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Daniel Radcliffe wants to clear up a big misconception among fans and the media: He does not want to kill off Harry Potter with his role choices.
In a phone call from the Toronto Film Festival in September, Radcliffe said there's an assumption out there that he takes on risky roles like the young version iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg in "Kill Your Darlings" as a way to break with the image of the boy wizard character.
Instead, Radcliffe said, it's much simple than that: He takes on roles like Ginsberg because they're great roles.
"You're the first person to have actually seen that it's really not that complicated," Radcliffe tells me. "It's just about picking what I like. I'm in a really fortunate position where I'm in a financially secure position from 'Potter' where I don't have to do something unless I'm passionate and excited about it, and that's how I pick my work."
The British actor, 24, says he's faced quite an onslaught of negativity for his acting choices while doing press for "Kill Your Darlings" -- expanding into more theaters Friday -- which made its rounds at the Sundance and Venice film festivals before its stop in Toronto. Radcliffe has drawn particular attention for his work in the film because of an explicit love scene his character has in the film with another man.
"In Venice, it was really interesting. All the European journalists were great interviewers and really fantastic, but whenever they asked that question about leaving Harry Potter behind, they always used such incredibly violent language," Radcliffe recalled. "They'd ask things like, 'Are you trying to destroy Harry? Is this the final knife in the back of Harry Potter? Is it the final nail in the coffin?' All that stuff."
Radcliffe said he had no choice but the set the record straight, hopefully once and for all.
"I was like, 'Guys, I wouldn't be sitting here in front of you if it wasn't for those films. I love those films and I love the time I've had on them and what we achieved with them,'" Radcliffe said.
While Radcliffe believes journalists' observations of purposefully shedding the Potter role is misdirected, he says he at least understands where it's coming from.
"I do believe I get undue attention because I played one character for so long. I think it surprises people that I would want to do something different," Radcliffe said. "It either surprises people or frankly -- and I'm don't mean to slander your profession -- but sometimes I think it's just an easier question to ask. I think it sort of becomes a 'go-to' question for everyone."
John Krokidas, who wrote and directed "Kill Your Darlings," said he also gets how a dramatic shift in characterizations can take some getting used to.
"We watched Dan 10 years in that role and grow up into an adult, so it's harder for us to let go," Krokidas told me in a separate phone call. "People need to realize that ultimately, we want to have our own voice and express themselves, and if anything it's indication of how attached we've gotten to him. It's tougher for us than it is for him to see him take on new challenges. He's an actor and he's an artist, and he's got so much more inside him than the one role we've known him for his whole life."
The interesting thing is, Krokidas, who toiled to get "Kill Your Darlings" made for more than a decade, said Radcliffe's name recognition wasn't as powerful as you'd think from a business standpoint. But Radcliffe stood tough with Krokidas: In fact, the filmmaker said, the actor remained by his side for four-and-a-half years until their big breakthrough.
"Here's the kicker -- when I attached Dan to officially to star in the movie, he couldn't get me financing," Krokidas recalled with a laugh. "It's funny, I've read a lot of criticism in the press recently that questions if I cast him because of his name value. The irony is, no. I was told by several foreign sales agents at the time I cast him that he couldn't open a movie without a wand in his hand. Fortunately for us, 'The Woman in Black' (Radcliffe's first post-'Potter' role) opened before we started doing foreign sales and over-performed at the box office. That's where the creative choices I made ultimately paid off for us, to get the foreign sales and the financing we needed to make the movie."
If there was any advantage to the long development process, Krokidas said, it enabled the collaborators to get to know each other as people.
"We're both very like-minded in terms that we're eternal optimists," Krokidas enthused. "We're both incredibly diligent with our work ethic and we also just have a sense of humor about the world. We tend to take our misfortunes and tend to turn them into humorous situations for our friends to enjoy."
Revisiting dark history
"Kill Your Darlings" is a fascinating story, not only because we get to learn about the young Ginsberg, but also a tragic one in that the perilous circumstances the iconic beat poet experienced in his college years. At the heart of the film is a murder mystery, and underneath it all is an archaic law Ginsberg, who was gay, encountered in the 1940s. It supported "honor killings," which effectively allowed for the "justified" slaying of homosexuals.
Effectively, Krokidas said, it was the ghastly thought of honor killings that gave him the strength to not let the project go, no matter how long it took him to make it.
"This movie came together and fell apart some many times. It took over 10 years to make," said Krokidas, who recently turned 40. "People have asked me, 'How did you keep going and how did you not emotionally fall apart?' I tell them, 'When I do a project, it has to be about something that keeps me up at night. It has to do with something that really pisses me off at its core that I can emotionally connect to.'
"In 1944, you could literally get away with murder by portraying your victim as a homosexual. As a gay man and as a human being, that pissed me off to such an extent that it became a central theme that I could back to," Krokidas added. "Even when I was unemployed, that was the thing that would get me out of bed in the morning and start making phone calls again."
