What's the big deal about a Retina Display?

[Mike Johnson]

guitarist wrote:
Yes, and to clarify (and with respect to the name, Retina Display) the resolution is so fine that the pixels can't be seen by the human eye. You'd literally need a loop, or a magnifying glass, to detect pixels. That's the breakthrough that Apple is promoting. .

Jobs' claim was that you wouldn't see the pixels if it was held 10"-12" from your face. Even that is bogus -- it would have to be more like 500 pixels per inch at that distance. I don't know who ever said you'd need a loupe to see the pixels, certainly not Steve Jobs.

[Speedy]

deckeda wrote:
But if Retina comes to I'll pull that trigger fast.

:agree::agree::agree:

[mrbigstuff]

I'm one of those people who continually desire higher resolution (and I don't have an iPhone 4 to slobber over) so an iPad with this sort of display may convince me to spend a lot of money for something I really don't need.

speaking of high resolution, I've yet to make the HDTV jump since I find the models are still lacking in resolution although they're a big improvement to a standard def TV. I want more!