Comments on: iPhone 4′s Retina Display rallies as new eye expert weighs in

By: Chris Shepley

Chris Shepley — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:07:06 +0000

I think it has been blown out of proportion due to Jobs’ hype. While I applaud Apple for coming out with such a high resolution and high dpi display (one that I imagine other manufacturers will be matching soon), I think they were a little late getting to the party. My Droid is not so far behind with a 265 dpi (vs. Apple’s 326 dpi) 854×480 display, and it is not alone in its res. In fact, my 2 year old HTC Fuze had 285 dpi by my calculations at 2.8″ and 640×480.

I think Jobs just felt the need to over-compensate after letting their display remain the same through the first three iPhones when everybody else was producing more and more densely packed displays.

By: Ben Bajarin

Ben Bajarin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:46:12 +0000

Yes it does appear the media is blowing this out of proportion and some outlets, unfortunately look for any story they can to paint Apple as deceptive.

I came across this article for any skeptics who are also intelligent and want a deeper look at the science behind resolution that validates Dr. Beaudot’s viewpoint.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/10/resolving-the-iphone-resolution/

By: UnderDoc

UnderDoc — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:21:54 +0000

I am pretty sure the picture behind Jobs shows an iris, not a retina — goes to tell how highly Apple think of their target audience. I cannot be bothered with watching the entire video to see if any additional anatomic insight is provided, remaining skeptical…