Even though the filmmaker had staunch determination to bring the story of honor killings to light, Radcliffe said was impressed with how Krokidas was able to make his views part of larger, compelling tale without being preachy about it.
"The important thing about 'Kill Your Darlings' is that it's not a didactic movie. We're not shouting and preaching at the audience. The information arises as part of the story," Radcliffe observed. "We're not trying to make any correct political points with the film, but they're there to be taken if you want them."
While the focus on honor killings in "Kill Your Darlings" serves as a reminder of how far the U.S. has come in its attitudes about homosexuality, Radcliffe also said it also mirrors how some other nations keep going backwards.
"Not to make too fine a point, but there is relevance in relation to the film of what's happening today in Russia," Radcliffe said. "There's a temptation to think that these problems are purely problems of the past, but actually, it's something that hasn't been solved the world over, and sometimes it's useful to be reminded that we used to deal with similar issues."
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The 20" LCD Shootout: Dell versus Appleby Kristopher Kubicki on 4/27/2005 12:05 AM EST
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graphicsgal - Friday, April 28, 2006 - linkOur ad agency is trying to decide which of these monitors to purchase for our print staff. Is there any info on any differences in printed pieces? Reply
tmanXX - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkDoes anyone know what revisions of the 2005FPW to stay away from?
Thanx! Reply
jchor - Thursday, April 06, 2006 - linkDid anybody figure out the power saving mode problem? Reply
cybrsamurai - Thursday, May 26, 2005 - linkI have purchased four 2005FPWs with out a single dead pixel or problem. I even dropped one right on its corner from about 4 feet up still works fine. Dont be afraid embrace the good cheap monitor. Reply
yacoub - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - linkDell make good LCDs if you discount all the people who have had to return them for backlight issues and/or dead pixels. I'll stick with Sony after owning one that has not a single stuck or dead pixel and just a slightly brighter bottom backlight. Let me know when Dell ups the quality enough that I can be certain to get one without dead pixels (or let me know when they start selling these panels at b&m stores so I can return it right away if it has issues). Reply
Ranger8P - Monday, May 23, 2005 - linkDid you guys have the model A01 or the model A02? I didn't see that mentioned in the article. I recently bought a 2005 and it has the same manufacturing date as the one in your review. It's an A01 Reply
pucerian - Saturday, May 21, 2005 - link
great place to get high resolution widescreen wallpapers for these monitors is InterfaceLIFT
LorenAmelang - Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - linkGreat Review - Thank You!
A couple of user comments asked about the S-Video & Composite video performance - here's the scoop:
Before I ordered my 2005FPW, I tried to find out how it handled widescreen 16:9 vs. conventional 4:3 aspect ratios for the video inputs. I found no clue. But since video was not my main concern, I ordered it anyway - how bad could it be?
Now I can tell you. It is unbelievably disastrous. It doesn't do any form of video correctly. First, it completely ignores the (anamorphic) widescreen control signals from my DV camera and DVD recorder. All video is mangled in the same way.
Its manual aspect ratio choices are "Fill" which warps either 4:3 or 16:9 video to the full 16:10 screen format, or "1:1" and "Aspect" which warp all video to a different wrong aspect. This is not 4:3 (1.33 : 1), nor is it 16:9 (1.78 : 1), nor even 16:10 (1.60 : 1). It is 1.50 : 1, which is what you get if you take 4:3 standard 720x480 DV video and display the non-square video pixels as square display pixels.
Of course you can't tell this by measuring the image boundary, because the video image is severely cropped (overscanned), particularly in the horizontal direction. In terms of a 640 pixel wide image, about 42 pixels are cut off each side. In "Fill" mode, a 4:3 picture is even more distorted than the 16:10 ratio would suggest. If you choose "Aspect" to get somewhat closer to 4:3, you end up with black bars along those edges in place of the missing 1/8th of your video, but what you do see is still too wide.
When you use the picture-in-picture feature, you don't get the "1:1" and "Aspect" choices. All video is stretched to fill the 16:10 screen area of each of the available PiP or PbP sizes.
Why would Dell bother to add the hardware for S-Video and composite video inputs, and get the software so wrong? I suspect the hardware was borrowed from a 4:3 (1600x1200) monitor, where the "Fill" choice would at least display conventional video more-or-less properly.
But why the neglect of the rectangular video pixels versus square computer pixels issue? Can anyone with a Dell 2001FP 4:3 display enlighten us as to whether it has "1:1" and "Aspect" choices, and whether they produce too wide a picture when fed 4:3 video?
So what does the video look like, other than distorted? Very bright and colorful, and fast, but when stretched to fill most of the screen it is blocky. The scaling algorithm is nowhere near as good as that in my (original) Apple Studio Display, or in a Sony WEGA (DRC) TV.
