One really nice benefit to having a 9.7 inch screen.....regarding movies an TV shows.

[BruiserBear]

I own a good number of blu-ray movies these days, and quite a few of them include digital copies of the movie as well. I've got about 8 right now, and originally I was bummed out they only give you the standard definition version of the movie for download.

However, I've been thinking about the iPad and I shrunk down my iTunes window while displaying a movie to be the exact size of the iPad screen. Sure enough these movies and TV shows in standard definition still look very nice on a screen that size. The difference between a high def show and a standard def is not that easily noticed at 9.7 inches.

The huge upside to this is that the standard def movies and shows also take up a lot less space, so it's a win win for everyone.

 

[eawmp1]

IThe difference between a high def show and a standard def is not that easily noticed at 9.7 inches.

Now if everyone wanting an uber-high def iPhone screen would just realize this...

 

[Maaz]

Haha same here man. I have so many digital copies un redeemed from buying blu rays. I can't wait to have them on my iPad.

 

[BruiserBear]

Now if everyone wanting an uber-high def iPhone screen would just realize this...

Tell me about it. I've never understood people talking about the resolution on the iPhone being a problem.

 

[Bodhi395]

Tell me about it. I've never understood people talking about the resolution on the iPhone being a problem.

I concur. I think some people are just ennamoured by the resolution numbers, and most likely couldn't even tell the difference if they actually looked at a higher resolution screen. For me, the current iphone screen is perfectly fine in terms of resolution.

 

[dave1812dave]

I own a good number of blu-ray movies these days, and quite a few of them include digital copies of the movie as well. I've got about 8 right now, and originally I was bummed out they only give you the standard definition version of the movie for download.

However, I've been thinking about the iPad and I shrunk down my iTunes window while displaying a movie to be the exact size of the iPad screen. Sure enough these movies and TV shows in standard definition still look very nice on a screen that size. The difference between a high def show and a standard def is not that easily noticed at 9.7 inches.

The huge upside to this is that the standard def movies and shows also take up a lot less space, so it's a win win for everyone.

movies look pretty darn good on my touch, and even better on my Storm2, despite the diminutive screen size. Of course I wear reading glasses when looking at either. I use Handbrake to encode the movies, btw. love that app!