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Isn't it in all ways better to watch the bigger stationary screen while on the couch?

by listic 16y ago

jodrellblank 16y ago
Typical internet comment there. Did you think about it ... at all? What does iPad do? Films and TV Music iBooks Apps Web browsing Email Only films and TV are better on your big, far away, non-touch, lower resolution TV. The rest are significantly worse or completely unavailable.
- cheald 16y ago
  Being a bit pedantic here, but the iPad at 1024x768 doesn't have a higher resolution than 720i/p (1280x768) or 1080i/p (1920x1080) TVs, though it does generally have a higher DPI as a result of it's generally smaller size. Your iPhone has a better DPI than your iPad, but I don't think you'll argue that it's superior movie-viewing device.
- dkarl 16y ago
  Typical internet comment there. Did you think about it ... at all? Television the only specific example in the post he was replying to, so that's probably what he was talking about. (Did you... nah, never mind.) Calling the ability to snuggle together on the couch while watching TV a "revelation" does indeed invite a challenge. Why? How? It isn't much of a discussion if I have to go buy an iPad myself to understand what people are talking about. (Why is it such a high-rated comment? Are people with iPads just endorsing the implication that its virtues can't be analyzed or described in any way?)
  - jodrellblank 16y ago
    I eat humble pie. Commentor was replying specifically to a TV watching comment. (Did you... nah, never mind.) Apparently not.
briancooley 16y ago
No, mostly because it was on demand. There was no way to watch it on my television. (On demand > time shifted) In the past, I would have setup my laptop. I never considered that a hassle, but now I do. Also, the app itself was a cue. I probably wouldn't have thought to go to abc.com had I been on my laptop, which I primarily use for working rather than playing.

Isn't it in all ways better to watch the bigger stationary screen while on the couch?

by listic 16y ago

Isn't it in all ways better to watch the bigger stationary screen while on the couch?

Typical internet comment there. Did you think about it ... at all? What does iPad do? Films and TV Music iBooks Apps Web browsing Email Only films and TV are better on your big, far away, non-touch, lower resolution TV. The rest are significantly worse or completely unavailable.

cheald 16y ago
Being a bit pedantic here, but the iPad at 1024x768 doesn't have a higher resolution than 720i/p (1280x768) or 1080i/p (1920x1080) TVs, though it does generally have a higher DPI as a result of it's generally smaller size. Your iPhone has a better DPI than your iPad, but I don't think you'll argue that it's superior movie-viewing device.
dkarl 16y ago
Typical internet comment there. Did you think about it ... at all? Television the only specific example in the post he was replying to, so that's probably what he was talking about. (Did you... nah, never mind.) Calling the ability to snuggle together on the couch while watching TV a "revelation" does indeed invite a challenge. Why? How? It isn't much of a discussion if I have to go buy an iPad myself to understand what people are talking about. (Why is it such a high-rated comment? Are people with iPads just endorsing the implication that its virtues can't be analyzed or described in any way?)
- jodrellblank 16y ago
  I eat humble pie. Commentor was replying specifically to a TV watching comment. (Did you... nah, never mind.) Apparently not.

briancooley 16y ago

No, mostly because it was on demand. There was no way to watch it on my television. (On demand > time shifted) In the past, I would have setup my laptop. I never considered that a hassle, but now I do. Also, the app itself was a cue. I probably wouldn't have thought to go to abc.com had I been on my laptop, which I primarily use for working rather than playing.