Oh well, the 2005FPW is a beautiful computer monitor. And my tablet's Intel Graphics adapter (82830M), which gave no hint of supporting 1680x1050 before the monitor was here, suddenly made that resolution available when the 2005FPW was connected. (Windows didn't show it, but the Intel control panel did.)
One more thing... If you buy a Dell monitor alone, without a Dell CPU on the same invoice, you do not get a Dell "System Tag". Without a system tag, you can not access any of Dell's online support or chat support options. You simply do not exist.
The telephone support people will talk to you if you give them a serial number or order number, but there is no support department dedicated to displays. I ended up being transferred to the Dell TV support people, and spent literally hours on the phone. Even sent them photos of test patterns to illustrate the aspect problems. I'm not sure I was even able to make them understand, let alone solve the problem.
Best to just forget the 2005FPW has those S-Video and analog video inputs. Unless you have a thing for short, fat people...
Loren Reply
stevlevin - Saturday, May 14, 2005 - linkExcellent review! It's way over my non-tech head, but I surely appreciate that these are both great monitors.
Here's my problem. I bought the Dell 2005 and found with a DVI interface that it is so bright that it hurts my eyes, as #9 comment said. Apparently the contrast control is disabled with DVI, and the range of brightness control is very limited - extremely bright to very bright. I had to return it just on that basis.
When I went to the Apple store, it appeared to me that the 20" Cinema display may have a greater range of brightness. Have others had this problem or found a solution? Am I missing something that might have allowed me to lower the brightness or adjust the contrast of the Dell monitor?
Thanks for all comments. Reply
wrack - Thursday, May 05, 2005 - linkSo can I assume that any graphics card of ATI like, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800 will support the resolution in question. Reply
Weezard - Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - linkOkay, sounds good.
So if I buy this monitor, Ill just have to plug it in, and it will work with widescreen and all - on my Windows XP system with 9700Pro?
Thanks. Reply
Pastuch - Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - link"Does my Radeon9700Pro support this monitor?"
A 9700pro is an excellent videocard for this monitor if you dont plan on playing games like Halflife 2 or WoW. The 9700pro's DVI signal will work perfectly, however you should install the latest ATI driver from ATI.com.
"but what about resolution options, DDC (or what its called - the function that delivers 16:10 widescreen). "
DDC or whatever you had in mind does not deliver a widescreen display. If you install the latest ATI drivers you will see that the standard windows graphics profiles in display settings have 1680x1050x32. The ATI driver has the ability to force 720p or 1080i but it is not necessary. Reply
Weezard - Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - linkHi, nice review.
I do have a few questions about the Cinema Display.
Does my Radeon9700Pro support this monitor? It has DVI output, but what about resolution options, DDC (or what its called - the function that delivers 16:10 widescreen).
Is this a plug and play monitor, when running Windows XP and Radeon 9700Pro? Is any software needed before using it with a Windows OS?
Thank you. Reply
wrack - Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - linkOne thing I forgot to ask Kristopher,
Which graphics card and processor was used to carry out this review..? I can't find 1680x1050 resolution option on my graphics card. Reply
wrack - Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - link#54 Electonic circuits always tend to attract fine dust. Reply
nortexoid - Sunday, May 01, 2005 - linkdust acts as an insulator? the monitor is standing vertically so the only place dust would gather is on the top, not on any of the electronics. or do you lie your monitor face down on a glass desk and work from underneath the desk? i know it's gaining ergonomic popularity, but i thought only in malawi. Reply
Spacecomber - Saturday, April 30, 2005 - linkThis is the kind of review that I'd like to see become the standard for comparing LCDs. Pick an assortment of LCDs that are using the same type of matrice panel(TN, IPS, PVA/MVA) and compare these monitors to each other. They don't have to be using the exact same panel, as in this case, just one based on the same technology. This will provide the reader with something much more like an apples to apples comparison than the apples to oranges comparision that you will get otherwise. (Sorry, about the Apple pun.)
With all three (or four) types of matrices having such distinctive strengthes and weaknesses, you pretty much have to decide which of these patterns of characteristics will best match how you use the computer and then go looking for that particular type of matrice in a panel.
The questions for the reviewers then becomes how well does a particular display cope with it's inherent weaknesses, as well as how well does it emphasize what should be its relative strengths.
For example, in this Anandtech review of IPS panel displays, one of the main problems for IPS panels to overcome is a relatively low contrast ratio, which can affect how well it reproduces black; so, this specification is one that should be given particular attention in the review, especially the subjective analysis.
Response times are always a point of emphasis in LCD reviews, and with IPS screens, as was noted in the review, you should expect to see the relatively modest black-white response time made up for by the fact that response times stay relatively consistent, even when changes in shade become smaller. (That is why I was confused by this statement, regarding motion blur, in the review, "...two states that are very close to each other take less time than two states further apart from each other, which results in pixels that are not just delayed in a uniform manner, but at several different speeds across the entire panel depending on the hue". I thought that it was with states that were closer together that you saw the slower response time, due to the voltage differential being so small in these cases.)
