Keep in mind all the ones complaining are the super nerds that nitpick every pixel. I am really digging surfing the web on the iPad. I have been feeling a bit guilty for not using my desktop much since I got the iPad. I've also found myself reading a lot more than I used to. Something very nice about vegging out on the couch and surf the web with the Flipboard app.
As for the lightbleed, I notice it a bit when there's a black screen on my iPad, but whenever there's actual content, I can't even tell, so unless you're a tech writer that writes reviews, who the fuck cares.
Personally, I've never been an Apple fanboy, always thought they were overpriced pieces of fashion statements, but I am really digging the new iPad.
Bingo.... well, super nerds is kind of harsh. Say "End User", like me and runawayprionser.
Most others are just average Joe moms and pops.I hardly use my main HTPC with large screen anymore because I spend most time on my Macbook Pro.
We have books for that. Go grab a book and read.
If I do that I go to sleep.
Ok, this is really last time posting. I'm gone bye
I also use my desktop way, way less nowadays. Honestly, more than half the time it's just to use iTunes to sync/manage iDevices. I think more than anything it's the full 1GB of ram in the iPad 3 that makes browsing with multiple tabs much more feasible.
My computing needs are very low. Pretty much all communication is handled by my smartphone, from email to forum posts like this. iPad is great for content consumption, mostly news, mags and books. Occasionally game on both, although consoles do the heavy lifting there. My HTPC is getting replaced by a boxee box or apple TV soon. My home server is becoming increasingly useless without any PCs to back up, and all the media can be effortlessly cloud streamed and/or backed up.
Never thought I'd say this...but if I didn't have a "real" PC in the house....I probably wouldn't miss it all too much.
Uh... actually, many developers do create websites that only work right on the newest browsers.
In fact, newer browsers are the problem themselves. Chrome had this initially:
http://www.chromium.org/Home/chromecompatfaq
But you are right in that all websites are created to offer the best support for the browsers with the largest marketshare. That doesn't mean "all browsers".
You want an example of a website that doesn't render right with Mobile Safari on iPad? Try... Apple's Developer Community (ironic?), or Head-Fi forums (now this you can access).
And while there are a lot of websites that use CSS, there are also a lot of websites that don't use "just CSS". For instance, this site. Try looking at those "Post Reply" buttons on the new iPad 3 in landscape.
Go to Engadget and The Verge, then rotate the device to landscape mode and then tell me you don't see pixels in images.
...and then the site degrades gracefully. I'm not sure if you know what I mean by that.
Never said sites use "just" css. CSS can be used for tiling of graphics, but there's nothing you can do with a fixed image other than use a bigger image. Anandtech and its forums looks good on the iPad3 because its mostly CSS. The post reply buttons are fixed images so they're not going to scale. IMO, this is pretty minor as I'm not going to care about the buttons if the majority of the site is retina.
It's just this site though, some sites that are image-heavy, like, say, The Verge, for instance, look especially bad because it has more graphics elements than texts on the front page.
By "looking bad", I mean it looks almost indistinguishable from an iPad 2. Sounds weird, right?
But again, I'm NOT the only one that thinks so:
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/30/macworld-says-the-new-ipads-screen-is-underrated/
Many people I have asked (coworkers, friends, etc...) think the same way. As far as graphics are concerned on websites and even on the "Retina-updated" magazines, the iPad 3 displays about the same thing the iPad 2 does, save for that the texts are sharper. But even that is offset by the fact that Apple changed font-rendering on the iPad 3 and made texts look thinner than they were originally.
Or perhaps it was always that way and the iPad 2 just didn't have enough pixels to display thinner texts, but for whatever it's worth, again, the screen on the new iPad is very underrated, and to the average Joe, you're not going to be able to convince them it looks amazing when 99% of the contents save for texts look indistinguishable from the iPad 2.
And in fact, try looking at the "Post Reply" button on the iPad 2. It actually looks sharper.
Edit:
Here's another article that echoes my thoughts... word by word:
http://www.justatheory.com/computers/apps/conde-nast-ipad.html
By "looking bad", I mean it looks almost indistinguishable from an iPad 2. Sounds weird, right?
