where is the 2048x1536 content ?

[bobobenobi]

This is why you no longer see flat panel TV's supporting "i" formats. They are using 720p or 1080p.

Wrong. My TV is less thana a year old and it supports 1080i. Most broadcast 1080 HD is 1080i. DirecTV has many 1080i channels.

 

[Nopunk]

Are you referring to the example of 1080p versus 1080i?

The "p" stands for progressive scan which shows each line in sequence.

The "i" stands for interlaced and is an analog technology where all even lines are shown and then all odd and vice versa. This caused a flickering effect that many (of us old timers) may remember from our old TV sets.

The purpose of interlace is/was to reduce flicker on CRTs

 

[TheWheelMan]

Why Apple had to use a better display then HD? I mean, couldn't they just make the retina display to be equal to HD? It would use less cpu power and heat. And I think having that high resolution is pretty useless on a 10" display and because no other devices are using that high resolution so if someone wants to create content for that resolution, they explicitely have to create it exclusively for the ipad 3-users. And I think it's a waste of time and even traffic for companies to make a custom website for only ipad 3-users

You make it sound like everything looks like crap on the iPad 3 because nothing specifically uses that resolution. Have you actually seen the display on the new iPad?

 

[MacBookPro13"]

How many people actually watch content in 1080p?

Most of my films I watch are poor resolution. AFAIK the only way to get proper 1080p films is to buy or rent from iTunes?

 

[IllIllIll]

This is why you no longer see flat panel TV's supporting "i" formats. They are using 720p or 1080p.

Completely incorrect. A flat panel's NATIVE display resolution may be 720p or 1080p, but all of them are 100% compatible with interlaced formats. In fact, in the USA the ATSC broadcast standard is either 720p or 1080i, and there is not a single broadcaster in this country that broadcasts in 1080p.

Also, component cabling only supported a "max" of 1080i. Why? Because is was analog. 😉

Wrong again. Component inputs are limited to 1080i because they don't support HDCP. Amazing how much misinformation can get spread around in just one single post.

Additionally, 4k video display resolution is virtually useless on any display smaller than 42". It will look identical to the 1080p equivalent and simply take up more storage space and/or bandwidth.

 

[Viper2005]

There isnt much stretching going on from 1920x1080 to 2048x1152 for 16:9 content. You won't see much artifacting at all.

 

[whtrbt7]

iPad Retina content will be more prevalent as the year progresses. Content comes in many forms. It can be text, it can be websites, it can be videos, it can be music, etc... The easiest content that is high resolution will probably be websites and books to start. I've already updated my website to be completely Retina compliant minus the thumbnail images. So it's already decently easy to make websites Retina compliant or even any resolution compliant. Books are currently extremely high in resolution in the iBook store. Apps are going to be forthcoming with about 20-30 apps available right now. Regarding video content, it might be a little while to get something 4:3 that fits the screen. You could probably reconvert 4k video to fit if you were really jonesing for Retina video.

 

[VidPro]

Are you kidding me? Go look up what the "p" means and you'll find your answer.

Someone asking a question on a forum? This is getting ridiculous!!!!

 

[IllIllIll]

You could probably reconvert 4k video to fit if you were really jonesing for Retina video.

You could, but on a 9.7" screen you would be hard pressed to tell a difference in image quality between native 1536p, 1080p, or 720p.

 

[Big-TDI-Guy]

First lets, put this scanning debate to rest - read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlacing

Now for the 2048x1536 - content does not have to be created specifically for it, the purpose is to improve existing rendering on screen. More "dots" closer together will create better smoothing and fill, resulting in a more natural image.

I'd venture that many people would actually dislike this device running at native, as texts will be very small. Don't get me wrong, I'm a desktop / workspace whore, and would love it, but the vast majority, likely would not appreciate having to squint for the 1/2 sized text.

 

[bobobenobi]

Someone asking a question on a forum? This is getting ridiculous!!!!

To hell with using a search engine to find an obvious answer! At least Google could guide one to an accurate answer instead of Hammie's stream of misinformation.

 

[jclardy]

I find it hilarious how people are complaining that the resolution is "too-high".

The height of the actual image of a 1080P movie on iPad 3 is 1152 pixels, you are talking about upscaling 1920x1080 to 2048x1152, which is not much. On moving video with pixels that small it is impossible to notice.

They could have made it 1920x1440 which would make videos displayed at precisely 1080 vertical pixels, but then apps would be awkwardly scaled up at 1.875x compared to the 2x that it is now.

 

[Lukeyy19]

even if you could get content in native resolution, currently the new iPad wouldn't play it.

after a bit of testing it appears 1080p is the limit the iPad will play (or even accept to be synced via iTunes)

so unless it's possible for someone to create an app that plays videos without using the iPads videos player or whatever, it won't happen.

 

[VidPro]

To hell with using a search engine to find an obvious answer! At least Google could guide one to an accurate answer instead of Hammie's stream of misinformation.

That may be true but it comes off as a little rude. I'll never quite understand people getting all bothered when someone asks a question on a forum.

 

[bobobenobi]

That may be true but it comes off as a little rude. I'll never quite understand people getting all bothered when someone asks a question on a forum.

Forums are great for many types of questions. "Does anyone else X?" "What do you think about X?" "Has anyone ever noticed X?" "How do you X?"

Forums aren't a good place for technical questions with a single correct answer. "What does the 'p' mean in '1080p'?" "What is the chemical symbol for water?" "What is 1+1?"

 

[VidPro]

Forums are great for many types of questions. "Does anyone else X?" "What do you think about X?" "Has anyone ever noticed X?" "How do you X?"

Forums aren't a good place for technical questions with a single correct answer. "What does the 'p' mean in '1080p'?" "What is the chemical symbol for water?" "What is 1+1?"

I don't agree but let's forget about that for now. How about not being a jerk when responding to a qustion that you (not you but I think you understand that) think is better served someplace else?

 

[DreamPod]

Why are people talking about "content"? There's plenty of content using the full resolution of the screen. It's only videos that are limited somewhat. So unless the only thing you ever do with your tablet is watch videos, there's definitely great reasons for it to be higher than 1080p.

And BTW, 1080p movies look amazingly better on this screen than 720p.