In sum, I'd like to see more LCD reviews start with what is known about the panel that is being used (such as is detailed in this very good xbitlabs analysis, http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd... and use this understanding to provide a framework for comparing LCDs in terms of their strengths and weaknesses. Essentially, while there is no one LCD monitor that is as well rounded for many purposes as is a CRT, anyone buying a LCD will be looking for the one that imposes fewer compromises on the them and for compromises that impinge less on how the screen will be used by that particular buyer.
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KristopherKubicki - Friday, April 29, 2005 - linknortexoid: Dust acts as an insulator. Wrapping your DSP in a warm cuddly blanket will probably make it fail prematurely.
glennpratt: Unfortunately I cannot quite vouche for the fact that aluminum really acts as a heat sink on this display. The housing is completely smooth and does not really create additional surface area for heat dissapation. Aluminums ability to transfer heat well only helps if there is additional surface area for the sink to come in contact with air.
In reality, the reason why Apple can get away with a beveled design without any passive exhaust has more to do with the fact that the inverter is housed in a separate brick from the display. Samsung does this too in many of their high end displays.
Anyways - I think Apple just picked Aluminum for looks.
Kristopher Reply
glennpratt - Friday, April 29, 2005 - linkThe Apple is made of aluminum which may have affected their decision to leave out the vents (aluminum transfers heat much better the plastic.) Reply
nortexoid - Thursday, April 28, 2005 - linkWhat do you think damages a electronics more: dust falling on them or high temperatures?
I'd rather vents in the back of my monitor to prevent higher temperatures than have it completely sealed to keep out that horribly destructive nuclear fallout. Reply
cnlsilva - Thursday, April 28, 2005 - linkThanks for the article - I have an LG/Phillips 1680x1050 display on my laptop and it is great. The only display I can see that could beat it would be tthe 1920x1200 display now on the Dell XPS Gen2 laptop. A review on that display would be nice.
Two questions:
1. Anyone have any information on the 17" 1680x1050 display as separate units - I have DVI out so it would be nice to dual monitor - although that is a VERY wide dual display - too wide perhaps.
Loved the article - a few errors(please edit this and remove this statement):
page 10 "Unlike analogy" -> analog
page 10 "uses much simplier" -> simpler Reply
Pastuch - Thursday, April 28, 2005 - linkFantastic article.
RE: Widescreen Gaming
I too found the Widescreengamingforum and was shocked that with simple registry changes you can adjust most games to the native resolution you desire. I play Halflife 2 (CS Source), Farcry, Warcraft 3:FT (DOTA), Doom 3, and Everquest 2 on my 2005fpw without any stretching issues.
This forum thread has over 90 pages of responces from Dell 2005fpw owners. The thread is actually a review. http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=24... Reply
stukafox - Thursday, April 28, 2005 - linkHas anyone been able to purchase this monitor at the listed price of $486.85 from the Dealtime link? I click on the 'BUY IT' and am directed to Dell's site, which lists the monitor at $749, less a 25% discount of $187.25, for a total of $561.75. This is far from the $486.85 listed at Deal Time.
Any idea what's going on? Reply
Ibrin - Thursday, April 28, 2005 - linkI run the website that was mentioned earlier (WSGF), http://www.widescreengamingforum.com
I posted an article over on the AnandTech forums about this article. The author is quite mistaken, and most new games do support widescreen. If you'd like a bit more detail on some of the games that do support widescreen, you can hit the forum topic here:
If you'd like detailed info, including on to hack/mod some of your favorite games to run in widescreen, head on over to the WSGF Reply
golemite - Thursday, April 28, 2005 - linkfew things...
1) world of warcraft does support 1680x1050 natively, surprised you didnt see this in the resolution settings
for other games check out widescreengamingforum.com
2) 16:10 is usually used for computer/laptop monitors because it is felt that 16:9 doesnt give u an adequate workspace. it is suppose to be the recommended aspect ratio for Longhorn as well
3) dell will actually replace your LCD for any reason, even down to 1 pixel or backlighting problems within 21 days or so of purchase as part of their total satisfaction guarentee (or similarily named policy) many early adopters have apparently done this successfully Reply
JNo - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkoh yeah - thanks Sandys (#37 & 39) - that rocks! really helpful and saved me a lot of time...
