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I get your point. But at least us, as people who understand retina simply means "high enough PPI", should not argue about whether a particular display qualifie
by esolyt 14y ago
I get your point.
But at least us, as people who understand retina simply means "high enough PPI", should not argue about whether a particular display qualifies as retina or not. Because it is subjective to decide how much PPI is enough for each type of product and there is no actual numerical barrier that we can agree upon. It is meaningless to discuss whether Galaxy Nexus display (315 ppi) qualifies as retina. It is simply a 315-ppi display.
- atonse 14y agoI'd argue that while the word Retina happens to be a marketing term, in this context it is just as relavant. What we're really discussing is "do the pixels disappear?" - the reason they used the term retina display is that they are indistinguishable to your retina. "315ppi" or "super high ppi" is meaningless to me even as a techie because for me the gold standard for text clarity is 600dpi on laser printed paper, so even though it's adequate for the screen, it wouldn't impress me unless I saw it. "Looks like glossy magazine print" makes sense to any consumer. Again, yes in this case Retina happens to coincide with the trademark, but it's also a functional property, one that's relavant to the discussion.