Poll seems to reflect a pretty good ratio of perfect devices. Mine is, and so were the two before it....Lucky with stuff I guess.
3 million, one hundred thousand and some change in pixels...in less than a square foot...and you found a bad one? Really?? How???
---whoa! Never mind!! That's something you should try to reverse engineer in your mind. 'How to spot bad pixels...in Any display...unless you've got a 'white hot' one in the middle of your 60" LED'! Is that possible?I'm kinda being sarcastic...but kinda not. One of my other hobbies is audio and video at home which includes a home theater that I've traded out (over the past decade) a 65" Mits CRT, to a 60" DLP, to a 65" LED, to now including a front projection 110" with a Stewart screen...the accompanying audio rig is awesome...and while I will spend the time rolling tubes and spend money on moving magnet cartridges...I stay far, FAR away from the critical video section at avsforum.com. There is knowledge there (macro blocking, moiré, aliasing, light bleeding, DEAD pixel spotting, et al) that will destroy anyone's enjoyment of today's video technology. There are limitations...both technically and cost-wise...that prevent the perfect display technology to exist today. There are flaws in all display technology...BUT those flaws are becoming harder and harder to see and/or distinguish (is it the source/camera/BD player or the display itself). Those of us old enough to remember the 20" being a big TV--the price difference between choosing black n white vs. a color TV for the bedroom--no remote control--UHF/VHF selection switch and maybe three network channels to choose from--think back to what that looked like for a moment! I think only then can we appreciate the 'non-issue' a single dead pixel is in a sea of 3,100,000 and some change
Try to unlearn what the so called 'video-philes' have taught you. It makes it too hard to enjoy and appreciate today's technology sometimes when you 'over' learn. Just my incredibly humble opinion.
As in all situations---YmmV
Jer
Wow, you guys have way too much time on your hands! That is like reading a freaking short story. Really!
No electronic device is EVER perfect, there is always something that could be better.
The display though is a hell of a lot better than the 1 or 2. Nuff Said!
Ok, I'll bite. Firstly, the form factor didn't exist 24 months ago, but yet today it is perfect by your standards? Cool! Furthermore, there is room for improving everything! Even if you have owned all of the tablets on the market. I'm glad it has met your expectations, because it met mine, however it is not perfect!
A few caveats with the "New iPad" are as follows: my screen is slightly tinted yellow. Not a big deal, but after comparing the new iPad to an iPad 1, the difference is quite obvious. How will the yellow tinted screen affect viewing photos? The New iPad has pretty much the same processing speed as the iPad 2, which is not satisfactory in my opinion. The positioning of some of the buttons are not ideal either. The sleep/wake button is positioned on a curved surfaced. Sometimes I push something, but not the button, hence giving the effect as a false positive. I'm coming from iPad 1, which didn't utilize a curved body. While typing or executing different commands which require the use of sound, the New iPad has diiferent noise levels. Don't ask how this can happen, but I have noticed. I changed the position of my hands while holding it thinking that I am muffling the speaker, but it still sounds off differently at times. While voice dictation is still an under appreciated endeavor due to its infancy, voice commands for apps would be a plus in my book! Maybe ipad 4? These are a few caveats I have found and I'm not done! Am I nit picking? Sure, but do we nit pick on the way to perfection or do we except items as the way they are?
Secondly, I'm not sold on the notion that Apple didn't hold back technology while creating the new iPad. They have to withhold something in order to sell iPads tomorrow. What did they withhold from the iPad? I have no idea, but it makes sense if you think about it. If they created the perfect iPad: nobody would buy an iPad for several years, which would disrupt Apple's business strategy. Remember you have owned all three iPads within a two year period and claim to achieve perfection! FFT
As I stated in my original post, the "New iPad" is a quality piece. Furthermore, it is a vast improvement from iPad 1 and an earnest update from iPad 2. As you mentioned, doubling the ram is something I sought, so is the improved screen. Bluetooth and LTE are features I did not seek, but I'm happy with! I can verify that LTE is a great feature and it is just the beginning!
Jer, as far as you are concerned: Apple should stop producing iPads right now, since the new iPad is perfect? Which technology do you seek today that is not implemented in the new iPad? Furthermore, is this considered improving upon perfection or the path to perfection? I think it depends who you ask, as each person has different expectations and the qualifier is every product sold in the open or black market. Also, I cannot speak for the needs and desires of the Macrumors community. Although, I understand your emphasis on the community in which the needs of the community were met by one degree or another.
You would easily over react to someone posting about a deadpixel but if it was on your device Im sure you would feel the same despite your long speech, also it is his expectation for a premium device, dont force your level of expectations to him/her.
I'm curious. How many of you have a perfect new iPad?
No yellow tint, no bleeding, no warming up, no wifi disconnect, no battery charging shenanigans. Just a purely perfect iPad specimen.
I seem to have two.![]()