got a modded xbox with monster component, so it's getting even more tempting... just need to find a friend willing to contribute to getting the two at the discount... Reply
JNo - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkAlso, I am guessing that the panel in the Dell 2405 may be the same one as in Sony's P-234/B (23" 1920x1200 widescreen, 16ms response time) reviewed here:
Can anyone confirm? Reply
djbkim - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkMy guess is that Dell LCDs are compatible with Macs. Dell's website has only PC compatibility listed. Reply
djbkim - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkReply
MJA - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkat one time the dell 2005FPW was selling for $386 (techbargains.com codes)I got mine for $486 Reply
sandys - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkOh yeah and as for panel manufacturer it can only be Samsung, not seen anyone else doing one. probably the ltm240w1
pure guesswork of course :p Reply
Gatak - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link#36, It is about contrast. The eyes are strained if you have a bright light in just a part of the field of view. The strain comes from having to both adjust for the bright light _and_ at the same time allow enough light to come from the darker areas. In other words it is difficult for the eyes to properly acclimate to the lighting situation. Reply
sandys - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkHi JNo,
The 2405 can be bought in the UK, for some reason it is not showing on Dells site but you can still phone them and buy it so answers to questions
a) yes it supports 1:1 pixel mapping
b) it can be bought but price varies depending on offer at the time, I bought two and got one half price plus 20% off bring each to £540 which was a bargain, others have got around 600-693 for a single unit.
c) yes it can.
The 2405 also has component and I run my PS2 and xbox off of it, unfortunately we get stiffed a bit in the UK and box Sony and MS remove the useful progressive resolutions in place of interlaced so the only way to get a quality output on Xbox is to mod it and switch it to NTSC and for the PS2 buy US games or live with 576i :(
look here www.hdtvarcade.com
Cheers Reply
xsilver - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link#31
obviously to "fix" a dark room you just turn on the light... but I wanted to know more about the principles behind it.... what makes the monitor so different when its used in a dark room?
why is it so bad to turn down the brightness?
why does it hurt your eyes? (cause it doesnt hurt mine) Reply
Zak - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkDoom3 and Trainz configs can also be edited to support 1680x1050.
Zak Reply
ir0nw0lf - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkDon't forget that World of Warcraft natively supports 1680x1050!! Reply
bob661 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link#21
I won't buy a LCD either, yet. I do have a Viewsonic VP201b (supposedly the same panel as the Dell 2001FP) and it was VERY good playing UT2004 and Doom 3. I'll wait for two more generations of LCD AND then I'll some more for those to come down into the $300 range for a 19 or 20". Reply
DestruyaUR - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkWill these new 23 and 30" samples you speak of have HDCP circuitry so they could actually be used as TVs? Reply
Gatak - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link#9: Easy to fix. Increase ambient light in the room. It is usually never good to work in a dark room. The "White" on the screen should also be the same color temperature as the ambient light. Reply
TinyTeeth - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkGreat review, but you really should use a better camera... :X Reply
jediknight - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkOnly thing I really don't like about Dell is their dead pixel policy. They will only replace a monitor (so I've been told) if it has 6 dead pixels.
Personally, ONE dead pixel is too many! Reply
crimson117 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkDell's brand is called "UltraSharp", not "UltraSync" as the review states. NEC's brand is called MultiSync, maybe that got confused? Reply
mlittl3 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkHere are the final prices (retail not education of both of these monitors).
Apple $799
Dell $486.85
Apple just today reduced the price of their LCD panels. Also, it should be noted that the Dell LCD is listed as $749 but a 35% discount lowers the price.
This is a perfect example of how hardware costs the same between PC and Mac but volume shipments allow a distributor to lower the cost considerably.
Apple is selling a lot less of these than Dell therefore their prices are higher. Both panels still cost about the same before volume shipments are factored in. If the whole world buys Apple, then Apple would sell the LCD for $499 and Dell would increase the price to $749.
Gotta love capitalism! Reply
DCstewieG - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link#17 How did you get that $799 price? I followed the link and the session was expired but then I went back to the store and sure enough...$799. Even with my educational discount it's $899.
Though even @ $799, my point stands. Reply
JNo - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkSuperb...
Agree that other connections (s-vid, composite) should be tested via eg xbox... shame no component...
Am really tempted to get widescreen now that games are beginning to support it or can be made to support it. More elegant than dual monitor and better for movies/games too. Really impressed that the Dell 'out-functioned' the Apple with similar/better performance too.
On the Dell 2405 (1920x1200), does anyone know what panel it uses? LG Philips too?
Also anyone know if
a) it supports 1:1 pixel scaling?
b) it can be bought in UK (does not appear on dell uk website) - and how much?
c) it can also rotate to portrait mode?
Thks Reply
smn198 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link#21
12ms typical (Grey to Grey) / 16ms typical (Black to White)
Guess Dell are slightly schizophrenic Reply
sandys - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkQuite a few games that don't support widescreen natively can be modified to do so, check out http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/ for details, I have a 2405 and run all my games in widescreen with the correct aspect ratio.
