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lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:48 pm
by plained
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:55 pm
by Tsakali
does it come with siri?
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:06 pm
by SoM
comes with

Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:10 pm
by bitWISE
$829 for a version with 4G compatibility and 64 GB.

Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:11 pm
by xer0s
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:56 pm
by obsidian
Retina display (2048 x 1536), quad-core processor, 5MP camera.
iPad 3 price same as the old one, with the 16GB iPad2 dropping to $399/529(3G).
Bitwise, $829 is for 64GB+4G.
Apple TV now does 1080p, new interface.
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:07 pm
by xer0s
Cool.
I think I'll pick one up...
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:19 pm
by scared?
how do u keep kids from throwing them across the room?...
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:31 pm
by seremtan
either don't buy one, or beat your kids harder
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:45 pm
by GONNAFISTYA
I say beat them harder.

Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:21 pm
by bitWISE
You can't beat em

Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:58 pm
by Big Kahuna Burger
obsidian wrote:iPad2 dropping to $399.
Huge.
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:39 am
by Tsakali
obsidian wrote:Retina display (2048 x 1536)...
but seriously a display that sharp sounds really cool...too bad it's not enough of a reason to sucker me into getting one.
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:57 am
by U4EA
obsidian wrote:Retina display (2048 x 1536)
1024x768 was pretty fucking long in the teeth eh? This looks a lot better.

Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:12 am
by Tsakali
looks like it's not truly a retina display but close enough.
the eye can't see something smaller than 0.0035 at a foot's distance.
iphone4 = 0.0031 inches pixel size
ipad3 = 0.0038
but you do hold the iPad a bit farther, so it's win.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... l-display/
edit:
wait, i guess it is a retina display at the appropriate distance...but then again so is a billboard
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:14 am
by GONNAFISTYA
Tsakali wrote:but seriously a display that sharp sounds really cool...too bad it's not enough of a reason to sucker me into getting one.
What's a comfortable FOV for an iPad game?
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:17 am
by Tsakali
lol @iPad games
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:36 am
by plained
needs a ps2 connector
legacy ey
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:15 am
by U4EA
Tsakali wrote:looks like it's not truly a retina display but close enough.
There's no such thing as "true retina display". It's just a clever, arbitrary, marketing term created by Apple.
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:21 am
by Tsakali
wait, i guess it is a retina display at the appropriate distance...but then again so is a billboard
still, that's how people know it as.
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:40 am
by mrd
Memphis wrote:Lol, pads.
Old hat folks...
That's just gettin' silly. ps - Holy feck

Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:09 am
by andyman
this was the first thing to blow my mind with awesome handheld color graphics. played wario for days
http://www.n-sider.com/hardwareview.php?hardwareid=8
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:16 am
by Pext
Tsakali wrote:
iphone4 = 0.0031 inches pixel size
ipad3 = 0.0038
hm... this remembers me of one childhood discussion i had with a friend ~ his statement was: "35 fps are enough because that's what movies are filmed in"
what about these numbers: if a display was even sharper: would we be able to notice it?
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:08 pm
by Tsakali
sure, if you shove your device in your face. It's all distance related. there is a link to an other article in the link I posted that talks about distance / visibility if you're curious on the details.
Re: lets discuss the new ipad
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:21 pm
by obsidian