Analyst Thinks Apple May Be Working On a Widescreen iPad

[tuanmai]

Will Apple go widescreen with its upcoming iPad?

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[Pennanen]

So if you flip regular ipad 90 degrees it wont play videos vertical?

 

[Prey]

pssst.. just turn it sideways 😉 Obivously I know the aspect ratio is different, but now people can spend another $500

 

[g00fysmiley]

if they did change it to 16:9 they would retroactivly claim to have invented it and sue all the current companies producing tablets in 16:9 for years

 

[seels]

Whatever it is, I'll be on line at my Apple store to get the latest and greatest. Everything Apple makes is simply amazing.

Sent from my New iPad

 

[eternalkp]

Oh no.
Google nexus 7, watch out.
They will sue and take $100 billion dollars

 

[neon neophyte]

Because 16:9 wasn't the obvious choice before... but now it's magical.

 

[halcyon]

This just in. Apple iPad employee took a dump. It is said he was leaning slightly to the right when it happened.

I don't really mind all the Apple-centric news but why so much less news on HTC's, Asus', Samsung's or anyone else's gadgets in the works. Every time Apple farts we get the opportunity to read about it so spread the love.

-Ex iSheep

 

[Gundam288]

[citation][nom]seels[/nom]Whatever it is, I'll be on line at my Apple store to get the latest and greatest. Everything Apple makes is simply amazing.Sent from my New iPad[/citation]
Really? If I was in your place I would be selling my spot in line. Just saying....

 

[sliem]

They need to make a triangle iPad and sue "The Office" and the actual paper company...

 

[bllue]

Only Apple is capable of being let get away with this bs

 

[Marco925]

iPad 5, Skip a number and make it longer!

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]g00fysmiley[/nom]if they did change it to 16:9 they would retroactivly claim to have invented it and sue all the current companies producing tablets in 16:9 for years[/citation]
Justice would be served if Samsung hit them with a billion dollar lawsuit, won and got a worldwide sales ban because it would look identical to the Galaxy Tab.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]seels[/nom]Whatever it is, I'll be on line at my Apple store to get the latest and greatest. Everything Apple makes is simply amazing.Sent from my New iPad[/citation]
I had to thumb this up, this is clearly hilarious sarcasm, deadpan humour at its finest

 

[halcyon]

Hey iPad...pssst...over here... I've got something you should see... Asus Transformer Infinity

 

[pacomac]

A 16:9 iPad would be a big mistake, only any good for video playback. I much prefer the current format for web browsing.

 

[teh_chem]

I think widescreen tablets are a terrible design for ergonomics. I actually like the aspect ratio of the iPad, and I dislike the aspect ratio of my Transformer. If you do any work in portrait mode, it's fairly awkward to hold and use at times.

The thing that gets me is that while 16:9 or 16:10 are the "standard" current common aspect ratios, a lot of movies/videos are NOT that ratio. Personally I'd sooner crop/zoom a 16:9 movie to the 4:3 screen for when I do watch a movie of that aspect ratio than have a 16:9 hardware platform.

Then again, Apple is ever-concerned with the appearance-factor of their devices (and knowing that just by looking at something, you know it's the latest and greatest). This would be the obvious way to do that.

That being said, what I'd like from the tablet market is thinner bezels around the screen. For the love of god, I find it hard to believe you need 1" borders around a screen.

 

[Solandri]

[citation][nom]teh_chem[/nom]I think widescreen tablets are a terrible design for ergonomics. I actually like the aspect ratio of the iPad, and I dislike the aspect ratio of my Transformer. If you do any work in portrait mode, it's fairly awkward to hold and use at times.The thing that gets me is that while 16:9 or 16:10 are the "standard" current common aspect ratios, a lot of movies/videos are NOT that ratio. [/citation]
If you compare to the written area of a sheet of paper (i.e. subtract the margins), you'll find the 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios are both about the same at reproducing letter-sized paper. For A4 paper, legal-sized paper, 3:2 DSLR photos, and movies, 16:10 has less wasted screen space than 4:3.

4:3 is only wastes less space if you scan an entire sheet of paper (including margins), convert it to PDF, and display it on the screen. But then you're looking at a 9.7" version of a 13.9" page. So a closer reproduction would be on a 14" tablet. You're better off cropping out the margins when scanning paper, after which 4:3 wastes as much space as 16:10 for letter-sized paper.

Personally I work mostly with DSLR photos, and vastly prefer 16:10 over 4:3. Most artists probably prefer 16:10 as well since it's very close to the Golden Ratio (1.618).

OTOH 4:3 seems to work better when browsing web pages (at least after Apple upped the resolution - the low res screen of the iPad/iPad 2 sucked at 4:3). So if all you ever do on your tablet is browse the web, then I can see that being better.

 

[teh_chem]

[citation][nom]Solandri[/nom]If you compare to the written area of a sheet of paper (i.e. subtract the margins), you'll find the 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios are both about the same at reproducing letter-sized paper. For A4 paper, legal-sized paper, 3:2 DSLR photos, and movies, 16:10 has less wasted screen space than 4:3.4:3 is only wastes less space if you scan an entire sheet of paper (including margins), convert it to PDF, and display it on the screen. But then you're looking at a 9.7" version of a 13.9" page. So a closer reproduction would be on a 14" tablet. You're better off cropping out the margins when scanning paper, after which 4:3 wastes as much space as 16:10 for letter-sized paper.Personally I work mostly with DSLR photos, and vastly prefer 16:10 over 4:3. Most artists probably prefer 16:10 as well since it's very close to the Golden Ratio (1.618).OTOH 4:3 seems to work better when browsing web pages (at least after Apple upped the resolution - the low res screen of the iPad/iPad 2 sucked at 4:3). So if all you ever do on your tablet is browse the web, then I can see that being better.[/citation]
Those are valid points--I was thinking more along the lines of ergonomic design for holding the device while you use it. Say you're sitting on a commuter train reading a book or browsing a web page, it's less awkward (IMHO) to hold a 4:3 device in portrait orientation in one hand and use it with your other hand than a 16:9 or 16:10 device.

 

[STravis]

Everyone, calm down. How often are these analysts correct? They are usually worst than weather men.

 

[okibrian]

I turn my iPad sideways and it looks pretty damn widescreen to me. Not 16:9, but I could not care any less.

 

[halcyon]

In all fairness I think the current iPad's ratio is better than that of current Android tablets like the Transformer Pad Infinity I now have, at least when holding it in portrait mode, but so what. I still love the TPI {and its screen} so far and I'm sure watching movies on it would be a big dose of fun.

 

[Guest]

All of the other tablet manufactures were probably forced to go full 16:9 because Apple would probably sue them for 'copying' the iPad aspect ratio...