Cheers Reply
blwest - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkNice article. I bought two of these in Feb and absolutely agree with everything in this article. I do think that WOW supports 16:10 though. I'm not 100% certain until I get home but I've been playing it and nothing is deformed. In soviet russia, the monitor watches you. Reply
segagenesis - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkImpressive display but I personally dont like the fact its 16:10... why not 16:9? Did I miss the memo on how LCDs are manufacturered? Having a Trinitron CRT im still hard pressed to want to move to LCD especially for games. Reply
toyota - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkDell does NOT claim 12ms response time!! I am looking at their catalog that i got a few weeks ago and it lists 16ms for response time for the 2005FPW!! Reply
intellon - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkOh why oh why did you leave out a small paragraph of comment on the composite input or the s-video one... If you can update the review by connecting xbox to it and playing halo on the xbox, and commenting on the playability in just one itsy bitsy paragraph that would make this head to head review complete...
Lots of students with cramped space dream about using computer monitor as a display for their consoles. Reply
jasonsRX7 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkLots of Mac users love the Dell widescreen displays, they're great for the money. I'm a Mac user and I thought a lot about getting a Dell widescreen but ended up with a 30" Apple Cinema display instead. There are tons of people in the Mac forums I visit that use the Dell 20" and 24" monitors, though. Reply
Chuckles - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkHey #11: Try $799.
As long as your video card has the S-Video Port between the DVI ports, two connectors will fit. If they are crammed next to each other, they won't. Reply
xsilver - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link"The largest mistake that we see people make when they buy a new LCD is to put their new, bright LCD in a dim, dark room (and then turn the LCD down to 25% brightness). Not only is this terrible for your eyes,"
can you clarify this? why is this so bad? you mention colour offset, but if this is changed accordingly, what is different? Reply
lebe0024 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkThis has nothing to do with MAC vs. PC. This is a display manufactured by Apple, which has nothing to do with Apple's "Macintosh" computer line, other than the fact that they're sold together. Reply
MIDIman - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkAn absolutely superb real down to earth mac vs. pc comparison.
Reminds me of the millions of times I've been confronted by mac-lovers saying that the Apple Cinema Display is the only good LCD on the market and is "worth" the extra cost. Nowadays, I just send them to anandtech! Reply
hirschma - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkA couple of quick comments:
* I have two OLD Apple DVI monitors hooked to my PC. While they work great, there is no software for the PC to control anything except the backlight controls, like the model reviewed here. I'm guessing that the new model still doesn't come with anything in that regard.
* The Apple DVI cable head looks too "fat" to use with Dual DVI cards - looks like one port will be partially blocked. Is that accurate?
I'd like to have heard more about the Apple monitor's suitability for use with Windows.
JH Reply
cHodAXUK - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkDell UK are charging nearly £600 for the 2005, thats $1000 the cheeky mofos. Looks like Dell are another company exploiting the ripoff Britian mentality. Reply
DCstewieG - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkI'm surprised the price of the Apple display is never mentioned. If the Dell is $486 at the outlet store online you figure the Apple name will cost maybe $100 or so more? So about $600.
Try $999.
Geez, I think that thing is as sexy as anyone else, but holy crap is that a premium. And without the possibility of analog! $350 for the Dell on the right day makes a hell of a lot more sense to me, even if roles were reversed and it had been rated slightly worse than the Apple. Reply
DeanO - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkGood review Kristopher :)
Personally, I've seen photos that show some serious backlight leakage on these things, so I'm still a little hesitant, though it's reassuring that you guys haven't had this problem.
Hope the upcoming reviews of bigger screens include the Dell 2405FPW. That screen looks fantastic!
nels0360 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkI have a Dell 2005FPW and I love it. One thing though. The brightness setting on it (and all others) is worthless. It's either bright or really bright! Not a big problem for me but it does lead to eye fatigue if used in a dark room (like for gaming).
IceWindius - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkAfter days of research, I got the Hyundai L90D+ and I couldn't be happier. Dell just isn't one for quality assurance. Reply
Ahkorishaan - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkPage 8, there is a typo at the end of the Matrix spiel,
"Since the Apple 2005FPW has a (very) slight lower measured contrast ratio, this didn't surprise us during out testing."
Otherwise, great review. Reply
ArtOfWar - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkhttp://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N8...
That Acer display looks pretty good too... maybe you could add it to the review... suince in looks (aesthetics) it's better than both these display IMO (thou both of these look awesome)
Anywyas great review... Wish I could afford one of those Reply
KristopherKubicki - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkkini62: Thanks for the update; I've corrected that.
Kristopher Reply
kini62 - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkYou said that NO games use 1680x1050. Half Life 2 and Far Cry both support that resolution. Reply
Anemone - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkRats wish you would also put the 2405 under the microscope too :)
Loved every page of the article even still.
Novaoblivion - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - linkI have a 2005FPW as does my brother and we both love them they work great :) Reply
Zerhyn - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - link"We were very surprised to learn that the Apple Cinema 20" display only comes with a one-year limited warranty, if you do not purchase the display with a PowerBook or PowerMac. Dell displays all come with a three-year limited warranty."
