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When the pixels are so dense, that using the monitor at its typical viewing distance makes pixels indistinguishable. But not just in the sense that you cannot s
by antris 5y ago
When the pixels are so dense, that using the monitor at its typical viewing distance makes pixels indistinguishable. But not just in the sense that you cannot see that your view is pixelated, rather in the sense that packing the pixels any denser wouldn't make a difference.
Quality desktop monitors viewed at their typical distance do not look pixelated, e.g. you rarely are able to see individual pixels especially if proper antialiasing is used, but they do still almost always have a lack of sharpness that could be corrected with a denser display.
On retina smartphones, making the pixels denser wouldn't make the image look any sharper from a typical viewing distance. Once you achieve that, I'd say it's "retina-grade".
- def_true_false 5y ago> On retina smartphones, making the pixels denser wouldn't make the image look any sharper from a typical viewing distance. If that were true, there would be no reason for Apple to switch from 326ppi to whatever they use now for new phones. The real point where this stops making a difference is likely somewhere much higher, just like with framerates. That doesn't mesh well with their luxury electronics marketing narrative, though.
- antris 5y agoYeah, and digital camera manufacturers aren't adding megapixels for nothing and processor makers don't chase higher clock speeds for nothing, right? Because why would they keep adding pixels and increasing the clock frequency just to make the tech numbers look more impressive in order to sell more electronics? Yes, sounds pretty ridiculous. Now of course, maybe the new retina screens appear slightly sharper if you have exceptionally good eyesight, but I have long ago stopped seeing any improvement in sharpness of smart phone displays. The screens do look better in terms of better colours, contrast etc, but at a typical distance with an individual with normal eyesight, adding more pixels does pretty much nothing at this point.
- jjeaff 5y agoYa, why would Tesla make a car that can go 0-60 in 2 seconds if that wasn't a noticeable improvement in usefulness?