Is The New iPad Retina Display Really Better Than E-Ink For Reading?
Ars Technica has published a curious comparison pitting the new iPad’s Retina display against the familiar e-ink panels offered by Amazon’s Kindle lineup. Now, I won’t come right out and say such an exercise is a complete waste of time, but it seems an awful lot like comparing a Prius to a new Sportsmobile: They’ll both get you where you want to go, and while one’s lightweight, ultra-efficient, and really good at what it does, the other’s a heck of a lot more versatile if you’re in it for the long haul.
Puzzled over the “why” of all this? It seems the duel was prompted by several recent reviews claiming Apple’s tablet-bound 264 PPI display is so good — and has Amazon’s own Kindle app making such excellent use of it — that the LCD has finally dropped the hammer on e-ink once and for all. Nonsense, of course, but Ars went with it (if for no other reason than to highlight the futility of comparing apples and… e-readers). Read More
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