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Also considerably more expensive than a monitor.

by breakfastduck 4y ago

sudosysgen 4y ago
And considerably worse in every way, especially compared to modern OLEDs and high refresh rate LCDs.
- Terretta 4y ago
  Which is considerably worse, the monitor or the iPad? Comparing this: 12.9” mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display 2732x2048 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi) 2D backlighting system with 2596 full‑array local dimming zones 120 Hz refresh ProMotion technology Wide color display (P3) True Tone display Multi‑Touch input Apple Pencil input w/ pressure and tilt sensitivity Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Fully laminated display Antireflective coating 1.8% reflectivity SDR brightness: 600 nits max XDR brightness: 1000 nits max full screen, 1600 nits peak (HDR content only) 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio … to what’s available on Amazon in 4K or 5K screens with no computer (iPad or iMac) attached, I can mostly only buy the LGs for $1400 to $1700, and they don’t work with a stylus. The comp isn’t really a monitor anyway, it’s a Wacom Cintiq Pro.
  - sudosysgen 4y ago
    Have you ever used an iPad Pro with Sidecar - ie, as an external moniyor? I have! You're going to be compromising heavily. Bye bye to 120hz, you're going to be struggling to hit 60hz sometimes. Hello to video compression, so all those pixels are going to be far from what they can actually do. Any real external monitor is, I'm sorry to tell you, going to blow it out of the water in image quality, and it's not even close. Especially if there is any movement or if you're going to be pushing more frames. It's just the name of the game. It's real competition isn't external displays, because it really can't compete there. It's laptops with pen support. And it can't compete against those either. Believe me, I tried to make it work, it just can't.
- happyopossum 4y ago
  You clearly haven't seen a modern iPad Pro screen if you think it's inferior 'in every way' to other portable monitors. 120Hz refresh, super high pixel density, amazing color replication, I could go on. they're beautiful. What high-refresh rate OLED travel monitors are you comparing it to?
  - sudosysgen 4y ago
    My girlfriend has one. I use it very often! Have you tried using it as an external monitor? It can't even hit 60fps reliably, and there is noticeable lag and compression. As an external monitor, it really sucks. As a monitor of a machine into its own, at 12.9", I'm comparing it to the OLEDs in the new Vivobooks, which have even higher pixel density, better contrast, very comparable colors, and inherently better motion performance.

Also considerably more expensive than a monitor.

sudosysgen 4y ago

And considerably worse in every way, especially compared to modern OLEDs and high refresh rate LCDs.

Terretta 4y ago
Which is considerably worse, the monitor or the iPad? Comparing this: 12.9” mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display 2732x2048 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi) 2D backlighting system with 2596 full‑array local dimming zones 120 Hz refresh ProMotion technology Wide color display (P3) True Tone display Multi‑Touch input Apple Pencil input w/ pressure and tilt sensitivity Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Fully laminated display Antireflective coating 1.8% reflectivity SDR brightness: 600 nits max XDR brightness: 1000 nits max full screen, 1600 nits peak (HDR content only) 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio … to what’s available on Amazon in 4K or 5K screens with no computer (iPad or iMac) attached, I can mostly only buy the LGs for $1400 to $1700, and they don’t work with a stylus. The comp isn’t really a monitor anyway, it’s a Wacom Cintiq Pro.
- sudosysgen 4y ago
  Have you ever used an iPad Pro with Sidecar - ie, as an external moniyor? I have! You're going to be compromising heavily. Bye bye to 120hz, you're going to be struggling to hit 60hz sometimes. Hello to video compression, so all those pixels are going to be far from what they can actually do. Any real external monitor is, I'm sorry to tell you, going to blow it out of the water in image quality, and it's not even close. Especially if there is any movement or if you're going to be pushing more frames. It's just the name of the game. It's real competition isn't external displays, because it really can't compete there. It's laptops with pen support. And it can't compete against those either. Believe me, I tried to make it work, it just can't.
happyopossum 4y ago
You clearly haven't seen a modern iPad Pro screen if you think it's inferior 'in every way' to other portable monitors. 120Hz refresh, super high pixel density, amazing color replication, I could go on. they're beautiful. What high-refresh rate OLED travel monitors are you comparing it to?
- sudosysgen 4y ago
  My girlfriend has one. I use it very often! Have you tried using it as an external monitor? It can't even hit 60fps reliably, and there is noticeable lag and compression. As an external monitor, it really sucks. As a monitor of a machine into its own, at 12.9", I'm comparing it to the OLEDs in the new Vivobooks, which have even higher pixel density, better contrast, very comparable colors, and inherently better motion performance.