The app is restructed to the US. But I was using it happilly on a virgin train last week in the UK so it's obviously not fool proof
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OMG the ABC App on 3G Is Amazing!
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The app is restructed to the US. But I was using it happilly on a virgin train last week in the UK so it's obviously not fool proof
I really hope that they keep it this way. I they did then no more need for torrenting
has anybody tried the app somewhere else?
Interesting. I have/use a US account for my iTunes purchases (from giftcards) just because I want access to the US apps.
Wonder if this is true, cuz I am in Canada and would love for the ABC app to play content as I can download the app.
True.
Questionable.
False; it is not the same. The TV resolutions use non-square pixels, as indicated by that table, giving a wide-screen aspect ration.
Going from 720 to 1080 is noticeable. Not worth it to me most of the time, but it's not "just" marketing. All that said, the iPad's screen is fantastic, but I don't think it's actually HD.
There's nothing questionable about it. The iPad will play back 720p HD video at full res, therefore it is HD.
I do agree that the difference between 720 and 1080 lines is definitely noticeable, but both are considered HD nonetheless.
Not it won't, unless you're talking about squishing things to look skinny. Or you're talking about counting the black bars above and below as part of the resolution. 720p means that the horizontal resolution is also 16:9, the iPad is not. I think that was a good decision by Apple, but it's just not HD, and telling people that it is is very misleading.
when did apple say that the ipad is hd??? or is that what all the companies are saying thats making apps??? i recall apple only saying that is a high resoulation display... All these developers are calling their apps hd
Apples and oranges. Pixel density is important too.
1024x576 (16:9) on a 132 PPI display (9.7 iPad) vs 1920x1080 on a 52 PPI display (42 TV). My 163 PPI iPhone, despite being only 480x320, looks sharper than my iPad.
That said, the ABC app looks fantastic and appears to be sharper than when I watch HD TV shows on my 720p projector (80 screen). But size also matters, and I still prefer the projector.
1024x576 (16:9) on a 132 PPI display (9.7 iPad) vs 1920x1080 on a 52 PPI display (42 TV). My 163 PPI iPhone, despite being only 480x320, looks sharper than my iPad.
That said, the ABC app looks fantastic and appears to be sharper than when I watch HD TV shows on my 720p projector (80 screen). But size also matters, and I still prefer the projector.
You're leaving viewing distance out of your equations. That absolutely has to be part of it.
