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If Apple really pushes the whole industry into Retina-era, we can probably forget about subpixels in a year or two.
by riobard 14y ago
If Apple really pushes the whole industry into Retina-era, we can probably forget about subpixels in a year or two.
- hmottestad 14y agoOr probably not, since even the ipad uses sub-pixel rendering for its fonts. You'll need closer to 600dpi in order to not be able to distinguish pixels. If you still think your ipad/iphone is true retina. Put a single strand of hair on the screen, you'll now be able to see the pixels.
- riobard 14y agoeven the ipad uses sub-pixel rendering for its fonts No, it doesn't. No iOS devices use sub-pixel rendering, ever. Unless you mistake it for normal anti-aliasing, which is done on pixel level. I have less than perfect eyesight. I hold my iPad about 16" away normally. No, I cannot distinguish pixels on the Retina iPad at all. Practically I don't care what is true "retina". For the majority of people, Apple's definition of "retina" is good enough.
- hmottestad 14y agoSeems you are right. I took a closer look at the screen and it just uses pixel based anti-aliasing. Thanks.
- antidoh 14y agoJust based on recent history, wouldn't Apple more likely try to prevent the rest of the industry from moving to Retina-like displays?
- riobard 14y agoHow so? Because they bought up all hi-res panel supply? Other manufacturers will catch up sooner or later on this, or they will face sale declines. I don't see how Apple intentionally prevent others from moving to retina displays. If anything, the rest of the industry has to blame itself for delaying so long and investing so little on good displays. Now they have to bite the bullet by competing with each other for the remaining supply of hi-res displays. Would they see this coming a few years ago when Apple invested heavily for such strategic thing?
- antidoh 14y ago"Because they bought up all hi-res panel supply?" They've done that in other parts of the supply chain, but I was thinking more about patents. It wouldn't surprise me to find that they've patented how to have a lot of pixels in a particular geometry.
- riobard 14y agoiFixit seemed to suggest the panel is from LG Phillips. I doubt Apple have much to do with the panel per se, but the actual design of the new cover glass and the way they make it that thin might be patentable.