In the spec charts it says the apple has a 3 year warrenty and the dell only a one year.... Reply

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The 2012 iPad Followup: Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE Comparisonby Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/2/2012 8:01 PM EST
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MonkeyPaw - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkI figured this was going to be about the LTE speeds you were seeing from each (antenna strength, chipset speeds, etc), or was that in the bigger iPad review? Reply
SilthDraeth - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkI know. Reply
jap0nes - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkIn other sites' comparisons I usually see the two competitors highlighted in the graphs, not just one. Reply
UltraTech79 - Saturday, April 07, 2012 - linkSeriously?
People will find anything to bitch about. Reply
deputc26 - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkthanks for the extra info! Reply
ol1bit - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkWhat can I say?
I love my transformer primer that I bought after the ipad3 came out. For me is was really about open os, open hardware or the closed world of IOS.
For Android there are ways to tether.\, plus I get an awesome keyboard, micro-sd, Bluetooth for ps3 or 360 game controller. the Tegra 3 GFX rock!
It doesn't get hot, and 1280x800 is very nice. No blurriness my poor old eyes can see. I usually have to zoom up anyway.
ICS rocks as well. Reply
inplainview - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkHappy for you... Reply
enealDC - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkI agree with you. I debated buying the Prime or the 2012 iPAD and the for me it simply came down to freedom. Even though I was absolutely amazed with display of the 2012 iPAD, I love the freedom that I have with Android. I'm a tinkerer and the ability to play with my device at a level beyond just playing games, or watching movies is essential for me. I don't want to be forced into a requirement of requiring anything other than proper drivers for connecting to and managing my device (specifically talking about Itunes here).
Of course Android is like the wild wild west when it comes to apps though. Trying to navigate that landscape and get the best app for the job can be a bit tricky at times. And app makers have a tough time supporting it simply because of the myriad of distinct hardware and OS versions. As an example, the HBO GO app is not supported on the TP running ICS :( ) As another example, when I owned the Galaxy Tab 10.1, I tried getting some my HD anime to play on it and had a horrible experience using the built in video player. Then a buddy of mine's told me to check out Dice Player which played the same video on the same hardware with no issues.
So some ecosystem issues really need to be sorted out to make it really competitive to the iPAD.. Reply
steven75 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThat's great that you like your hardware that has a worse screen, worse GPU, and worse battery life, but what do you DO with it? I mean, we all know there are still basically no decent Android tablet apps. Reply
ol1bit - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkSteven25,
See Anandtechs review of the new iPad. Terga 3 is not slow, nor worse battery life. And the screen is good, better that most tablets at 1280x800. So far I love it, comics, magazines, games. And the Games are good. meany Tegra 3 enhanced. I can play Shadow gun and other games though HDMI in 3D on my 3d Tv at home in!
It is a great tablet, So when you say Android tablet are not decent, I don't understand.
UltraTech79 - Saturday, April 07, 2012 - linkIt's not about you liking it or enjoying it. If that were the case, why are you even here? This is about what is technically the difference. One of superior in several ways, the other has a slightly brighter screen.
if you're going to sit and argue that you 'enjoy' is so you 'don't understand', then you have failed to see the point of revives like this. Some people still enjoy their gen 1 iPad gen1 Droid tablets, good for them? Reply
enealDC - Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - linkWell I think you are wrong when you say there aren't any decent Android tablets. The Samsung Galaxy 10.1, the Asus Transformer Prime - these are all great examples of tables that are > decent.
And I think are also wrong on the battery life. The TP has an amazing battery life from my perspective.
To each his own frankly. I think the new iPAD is an amazing tablet, it's just to restrictive for how I like to play. Reply
Belard - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkLet's poke a stick into Apple.
Call the iPad 3, the "iPad 3" rather than 3rd generation. Then again how do we know the difference between the various Samsung and ASUS tablets? Theres two different versions of the transformer Prime.
Calling the uPad 3 "The new XX" makes no sense? What happens next year?
Apple releases the "very new iPad" and after that "Latest very new iPad"?
"I have a unopened box of a new iPad2 selling for the same price as the old used New iPad"?!?! Reply
inplainview - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkNot sure what your point is. One thing is quite apparent though, english is not your mother tongue or you are not very smart or you have a hard time trying to get your point across... Reply
bigboxes - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkI get it . We all get it. You are an Apple fanboi. You have anything else to add? You want to discuss English with me? Reply
SunLord - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkHow does that comment make him an apple fanboi? The comment he replied to makes little sense and is more of a rambling rant. I personally don't own a single apple product and never will but the original comment is gibberish.
There is one version of transformer prime the TF-201 it is available in two colors and multiple storage sizes so any retard can figure out whats what. There is a TF-101 which is the original transformer but it's not a prime notice the helpful model number.
