The screen is 1024x768. It should be 720p-ish. So 1280x720 or 1280x800. This way you could watch movies as intended, you could fit 2 pages side-by-side in landscape, or one page + controls in portrait.
i don't get that wide screen complaint.
how big would you want it. or how small and useless would it be in wide screen. it just doesn't make sense.
The screen is 1024x768. It should be 720p-ish. So 1280x720 or 1280x800. This way you could watch movies as intended, you could fit 2 pages side-by-side in landscape, or one page + controls in portrait.
Well it doesn't have to be 16:9, it really just needs to be 1280 pixels wide. As long as it were that wide, then it would have no problem with any kind of widescreen 720P video.which would be fine if the ipad were 24"
a 720p 16:9 screen would be extremely narrow. two side by side pages of extremely narrow height, not much point. it sacrifices all other functionality for video playback. more square screen is required for actual usability esp in any orientation. 16:9 just doesnt work small,hell even a 19" 16:9 screen is ridiculous if you've ever used one. its just cramped.
Well it doesn't have to be 16:9, it really just needs to be 1280 pixels wide. As long as it were that wide, then it would have no problem with any kind of widescreen 720P video.
This doesn't make much sense to me. How does a 1280 pixel width help if the height doesn't match up with the correct aspect ratio?
This doesn't make much sense to me. How does a 1280 pixel width help if the height doesn't match up with the correct aspect ratio?
which would be fine if the ipad were 24"
a 720p 16:9 screen would be extremely narrow. two side by side pages of extremely narrow height, not much point. it sacrifices all other functionality for video playback. more square screen is required for actual usability esp in any orientation. 16:9 just doesnt work small,hell even a 19" 16:9 screen is ridiculous if you've ever used one. its just cramped.
720p = 1280x720. To do 720p, a screen has to be at least this big.
I don't personally think the iPad needs 720p or a wide-aspect screen but the point is that in order to display that resolution, you need 1280 horizontal pixels. On a 1024x768 screen, that means 16:9 videos would display at 1024x576 (leaving 96-pixel-thick black bars on the top and the bottom).
I just don't think they should be calling it an HD/720P device if they can't actually show 720P without downscaling.I know this. ViRgE didn't specify the height, which made me wonder why 1280 was important to him, but 720 was not. You obviously can't have 16:9 with one but not the other, unless you stretch the image. As to 0roo0roo's point, why would rescaling matter with a 10" display?
People have really been reeled in by the terms "HD", "720p", "1080p" that they're demanding these features on 10" devices, which is utterly pointless unless you're talking about a freaking visor with your eyes literally an inch away.
Christ, there were only around three display in the entire world that were ever made with the native resolution 1280x720, drop the bone, doggie.I just don't think they should be calling it an HD/720P device if they can't actually show 720P without scaling.
My bad, downscaling.Christ, there were only around three display in the entire world that were ever made with the native resolution 1280x720, drop the bone, doggie.
I just don't think they should be calling it an HD/720P device if they can't actually show 720P without downscaling.
They all agreed it's going to be a commercial success and that the people who were trashing it were doing so without seeing one or using one.
I find the thought of replacing an MBP with an iPad ridiculous on the basis of no flash alone.
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facepalm what?
my macbook is hooked up to my tv half the time, and I'm not watching h.264 videos on iTunes, I'm watching free shit on hulu/netflix.
Why would anyone replace a MacBook with an iPad? Why would Apple want you to?
I listened to tuaw's show last night, they'd gone from 1/2 of them getting one after the announcement to everyone but one guy who's going to replace his MBP this year saying no.
I find the thought of replacing an MBP with an iPad ....
I think you misunderstood the post, he was skipping the iPad because his MBP needed replaced this year.
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