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superchunk on 29 February 2012
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famousringo said:
superchunk said:
You are all thinking about the 1080p in the wrong way. Its not straight resolution size that's the point here. Just like how my Galaxy Nexus 720p isn't really best for my 4.5" screen. Its about the density and thus clarity of a picture this allows. All those extra small pixels allow for a highly dense and highly clear output that is a FAR better visual experience for the end user on a MEDIA based device. Additionally, you'll see great clarity in textual reading on web and other text based things you do on your phone.

Density and clarity.... not resolution.


At 326 pixels per inch (iPhone 4) you need to hold a phone 10.5 inches from your face to see a pixel, assuming your vision is 20/20. In other words, at 12 inches or farther from your face, these displays are perfectly clear.

At 460 pixels per inch (rumoured Samsung Galaxy S 3 display), you need to hold that phone 7.5 inches from your face to see a pixel. How much reading do you do at such a distance? I think your optometrist would strongly recommend against reading something less than a foot from your face.

Now consider that a 1080p display will require around twice the computing power to render as the Galaxy Nexus' 720p display. Do you want your GPU to be working twice as hard at all times (and getting half the framerate for games and animations) for greater clarity in those moments when you hold your phone so close to your face that you go crosseyed?

Same arguement is why do TVs need more than 1080p since you can't visually tell a difference any more? Its that all that is important?

You can't stop improving just because its good enough.

Improvements in that clarity and density provide more in depth and visual appeal for movies and video in motion etc. CPU and GPU will continue to double regardless if the screen advances or not. As it all pushes forward it also breaks out of its prime market to advance other markets.

Games pushing computers to advance so quickly have lead to what we have now in home PCs. Phones pushing limits now will assist the battery industry into improving technologies which in turn help electric cars and other products. Likewise, improving the OLED screens in these samsung screens improve the tech overall wich will result in larger OLED TVs coming out quicker at reduced costs.