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Originally Posted by Matt D
Higher resolution = better for games, better for videos, etc.
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But mostly, bigger numbers = better for sales.
I once overheard a neighbour back in the early 2000s enthusing about a new computer he was thinking of buying on the basis that the press advert he was holding said it had a 56k modem. He knew absolutely frack-all about computers. Mind you, his son's mate, who he was bragging to, knew only slightly more (he advised he should be looking for a computer that offered "broadband, minimum.")
Having watched a couple of films, and played a couple of HD games, on my iPad, I can't see how the extra resolution is going to improve the overall experience by any great amount. I use my pad in places where it's never optimal viewing conditions anyway, either on my lap or occasionally rattling down the west coast mainline. The value in the product IMO is still in being able to view anything at all on it, wherever and whenever, and not in peering at a steady screen long enough to dribble over a few extra pixels.