So iPad 3 owners who had iPad 2's, all I need is one answer:
is an extra $150 (my cost to upgrade iPad 2 -> iPad 3) for the screen worth it?
So iPad 3 owners who had iPad 2's, all I need is one answer:
is an extra $150 (my cost to upgrade iPad 2 -> iPad 3) for the screen worth it?
It's highly dependent on your preferences. For me? Yes. I recommend checking it out in store.
So my current options are:
Used/Mint iPad2 16gb w/ Smart Cover + Applecare through March 2013 for 425 shipped
New iPad 3 16gb for 540 after taxes.
Hm....
I imagine you're blowing your load over retina + iPhoto + sd card adapter :biggrin:
Go read http://www.theverge.com review of the iPad 3. Then read the name of the reviewer.
It looks like iPhone only apps like better on this than iPad 2. Can anybody else confirm?
Yes it is, the screen looks amazing. It's like going from a iPhone 3G/3GS to a iPhone 4.So iPad 3 owners who had iPad 2's, all I need is one answer:
is an extra $150 (my cost to upgrade iPad 2 -> iPad 3) for the screen worth it?
My god I see they still have that same terrible layout. iPad review rendered firefox worthless.
Hm... just tested the line-out of the iPad 3. I rank it at 6/10. No improvement at all from iPad 2 and iPhone 4.
That said, the speaker is loud, if that, but... the headphone port and line out still aren't really audiophile grade like MacBook.
Either way. I'm getting a dac/amp. 600
DACs that work with the iPad without external power source are $500.
Dual-amping the headphone port actually doesn't sound that bad, but it's still losing finer details that I can hear on my MacBook Pro. I guess I'll up it to 7/10, but overall, it's pretty uninspiring audio quality.
Damn... that's very unusual, to get a perfect one like that. I trust your words. Well congrats!Okay, so for some brief impressions with mine:
1) Good news: ZERO light bleeding even at 100% in pitch black (I turned off all lights and so on). Lucky me.
Good 2 hear. Contrast ratio / black levels is one of the things I was wondering if iPad 3 will improve. iPad2 was actually great! in contrast. But if this is an improvement over the iPad2 then this is good news. I am super anal with contrasts.:thumbsup:4) Contrast ratio seems a lot higher than on my MacBook. Black level is amazing on this thing.
Uh oh.... doesn't sound good! Is it red'er than iPad 2?? The iPad 2's I have seen, including the one I had, had very neutral, clean white whites. It wasn't biased toward any red, yellow, or blue. So are you telling me that your iPad 3 has red push (tint)?5) My screen is a slight red tint instead of the yellow tint. It's not drastically different compared to my phone, and it's closer to my MacBook than to my phone.
Dang.. is that your pic of yours? I can still see tiny bit of light bleed from the left side but still, hardly noticeable. This is at 100% brightness right? If so, you sure got the golden one.Go read http://www.theverge.com review of the iPad 3. Then read the name of the reviewer.
Anyway, for whom it might interest:
The screen completely masks it, so you can't see, but it's a white iPad 3.
Hmmmmm.... so I suppose there is tint variations between the iPad2's. Some may have red push and others have cooler tint?No. It's less red than my iPad 2. It's more of a colder tone. It's only red compared to my iPhone. Compared to my iPod Touch 4, it's more of a green blue tone.
Dang.. is that your pic of yours? I can still see tiny bit of light bleed from the left side but still, hardly noticeable. This is at 100% brightness right? If so, you sure got the golden one.