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LG Intros New 5-inch 1080p Display,Superior Than Apple’s Retina Display

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I'm a non-native English speaker, but shouldn't that read superior to, and I think you need a space after a comma.

I read about this display on many news sources, why link from a site that doesn't even proofread the title?!

I wasn't going to mention it, but since you ask, yes to both questions.

"LG also claims that the high density of the display will make it impossible for the human eye to distinguish between individual pixels."

Wasn't that already true for Retina displays? Maybe I'm missing something but why keep increasing the PPI?

There is an argument that you hold the larger screen further from your face. Thus the pixel density your eyes see is different. This would imply that a 5" screen needs less PPI than the 3.5" iPhone.

Only for a certain distance, I suppose. Also, it was true for the iPhone at 329 PPI. Is it still true for the iPad 3 at 264 PPI? Apple keeps calling it retina for marketing purposes, but there's quite a gap between 329 and 264. And if 264 is "good enough", does that mean 250 PPI is good enough, too? What about 220?

It's about average holding distance. iPads are held farther. The iPad 3 already had a 4:3 2K screen.

That's not important, the important thing is that numbers have to be higher than Apple's, whatever it takes.

Is anyone else disappointed that companies are now trying to outnumber their competition instead of 'out-innovate' ?

now? It's been going on forever.

Occasionally, a company manages to get the race off the number tracks - e.g. AMD, whose lower-frequency processors were way better higher-frequency than Intel's Pentium 4 processors of the time.

But in general, companies compete on (numerical) price or on (numerical) specs, and almost always have.

The original Engadget post is better:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/lg-display-five-inch-1080...

Just waiting for Nokia to release a 800 dpi screen, the higher the number the more people will buy your product right?

Is it just me or is this "article" just a rehashed press release?

It's worse than that. It's a summary of an article on Engadget that is just a rehashed press release.

Do we need 440ppi displays? At this level, does improving the PPI make any difference at all to human eyes?

Agreed, marketing gimmick. All about the product differentiation.

That's awesome, and I have absolutely no intention of putting a 5" display into my pocket. I survived using old school WinMo slider smartphones and don't miss having a lump of heavy, expensive phone there constantly.

As bigger screens become the norm for new smartphones, I wonder if we will see a 5" iPhone 5.

The UX experience/monitor size argument has been discussed many times, and the general consensus seems to be that Apple picked a 3.5" screen because it presents the most comfortable layout.

I believe Dustin Curtis was the first person to start that discussion: http://dcurt.is/2011/10/03/3-point-5-inches

And I disagree with that. I find 4.3" comfortable to use with the thumb. Also if 3.5" was the perfect size, Apple wouldn't make it any bigger. And yet there is a very real possiblity that they will increase the size. You get so many more benefits from a larger screen. From the beginning I've been of the belief that as long as it fits in your pocket, you will get a better experience the bigger the screen size of the smartphone is. Also you should start looking at them as mini-tablets rather than just "phones" that got "too big".

http://www.paulgraham.com/tablets.html

The experience probably varies quite significantly from person to person. I remember appreciating the decrease in size when I upgraded from my 4" Nexus S to a 3.5" iPhone 4S.

I think you've got a point about a larger screen allows for more info, and apps could probably be designed around the size issues. Facebook pioneer the idea of a side menu that could be swiped open with a gesture, and that technique should allow for easy one-finger usage on even the largest screens.

s/superior/higher/g

DPI is the new megapixel count.

Nice. Now if only they updated their desktop monitor range too, that would be something. They're all stuck at 1080p regardless of size.

I guess there's little commercial sense in aiming for higher resolutions when you can sell 1080p panels in bulk for TVs.

If you're always defining yourself in terms of your competition, you're usually playing catchup.

Welcome to 2010, LG!

That's unpossible!

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