pie-eater 207 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Off topic! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Are they strict about when reviews get published as well? Haven't seen any and the flipping thing is out the day after tomorrow! Pretty funny really. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Having real issues getting Photostream to sync images between iPhone and iPad. Both turned on, and both on the same wifi connection. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hmmm still not working. Never mind, it's not essential I'll come back to that one. Got my shipping notice from Apple, so it should be here tomorrow. I should perhaps have waited to wash my hands, but I might wash them again when it arrives. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Tell us what it's like when you get it will ya? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hmmm still not working. Never mind, it's not essential I'll come back to that one. Got my shipping notice from Apple, so it should be here tomorrow. I should perhaps have waited to wash my hands, but I might wash them again when it arrives. Maybe you need some gloves: Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Looks like the reviews are all "suddenly" out Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Even if you have perfect vision, indulge me here for a second. You know when you go in for an eye exam and you’re asked to look at a combination of letters and numbers on a chart against a far wall? You read the first few lines, then realize you actually can’t go any further. Then you get prescribed glasses (or contacts) and you can all of a sudden read every letter and number. And even the ones you could read before are now so much clearer. That’s what it’s like looking at the new iPad versus the older iPads. It’s weird because I was never one of those people who thought the original iPad’s and the iPad 2′s screen was poor (but there were plenty of those people in the post-iPhone Retina world). I guess it’s just like a pre-glasses world — you never realize how blurry things are because that’s just how you’ve always seen everything. And then you put the glasses on and you wonder how you ever managed without them. Once you see and use the new iPad, there will be no going back. Perhaps it’s unfair to say the older iPad screens look “blurry” compared to the new iPad. It’s more along the lines of “fuzzy”. After using the new iPad for an extended period of time then switching back to an iPad 2 (or 1, for that matter), you’ll cringe at the pixelated cloud the appears to surround every app icon. Text will look murky. Colors will look muted. The iPad 2 is still far and away the best tablet on the market today (the iPad 3 officially comes this Friday, of course), and the new iPad screen manages to make it look like antiquated technology. That’s not to say you shouldn’t get an iPad 2 at the new $399 price, it’s just that if you go that route, don’t bother looking at the new iPad first. It will ruin the iPad 2 for you. Again, this is the best tablet out there right now that we’re talking about. Ever since Apple unveiled the “Retina” display on the iPhone 4 over a year and a half ago, there’s been speculation about a Retina iPad. To some, it seemed inevitable. To others, it seemed impossible. There’d be no content. It would cost far too much to make. It would require too much power for a portable machine. Or it would be too thick to accommodate the required huge battery. These were arguments made just a year ago. But Apple has done it. What we have is a 9.7-inch stab of aluminum and glass that when illuminated, becomes an absolutely stunning display of light and color. At first glance, the new iPad is almost indistinguishable from the iPad 2. The same Smart Covers even fit on both. But it doesn’t matter what the device looks like. What matters is what you’re looking at: the screen. Link to post Share on other sites
SheldonB 0 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Looking forward to seeing the screen. If it's as beautiful as the iphone one, it will be a sight to behold. Haven't got an ipad 1 or 2 but might be tempted to get this new one. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Looks like it will be in the shops tomorrow morning at 8am as well. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Well, it arrived yesterday and only a short time but the screen is pretty amazing looking. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Going to Nagaoka today so hopefully get to see one. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Have you got it yet? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 You can hack iPhoto onto an original ipad by the way. Its quite good. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wasn't going to get one today, Man, if you mean me. The new screen really is very special though. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wasn't going to get one today, Man, if you mean me. The new screen really is very special though. It sounds like they've really upped the game and I hope its the start of higher resolution on displays in laptops and other tablets. It might make me even buy a mac laptop, especially now they run windows well. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wasn't going to get one today, Man, if you mean me. The new screen really is very special though. Ah, sorry. Thought you meant you were going to get one. Besides the screen, which is all anyone is talking about, anything else of worthy mention? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Not sure there is really. Smooth and sexy, but do was the 2. It will all be about the apps now. For me, the screen was pretty much what I wanted, so I'm well pleased. Didnt and won't be using the camera or certainly not much. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Haven't tried the Siri like stuff yet Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 It's like putting on your first pair prescription glasses, or watching hi-vision tv for the first time. Don't realise that what we had before was as muggy as it was. A good thing. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 OK had more time to play with my thingy yesterday. I can't quite feel that much difference other than the scree, but that's a/the big one. So that's my review really. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 We don't want to hear about you playing with your thingy! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yeah, keep it in GG! Link to post Share on other sites
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