Apple orders 10-inch tablet displays and robust glass panels

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  • Reply 81 of 90
    irelandireland Posts: 17,799member
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    Originally Posted by vinea View Post


    No, if they have to FIX it they make LESS money.



    Dropping a computer is not covered by warranty or Apple Care. So if you want them to put in a new screen you'll be charged, and they'll make more money.
  • Reply 82 of 90
    vineavinea Posts: 5,585member
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    Originally Posted by Wiggin View Post


    236p on a 7 in screen would look quite poor and in no way comparable to a 32" 1080p viewed at 7 feet. The math just doesn't work that way. By that reasoning, a 118p video at 9 inches would also look just as good as that 32" TV. When in fact all you'd see are a bunch of big, fat pixels.



    The equivalent to a 32" 1080p TV viewed at 7 feet, on a 7" screen viewed from 18" would be...1080p. (I'm ignoring the fact that the human eye can not resolve all of the detail on a 32" 1080p screen 7 feet away.)



    Can you see pixel structure from a MBP 17" with 1920x1200 resolution (132ppi) ? Because the common 7" panel (800x480 or 133ppi) has roughly the same pixel density.



    Note that the 15.5" MBP with a 1140x900 resolution has 110 ppi.



    Viewing distances will be roughly the same for movies (airline tray table to eyes) unless you elect to hold the tablet closer.



    The kindle 2 is 6" and 600x800 for 167 ppi. The iphone is 163 ppi.



    Assuming a 720x480 7" display you get 124 ppi. For 20/20 vision the minimum viewing distance is 2.5 ft for 60 pixels per degree (limits of human acuity). However, this distance doesn't meet THX specifications for field of view.



    A 32" 1080p TV at 7 feet is actually also too far away to meet THX specifications for field of view. 55.4" is the max distance (4' 7").



    If you meet the pixel per degree (60 ppd is optimal) and horizontal viewing area requirements for the same aspect ratios then YES you can have equivalent viewing experiences and the math DOES work that way. Hence the SMPTE and THX standards for these specific values and why HDTV has specific specifications for them. Did you think 1080p was a random number they picked at random?



    Note that I can see pixel structure from 1080p projectors (with the right image even at proper seating distances) so I am well aware of the limitations of displays. I think a 720x480 7" display has adequate pixel density for mobile viewing of movies.
  • Reply 83 of 90
    vineavinea Posts: 5,585member
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    Dropping a computer is not covered by warranty or Apple Care. So if you want them to put in a new screen you'll be charged, and they'll make more money.



    Are they covering the cracked screens on the 27" iMac? Yes, they are. Any fragile screen vulnerable to widespread replacement as you suggested would end up costing Apple more money, reduce profits and invite yet another class action law suit. One they might even lose.



    So there's no way in hell apple will deliberately sell fragile screens to increase applecare sales because that defeats the ENTIRE purpose of selling high profit warranties.
  • Reply 84 of 90
    irelandireland Posts: 17,799member
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    Are they covering the cracked screens on the 27" iMac? Yes, they are.



    People use the iMac on the move now? Wow. Negligence is not covered.
  • Reply 85 of 90
    solipsismsolipsism Posts: 25,726member
    Here is a complete failure of a tablet from Camangi with a 7” display…
  • Reply 86 of 90
    vineavinea Posts: 5,585member
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    Originally Posted by solipsism View Post


    Here is a complete failure of a tablet from Camangi with a 7? display?



    "It seems a shame to not make use of that 800 x 480 pixel screen with movie watching."



    "If mac made a 7 inch iPod touch it would blow this thing out of the water. Completely. ."



    So I'm not sure your point. Unless you really believe that Apple would make a slow tablet? At 10" that tablet would still be an epic fail. Perhaps more so.
  • Reply 87 of 90
    solipsismsolipsism Posts: 25,726member
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    Originally Posted by vinea View Post


    "It seems a shame to not make use of that 800 x 480 pixel screen with movie watching."



    "If mac made a 7 inch iPod touch it would blow this thing out of the water. Completely. ."



    So I'm not sure your point. Unless you really believe that Apple would make a slow tablet? At 10" that tablet would still be an epic fail. Perhaps more so.



    I?m not following. My only point was that this tablet doesn?t function very well according to the reviewer.
  • Reply 88 of 90
    vineavinea Posts: 5,585member
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    Originally Posted by solipsism View Post


    I?m not following. My only point was that this tablet doesn?t function very well according to the reviewer.



    Ah, I thought it was in reference to the 7" size vs some other desired size.
  • Reply 89 of 90
    With netbooks being around the 10-11 inch size, it seems obvious Apple isn't going to just give us a '7 incher'.



    Really, are you going to boast about having 7 inches when the competition has 10+ inches ?



    Still. It seems logical to me they'd have two versions of their 'netbook'/giant iPhone/iPod touch. 7 and 10 inches.



    We don't just have one size of laptop, do we? We get a variety of different screens.



    Tablets may be Apple's laptop/netbook replacements. As such. I'd expect similar screen size to most netbooks for the top model and something inbetween ie 7 for those people who like smaller. (Hey, some women do...right?)



    Lemon Bon Bon.
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