iPad Dear Apple, do you really need to fake reality?

lorenzoens · 03-13-2012, 09:30 PM

Third generation iPad, at this point all the young and less young people in the world know it. Huge sells are guaranteed again. Do they need to fake reality to gain more appeal?

Please take a look at their main video for the web, from 3:09 to 3:43: http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video (Resolutionary...)

We see a guy enjoying the incredibily crisp images of his new beautiful iGadget, on the beach, taking phot...Wait, what?! On the beach? In reality that display would be hardly readable, it'd appear from dark as coffee to almost unusable.

(the picture is from an article where the author meant to show how actually usable is the iPad2 in outdoors, I could have linked far worse pictures than this)

Why faking reality? After some years of tablet use, the potential buyers of the iPad will be generally aware of its characteristics , they've accustomed to it. After all, there aren't many alternatives if you're after a tablet to use in outdoors: Pixel Qi displays didnt convince enough the big market, and all the other tablets just have the same handicap.

So again, of what use is this roughly faking reality? Of what use is this misleading advertising? Is that a kind of narcisism? Maybe someone at Apple thinks that iPad owners couldn't accept it for what it really is, like they slept for years, and they could suddenly get up?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Du3WfTYPVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L28eA5n5fw

EDIT 02/17/12
will add vids of the new ipad in outdoors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaqEE8zsC_o (skip to 3:30)

a late winter sun in Germany kisses ipad 2 and 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLUD85fxfM
Another outdoor visibility test from Germany (skip to 0:55)

Result:
New ipad's readability in outdoors seems exaclty the same of the previous iPad2. Unreadable with direct sunlight, from very dark to dark screen in the shade.

JSWolf · 03-13-2012, 09:44 PM

That photo and article doesn't count at all. In fact, it's 100% meaningless.

We are not talking about the iPad or iPad 2. We are talking the iPad 3. Unless you have pictures of the iPad 3 outdoors in the sun, don't bother.

lorenzoens · 03-13-2012, 09:51 PM

That is the ipad 2. So you think the new iPad will look as in the spot, perfectly able to work in bright light conditions? Really?

JSWolf · 03-13-2012, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorenzoens

That is the ipad 2. So you think the iPad 3 will look as in the spot, totally different from the iPad 2? Really?

To be honest, I don't know. So unless you know, don't go saying Apple lied. That's slander.

lorenzoens · 03-13-2012, 09:54 PM

Didnt' you ever see an iphone screen?

monkeyluis · 03-13-2012, 09:56 PM

Lol. Who cares. I'd never take any gadget to the beach. Only I am considering for an upcoming cruise, I bought a waterproof case for my kindle touch. Not that I'll be in the ater with it. Just to protect it from any droplets or sand particles.

Anyway, join that guy suing apple for Siri.

afv011 · 03-13-2012, 10:18 PM

Apple do not fake reality; they distort it.

Jowi · 03-13-2012, 10:40 PM

The guy is in some major shade, and I'm sure the brightness is all the up.

monkeyluis · 03-13-2012, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afv011

Apple do not fake reality; they distort it.

Reality distortion field

lorenzoens · 03-13-2012, 11:12 PM

Fandom. Fandom everywhere.

Probably the 'narcissism' hypotesis is the right one.

howyoudoin · 03-14-2012, 06:52 AM

Wow, that is so fake.

jocampo · 03-14-2012, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

To be honest, I don't know. So unless you know, don't go saying Apple lied. That's slander.

Do you really think that increasing the resolution will improve or reduce the glare?

The New iPad will have same glare issues outdoor than 1st one. Is still an LCD screen.

JSWolf · 03-14-2012, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorenzoens

Didnt' you ever see an iphone screen?

This is NOT an iPhone screen.

An iPhone is not an iPad 3. An iPad 2 is not an iPad 3. So please, drop this until you have proof that an iPad 3 screen doesn't work well outdoors.

JSWolf · 03-14-2012, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocampo

Do you really think that increasing the resolution will improve or reduce the glare?

The New iPad will have same glare issues outdoor than 1st one. Is still an LCD screen.

It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what you think. It matters what is. And we don't know what is until there is proof one way or the other and for now, there is no proof. Nobody has yet gotten an iPad 3.

Dr. Drib · 03-14-2012, 11:54 AM

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03-13-2012, 09:30 PM	#1
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 348 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	Dear Apple, do you really need to fake reality? Third generation iPad, at this point all the young and less young people in the world know it. Huge sells are guaranteed again. Do they need to fake reality to gain more appeal? Please take a look at their main video for the web, from 3:09 to 3:43: http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video (Resolutionary...) We see a guy enjoying the incredibily crisp images of his new beautiful iGadget, on the beach, taking phot...Wait, what?! On the beach? In reality that display would be hardly readable, it'd appear from dark as coffee to almost unusable. (the picture is from an article where the author meant to show how actually usable is the iPad2 in outdoors, I could have linked far worse pictures than this) Why faking reality? After some years of tablet use, the potential buyers of the iPad will be generally aware of its characteristics , they've accustomed to it. After all, there aren't many alternatives if you're after a tablet to use in outdoors: Pixel Qi displays didnt convince enough the big market, and all the other tablets just have the same handicap. So again, of what use is this roughly faking reality? Of what use is this misleading advertising? Is that a kind of narcisism? Maybe someone at Apple thinks that iPad owners couldn't accept it for what it really is, like they slept for years, and they could suddenly get up? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Du3WfTYPVA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L28eA5n5fw EDIT 02/17/12 will add vids of the new ipad in outdoors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaqEE8zsC_o (skip to 3:30) a late winter sun in Germany kisses ipad 2 and 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLUD85fxfM Another outdoor visibility test from Germany (skip to 0:55) Result: New ipad's readability in outdoors seems exaclty the same of the previous iPad2. Unreadable with direct sunlight, from very dark to dark screen in the shade. Last edited by lorenzoens; 03-18-2012 at 01:04 PM.

03-13-2012, 11:12 PM	#10
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 348 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	Fandom. Fandom everywhere. Probably the 'narcissism' hypotesis is the right one. Last edited by lorenzoens; 03-13-2012 at 11:15 PM.

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03-13-2012, 09:44 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,448 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	That photo and article doesn't count at all. In fact, it's 100% meaningless. We are not talking about the iPad or iPad 2. We are talking the iPad 3. Unless you have pictures of the iPad 3 outdoors in the sun, don't bother.

03-13-2012, 09:51 PM	#3
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 348 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	That is the ipad 2. So you think the new iPad will look as in the spot, perfectly able to work in bright light conditions? Really?

03-13-2012, 09:54 PM	#5
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 348 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	Didnt' you ever see an iphone screen?

03-13-2012, 09:56 PM	#6
monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	Lol. Who cares. I'd never take any gadget to the beach. Only I am considering for an upcoming cruise, I bought a waterproof case for my kindle touch. Not that I'll be in the ater with it. Just to protect it from any droplets or sand particles. Anyway, join that guy suing apple for Siri.

03-13-2012, 10:18 PM	#7
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,950 Karma: 2079575093 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	Apple do not fake reality; they distort it.

03-13-2012, 10:40 PM	#8
Jowi Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 55274 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WI Device: iPod Touch 5g, Kindle PW, iPad 3	The guy is in some major shade, and I'm sure the brightness is all the up.

03-14-2012, 06:52 AM	#11
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,100 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	Wow, that is so fake.

03-14-2012, 11:54 AM	#15
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