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0 pointsdishsoap1y ago0 comments

I don't see anything wrong with that at all. They've created a branding term that allows consumers to get an idea of the sort of pixel density they can expect without having to actually check, should they not want to bother.

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necovek1y ago

Except that everyone has different visual acuity and different distance they use the same devices at, and in the end, "retina" means nothing at all.

But this is exactly the type of marketing Apple is good at, though "retina" is probably not the most successful example.

theshrike791y ago

If your "visual acuity" is so good that you can see the pixels of a retina-branded display from the intended viewing distance, you might need to be studied for science.

necovek1y ago

If your visual acuity is 20/10, you'd roughly need 3600 pixels vertically to not notice any pixelation if Bill Otto did the calculations right at https://www.quora.com/What-resolution-does-20-10-vision-corr...

20/10 is rare but can easily be corrected to with glasses or contacts.

You also left that "intended viewing distance" hanging there, without at all acknowledging what that is at a minimum?

jackothy1y ago

It's not so impossible to spot flaws if you're using worst-case testing scenarios. Which are not worthless because such patterns do actually pop up in real world usage, albeit rarely.

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ngcc_hk1y ago

Agreed. It is not high resolution as such, but high resolution that the user can relate to - like cannot see the pixel.

Still remember the hard time using Apple newton in a conference vs the palm freely on loan in a Gartner group conference. Palm solved a problem, even though not very Apple … user can input on a small device. I kept it, on top of my newly bought newton.

It is the user …

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necovek1y ago

Except that everyone has different visual acuity and different distance they use the same devices at, and in the end, "retina" means nothing at all.

But this is exactly the type of marketing Apple is good at, though "retina" is probably not the most successful example.

theshrike791y ago

If your "visual acuity" is so good that you can see the pixels of a retina-branded display from the intended viewing distance, you might need to be studied for science.

necovek1y ago

20/10 is rare but can easily be corrected to with glasses or contacts.

You also left that "intended viewing distance" hanging there, without at all acknowledging what that is at a minimum?

jackothy1y ago

It's not so impossible to spot flaws if you're using worst-case testing scenarios. Which are not worthless because such patterns do actually pop up in real world usage, albeit rarely.

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ngcc_hk1y ago

Agreed. It is not high resolution as such, but high resolution that the user can relate to - like cannot see the pixel.

It is the user …

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