.

Dude, the icons 'pop' because the shadows around them give them a 3D effect - it's a deliberate illusion to make them look like they're floating above the wallpaper! and the lines alternate because you've changed the resolution! the same thing happens with a TV displaying narrow lines.

Use the phone and stop ogling it.

 

[motoleo]

Dude, the icons 'pop' because the shadows around them give them a 3D effect - it's a deliberate illusion to make them look like they're floating above the wallpaper! and the lines alternate because you've changed the resolution! the same thing happens with a TV displaying narrow lines.

Use the phone and stop ogling it.

Well, the picture above is more like evidence of what I'm seeing. I see it when my eyes are in transit.

As I move my eyes around the screen.. you see almost- it's like a wave of extreme detail and tiny pixels... OMG! I'm seeing it right now.

It's so exciting to look at.

You can't just stare at it and see it, you have to be using the phone and moving your eyes.

 

[The Loafer]

I think you just found the portal to Tron's world. If that's the case and you end up trapped, stay away from the MCP but if you bump into Quorra, tell her I'm available (but for Christ' sake, don't tell my wife!!!)

 

[MonkeySee....]

I keep trying to deny it, "Oh no, I'm just crazy," but I pulled my phone out once again, and I'm positive I see pixels so small that it's creating a grid. It's like a wave when viewed from different angles.

Ok. Seeing as you may genuinely be serious. Do you think there is something you're seeing called "retina"?

You can't see "retina" that does't make any sense. "Retina Display" is named so because of the what the human eye (the Retina) can pick up from a certain distance.

If you think you can see pixels when you super impose an image or distort the colour than you are probably right. All you need to do is put a water droplet on the screen and you will see the pixels.


Not really sure what your point is to be fair??

 

[motoleo]

Ok. Seeing as you may genuinely be serious. Do you think there is something you're seeing called "retina"?

You can't see "retina" that does't make any sense. "Retina Display" is named so because of the what the human eye (the Retina) can pick up from a certain distance.

If you think you can see pixels when you super impose an image or distort the colour than you are probably right. All you need to do is put a water droplet on the screen and you will see the pixels.


Not really sure what your point is to be fair??

I really don't know what it is. Apple doesn't give it a definition so it may as welk be a marketing term. The original topic is what does retina look like to you. It's open to interpretation.

Everybody may not see the same thing. But what I see is awesome.

 

[Mac2012]

I don't think you can just post a picture of a retina screen. It's a combination of back lighting, electrical wave frequencies and angling.

This picture does not show what I'm talking about.

But I could try to make a photo of what I'm seeing.

Looking at home screen on iPhone: yeah, definitely, I'm seeing unbelievable detail here.

Maybe tape it to your forehead and run into a brick wall as fast as you can... see the retina display? Oh no, that's your forehead split open gushing blood... oh well...

 

[MonkeySee....]

I really don't know what it is. Apple doesn't give it a definition so it may as welk be a marketing term. The original topic is what does retina look like to you. It's open to interpretation.

Everybody may not see the same thing. But what I see is awesome.

Again, that doesn't make sense.

If you want to know what a "retina" looks like the guy at the top of page has posted an image of the eye.

Seriously. You're not making sense. Thats why everyone is taking the piss.

You must be on the wind up.

 

[motoleo]

Again, that doesn't make sense.

If you want to know what a "retina" looks like the guy at the top of page has posted an image of the eye.

Seriously. You're not making sense. Thats why everyone is taking the piss.

You must be on the wind up.

This isn't the reaction I expected. *tear*

We already knew what a retina is and where it is biologically, of course.

But the retina display is something you can see.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/retina-display.html

There's a lot of things that the retina screen is. It's the whole package.

I always thought the iPhone screen was trippy. You can see like purple and rainbow colors if you're behind someone's shoulder.

 

[Defender2010]

This thread is hilarious...I believe in retina!

 

[MonkeySee....]

This isn't the reaction I expected. *tear*

We already knew what a retina is and where it is biologically, of course.

But the retina display is something you can see.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/retina-display.html

There's a lot of things that the retina screen is. It's the whole package.

I always thought the iPhone screen was trippy. You can see like purple and rainbow colors if you're behind someone's shoulder.

So your question is "What does the Retina display look like to you?"

 

[motoleo]

So your question is "What does the Retina display look like to you?"

Well yes. It's open discussion. It's not really about me. Lol