What does Retina look like to you?

[motoleo]

I did some work on a friend's iPod Touch 1g last night, and got to see this first hand.

I went into the settings on both phones, and even just in the top bar where it says "Settings", it was a stunning difference. The retina display DOES make a difference. It's also why I converted to a Crystal Clear screen protector over an anti-glare.

Congratulations man! We have one person who finally sees what I'm seeing! This blue bar is infamous for having that so-called "retina" effect I was talking about. But it's really just pixelation, as we are discovering now. It might depend on what wallpaper you have, but you can also see it's on the lockscreen top bar too.

It makes it difficult to have a discussion when you edit most of your posts. And by "edit" I mean wholesale replacement. I was getting ready to respond to your last post and now it's entirely different. You do this in all your threads and it reading through them the responses don't make sense.

As long as you have a quote, it should work. Anyway, all you have to do is simply put your iPhone up to the "actual size" iPhone on the retina display website. Go to nytimes.com (And I'd like someone to take a picture of it so we can all see the truth.)

And that seemed like a smart idea to you?



Well that seems stupid. Do you know what resolution would that be? (it's just under 96000x64000 ) Do you have any idea what sort of hardware they would need to support something like that? And for such minimal gains in quality? If you're asking for the impossible, there's no wonder you are disappointed. The iPhone display, while small, still has one of the best pixel densities and image quality around. What you want is not only unreasonable, but also impractical given current battery technology .

Yes, but I want to see it, and I think Apple will do it. Have you noticed, the quality of High Definition playback on the iPhone is not good (unsure if it is there at all) When you watch a YouTube video on your iPhone, how do you know if it's in 1080P?

 

[boss.king]

Yes, but I want to see it, and I think Apple will do it. Have you noticed, the quality of High Definition playback on the iPhone is not good (unsure if it is there at all) When you watch a YouTube video on your iPhone, how do you know if it's in 1080P?

Common sense tells me its not 1080p (or even 720p for that matter) because the iPhone display uses a lower resolution. Also, I'm fairly sure Apple won't be bumping the screen resolution until they absolutely have to (just like last time). They aren't in the business of giving people what they ask for.

 

[motoleo]

Common sense tells me its not 1080p (or even 720p for that matter) because the iPhone display uses a lower resolution. Also, I'm fairly sure Apple won't be bumping the screen resolution until they absolutely have to (just like last time). They aren't in the business of giving people what they ask for.

My personal desires aside, all I have to say is

I honestly didn't know that the iPhone couldn't play 1080p video. But this thread opened up a whole new wealth of discovery.

 

[nwmtnbiker]

Every year Tvs and phone go higher and higher in resolution as I get older and older and eyes get worse and worse. I'm pretty sure my 1080p led tv is actually only a 720 because of my age lol…

 

[elfy]

I don't know. Maybe if I had a real retina screen, I probably could.

No. You couldn't. Not possible. And why are you so hung up on this retina thing? It's just a term Apple have used for a high resolution screen. It's got nothing to do with your screen 'shimmering' or anything else. Hallucinogenic drugs can do that for you, and I suspect have. Not judging, done it myself.

 

[motoleo]

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I think the shimmering is due to some kind of ultraviolet reflection on the screen.

You've seen it..but now that the retina bubble has been burst, I feel lost.

All the games I was downloading when I thought that I was getting something when they added "retina" graphics...it's such a farce.

How is this a better screen than my laptop, which can play high definition video?

 

[elfy]

How is this a better screen than my laptop, which can play high definition video?

who said it was?

 

[superstrikertwo]

As said many many times the "Retina" display is just a term by Apple used to describe a high resolution display.

If you have ever used a non-retina enhanced app on the iPhone 4/s you'll see a difference. Retina enhanced apps just use higher resolution graphics to make it more clear on the display.

 

[Untaken]

I finally managed to read through this entire thread without passing out from laughter, and I think I've managed to make sense of what the OP has been talking about. I refer you to the following threads from yesteryear:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1065105/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1200372/

 

[motoleo]

I finally managed to read through this entire thread without passing out from laughter, and I think I've managed to make sense of what the OP has been talking about. I refer you to the following threads from yesteryear:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1065105/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1200372/

Wow, this is exactly what I was talking about. I don't know how you found this, but they explained it perfectly.

 

[Apple Key]

Wow, this is exactly what I was talking about. I don't know how you found this, but they explained it perfectly.

Wow, over 150 posts to figure out what the issue was. Glad it got solved in the end.

So what is the consensus, if you notice this issue do you have good eyesight or a problem with your iPhone?

 

[Untaken]

Wow, over 150 posts to figure out what the issue was. Glad it got solved in the end.

So what is the consensus, if you notice this issue do you have good eyesight or a problem with your iPhone?

My iPhone 4 does not have this issue, though I know several people that when I look at their screens I see it immediately (and it annoys me to no end). So I would say that it's definitely a problem with your iPhone if you have it, though if you have really bad vision you might not notice it.

 

[Apple Key]

My iPhone 4 does not have this issue, though I know several people that when I look at their screens I see it immediately (and it annoys me to no end). So I would say that it's definitely a problem with your iPhone if you have it, though if you have really bad vision you might not notice it.

I do notice it on my screen when viewing that image. But I have no issues otherwise. Any chance this is just the screen refresh rate?

 

[motoleo]

Before, I couldn't explain it, but with these new images, I'm trying to show you the effect as best as I can, but it's hard to get it to look right. Zoom in. The second image is actually tons of tiny little lines and if you play around with it in Photoshop, everything changes.

I can see this on the iPhone.

 

[Untaken]

I do notice it on my screen when viewing that image. But I have no issues otherwise. Any chance this is just the screen refresh rate?

Whether this is officially a "defect" or not I have no idea, but not all screens have it so if it bothers you I would say get Apple to replace it. It's way more annoying than a few dead/stuck pixels IMO.