But again, I'm NOT the only one that thinks so:
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/30/macworld-says-the-new-ipads-screen-is-underrated/
Many people I have asked (coworkers, friends, etc...) think the same way. As far as graphics are concerned on websites and even on the "Retina-updated" magazines, the iPad 3 displays about the same thing the iPad 2 does, save for that the texts are sharper. But even that is offset by the fact that Apple changed font-rendering on the iPad 3 and made texts look thinner than they were originally.
Or perhaps it was always that way and the iPad 2 just didn't have enough pixels to display thinner texts, but for whatever it's worth, again, the screen on the new iPad is very underrated, and to the average Joe, you're not going to be able to convince them it looks amazing when 99% of the contents save for texts look indistinguishable from the iPad 2.
And in fact, try looking at the "Post Reply" button on the iPad 2. It actually looks sharper.
Edit:
Here's another article that echoes my thoughts... word by word:
http://www.justatheory.com/computers/apps/conde-nast-ipad.html
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Yep, bingo. iPad 2 doesn't have enough resolutions to display those fonts thin without looking pixelated.
Yep, the native size graphics always lead to sharper cleaner images. iPad 2 would be good candidate as it doesn't need to try to upscale. Upscale results to bluriness. I hate that.
i like runawayprisoner. He makes some really good posts and is very technical and very specific and detailed. This is exactly what we need.
There's an old saying "Being new and having higher number of pixel counts doesn't mean it's automatically better in everything".
Oops sorry I'm gone now.. I know I yack too much. :$
Young man, the USB cables matter as it reduces jitter due to the noise inherent in electrical circuits. Do you want to go on on this?I love how he can't accept technology as it is. He rather have nothing while wanting more.
All while we have our iPads and enjoying it without our $100 usb cables
You are going off topic again. And $100 USB cable is cheap. They go up to about a grand, for a short one.
You know what, since you are asking for it, I'm gonna stay here and keep posting.
Are you going through Applecare service? Are you send sending back for a replacement? Or refund?Sent mine back today.
You've been pretty quiet lately.
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You can't put to full use of 4 times the number of pixels on the display. This means the CPU and on-die graphics will have to work that much harder to keep up. With today's internet technology and available applications you can't put to full use. 2048 x 1536 is too much for an electronic pad today.
Are you going through Applecare service? Are you send sending back for a replacement? Or refund?
You've been pretty quiet lately.
Refund, didn't feel like continually exchanging and decided I didn't really need one. I've lost interest in it tbh, that's why I've been quiet.
Why spend $1000 on a USB cable?
Smart choice!
It's not worth keep seeing same sales reps at Apple store like 10 times only to get a slightly less defective screen.... or worse screen. You see, this is why I didn't even start it in the first place after I learned the hard lesson with iPad 2.For best sound quality. But of course I wouldn't go that far, as I am not that rich like some people out there. If I have $1000 in my pocket I would save some more and get me a $2000 subwoofer.
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Been using this case for a few days. Really great stuff. They thought of EVERYTHING. It stands up in three ways, it can be made to stay open or closed, magnetic lock works, its got a carrying loop so you can literally carry it around with a single finger, the usefulness of the hand strap cannot be overstated, it's thick enough that you feel like you can casually toss it around without fear, feels soft and leathery, and looks great. And it's under $20, and does not look cheap in the slightest way.
Been using this case for a few days. Really great stuff. They thought of EVERYTHING. It stands up in three ways, it can be made to stay open or closed, magnetic lock works, its got a carrying loop so you can literally carry it around with a single finger, the usefulness of the hand strap cannot be overstated, it's thick enough that you feel like you can casually toss it around without fear, feels soft and leathery, and looks great. And it's under $20, and does not look cheap in the slightest way.
AirVideo is a godsend to me, as it allows me to stream all my videos, converts them on the fly (even my *.mts and *.m2ts files), over wifi. Very convenient and time saving. Easy access to my entire library.
Now if I can find an app like AirVideo that allows me access to all my pictures on my computer similarly.
With apps like that 16GB is really all I need.
Now if I can find an app like AirVideo that allows me access to all my pictures on my computer similarly.
With apps like that 16GB is really all I need.
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