Samsung Says 4K Smartphone Screens On the Way
So I wonder..
I don't mean this in a bad way, but what's the point of finer and finer screens when they're already at pixel pitches past what the human eye can perceive? I already can't pick out the individual pixels on my buddy's S4.
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i agree, more pixils also require more battery to use, and more processing power, i could understand this on bigger tablets, but lets get better priced 4K tv's first
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The problem is that 4K TV's are harder and more costly to manufacture with a lower successful yield ratio. So, you will always see the highest pixel densities on the smallest devices first. Then it will trickle up. Someone will inevitably remind me that we had 1080p TV's long before we had 1080p phones. That's true but the pixel density on a 1080p phoine is much larger than it is on a 60" TV. Also,two other factors prevented this from being the trend with smartphones early on- power (think battery and processor) and demand (no one saw the value of 1080p screens on phones). But those factors are now history and it is becoming ever more common to see the bleeding edge of screen technology arrive on smart phones first. Furthermore, we have been...
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These aren't even common on 23"+ computer monitors. So why the obsession with higher resolutions that don't even make a difference anymore? I understand that mobile is a hotter market, but it's starting to level off for sure.
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Things are moving so fast that it makes me wonder what room for improvement manufacters are leaving for smartphones in 2015, 2016,. . .I know flexible displays are yet to come out, and that will be a whole new evolution in itself.
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Samsung recently announced a road map that will introduce the first foldable screens in 2015. I don't see them being great before 2017, which would already get us out beyond 2016. Rollable screens are another offshoot of this technology that may take even longer. Also, pico-projectors are an inevitable merge with smartphones... we're just not there yet. Then there's holograms which are barely working in laboratories and no where close to ready for commercial use. And that's all just screen technology. I'd say there's plenty of room to continue improving.
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LG already has 4k 5-inch panels so Sammy is just making sure the market knows they are almost as good.
And its so true, PPI has gotten to be almost a worthless spec on a mobile display, is that a 5 inch 400ppi or a 5 inch 500ppi?
Is that 10 point font on a 5 inch screen that I cant read or is that 8 point font on a 5 inch screen I cant read?
However, mobile devices are Much more profitable than a PC monitor or TV, even after you factor in the multiple patent licensing fees from every handset maker to every handset maker.
And of course people replace them Much more frequently... I mean We Have To... Something Cooler Is Coming And Its Way Better Than Your POS. Just look at the commercials.
Not to mention that mobiles are damag...
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And its so true, PPI has gotten to be almost a worthless spec on a mobile display, is that a 5 inch 400ppi or a 5 inch 500ppi?
Is that 10 point font on a 5 inch screen that I cant read or is that 8 point font on a 5 inch screen I cant read?
However, mobile devices are Much more profitable than a PC monitor or TV, even after you factor in the multiple patent licensing fees from every handset maker to every handset maker.
And of course people replace them Much more frequently... I mean We Have To... Something Cooler Is Coming And Its Way Better Than Your POS. Just look at the commercials.
Not to mention that mobiles are damag...
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I just get tired of hearing the same old, "All advances in technology are good! Stop complaining!" Meanwhile, those same people absolutely require 1080p on their 5" screen, but, amazingly, it doesn't bother them that their 60" "HD" TV has the exact same resolution. I understand that mobile tech is more profitable, and if manufacturers want to focus on that, that's fine. I would just like to see a FEW PC monitors/TVs have 4K or at least WQHD resolutions.
I'm not saying advances in technology are bad - they are not. I just think the technology is kind of being wasted.
I'm not saying advances in technology are bad - they are not. I just think the technology is kind of being wasted.
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