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  • Apple Watch Series 5 -- hands on and first impressions

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    sgordon said:
    All I care is whether or when I can have one work independently not coupled to the same phone number as my iPhone...
    Contact your carrier as they would be the one controlling that outcome.
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  • Apple may have to wait two years for OLED iPhone screens from Japan Display

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    I know I'm beating a dead horse, but can someone please give me an idea why JDI keeps being propped up?  If the schedule for their OLED is accurate, they're going to be in the same predicament they were in when Apple transitioned to OLED after bailing out their LCD concern.  By the time JDI gets their OLED up to volume production, Apple will probably be ready to transition to microLED.  Hopefully the consortium has JDI on a two-prong development strategy.  OLED and microLED simultaneously.  That would be expensive as all get out so... probably not happening.  So I'm back to asking why?
    Japan Display is the source of the microLED panels Apple is soon to have manufactured in large quantities. OLED will never be in large panel displays otherwise LG and Samsung would have done it already.

    Apple has zero wish to have any part of the Pro Display be beholden to third party panel manufacturers like Samsung and LG. The tightly closed-lip relationship with Japan Display guarantees end-to-end manufacturing control.

    Over 50% of all microLED patents are between Apple, Samsung and LG, with Apple garnering the most.


    The lead has only grown since this publication.


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  • Review: The BenQ PD3220U 4K HDR Thunderbolt 3 display is a good option for designers

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    nht said:
    smack416 said:
    The trouble with basically any other monitor other than the 27" LG Ultrafine is the PPI. This BenQ is not retina resolution, nor is it well suited to MacOS as a non-retina display (reference: https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/).

    With the 27" Ultrafine, you're sacrificing a few inches of screen largeness for a noticeable amount of clarity (218PPI vs 138PPI on the BenQ), many more pixels (5120 x 2880 vs 3840 x 2160 on the BenQ), and the LG costs you just $100 more. To me, there's no contest given the value, unless extreme response time is a deal breaker for you.

    The knock on the LG monitors is that they are not great in build quality, but the screens are as good as it gets. Simply put: the 27" LG Ultrafine monitor is the only option available today if you're looking for the clarity of a retina screen, and will be the only economical option when Apple releases their pro display. At least until a competitor else releases a +200 PPI monitor. In the meantime, this BenQ monitor doesn't compare.
    Enjoy your 27" 218 ppi display running a 2650x1440 desktop because running native 5120 x 2880 makes everything too small.  That why I have a 43" 4K monitor running 3200x1800.
    It's called HiDPi scaling that is built into OS X, and actually works.
    StrangeDayswilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Review: The BenQ PD3220U 4K HDR Thunderbolt 3 display is a good option for designers

    mdriftmeyermdriftmeyer
    Apple's new display comes with a stand, just not the $999 version.

    That DPI is not good for the BenQ at that price point. It's nowhere near the quality of the new Apple Pro Display. So no, it's not a quality product for designers. It's more ruggedly built than the LG I'll grant you that.

    The microLED panel on the Pro Display isn't competing with these low tier designer products of IPS tech cannot compete. The viewing angles claimed to be 178 degrees on every IPS high quality panel I've bought has been a joke. Not one matches the claims.

    The XDR Reference at $4999 and it's $5999 matched nano glass etched versions will own the high end market, and Apple and the rest of the industry knows it.

    LG is making $0 off of Apple with this panel. It all comes from Japan Display with Apple having the patents on it. LG and Samsung are taking a bath and are losing the patent war with Apple and China on microLED. They went all in on OLED and it never panned out.

    Anyone surprised by Apple bailing out Japan Display really should follow the patent trail.
    StrangeDayswilliamlondonwatto_cobraargonaut

  • Apple Watch vs Fitbit Versa: which fitness tracker watch is right for you?

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    In two years Garmin will no longer make smart watches. And most likely shopping their IP to be bought out or go bankrupt. 2018 Net Income: - $694 million. It's imploding.
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