The GalaxyTAB is a different story given the naming scheme of the upcoming refreshes but for the current 10.1 it's only slightly less clear then the transformer but the only real differences are the modems Wifi, 3g, and LTE and again storage size though Apple has forced it with the 10.1N in Europe with the cool front facing speakers that I wish my tab had. Reply
AssBall - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkI didn't understand what the original post was about either. I didn't get ANTI or PRO Apple out of any of it. Not sure what the other guy was dribbling on about. Reply
bigboxes - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkSee the poster's previous comment. 2+2=4
Yes, the OP had difficulty in making his point. I felt that the poster attacked his grammar when it was he made little attempt to understand the OP. If he was so smart he could have inferred the OP's sentiments. Reply
UltraTech79 - Saturday, April 07, 2012 - linkYet that still has nothing to do with him being a fanboi or not.
Are you retarded? Reply
MilwaukeeMike - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkHis point is the naming is pretty dumb. I got it, and he's right. I think you have a hard time understanding, probably because you read 'Let's poke a stick into Apple' and knew you were going to rip on the poster regardless of his opinion. I have the same opinion about Android 4 being called ICS. Why are we keeping track of their cute naming gimmicks when numbers would work fine?
Thankfully this website avoids calling Apple 'Cupertino' every chance they get like some others out there. Reply
pxavierperez - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThe name is not "the New iPad". It's just simply iPad. And this is not something entirely new from Apple. I'm suprise that Anand did not mention this on his more comprehensive new iPad review since he himself owns a Macbook Pro which always remains as Macbook Pro through different generational upgrades.
The iMac since its introduction in 1998 has been always officially called iMac by Apple. So is the Macbook Pro, iPod, and just about almost all Apple's products have no distinct numeration or version appended to it. This year when Apple releases the new Macbook Pro (and it will be called the Macbook Pro) the old version will no longer be available for sale. Reply
kevith - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkYeps, that's how it is! Reply
web2dot0 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkSo you are saying that you are not buying the "New IPad" because the name sucks? Alrighty then .....
The burst your bubble why not call it iPad 2013? Isn't that what we do with Cars?
I'm just not following your logic. I don't like the name either, but that's not going to stop me from evaluating objectively whether the product is good or not. Reply
solipsism - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkDo you get confused by today becoming yesterday tomorrow? I surely hope now. The word 'new' works in the same way except that it's not the spinning of the Earth that determines the change, but the release cycle of the iPad.
We see this with products all the time. "The new Ford Ranger." I can't imagine someone getting confused by this who isn't living moment at the same point in time.. Reply
chemist1 - Monday, April 02, 2012 - linkThe article has a series of close-ups showing the individual pixels on various displays. Of all of these, the iPad3 seems to have the worst fill factor (also known as aperture ratio: http://www.epson.jp/e/products/device/htps/tech/te... The fill factor is the percent of the display that is actually transmitting light (i.e., if you've got a lot of black around each pixel, you have a low fill factor). At least for video displays (TVs, projectors), increasing the fill factor significantly improves the quality of the picture -- and this holds even if you are in a regime where you can't see the individual pixels (e.g., sitting 12 feet away from a 1080p image projected on a 100" screen). That, for instance, is one of the reasons the JVC LCoS projectors provide such a pleasing, natural looking images -- the fill factor of the LCoS chip is ~.9. I've not seen the iPad3 display, but I wonder if the mediocre fill factor might take something away from the picture quality potentially achievable with such a high pixel density. Note also that a low fill factor will not affect any of the measurements done in this article (contrast, brightness, etc.). Thus it has an effect that can only be evaluated subjectively. Reply
ajcarroll - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkFor any given manufacturing process, as pixel density increases, aperture ratio decreases.
For example suppose hypothetically there is a 10 micon gap between pixels. A display with 1000 pixels horizonally would have 999 x 10 micron vertical gaps between pixels, while a 2000 pixel display would have 1998 vertical gaps between pixels - some concept applies vertically. Thus by definition doubling pixels in each dimension doubles the amount of space.
This is just how things are. Obviously manufacturers attempt to pack the pixels more tighly, but it's not as though there's all this excessive space - thus for a given manufactoring process increasing pixel density decreases aperture ratio. Reply
chemist1 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThanks for your comment, but I'm afraid I disagree. Yes, it is geometrically correct to say that "for any given *pixel spacing*, as pixel density increases, aperture ratio decreases." However, it is *not* the case that, when the manufacturing process changes to increase pixel density, pixel spacing must necessarily be maintained. Indeed, if you look at the close-up of the iPhone 4S display, you will see that, compared to the iPad3, the former has both a higher pixel density and a higher aspect ratio. This thus serves as a clear counterexample to your assertion.
More broadly, the formulation of your argument -- that "for any given manufacturing process, as pixel density increases, aperture ratio decreases" -- didn't make sense to me since, by definition, a change in the pixel density means a change in the manufacturing process. Reply
just6979 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkWhy would you ever test off-screen rendering on a device that's single differentiating feature is the screen resolution? Of course the 4-core SGX543 is going to blow away the dual-core version, and the single-core SGX540 doesn't stand a chance. To me, the iPad 2012 should really have an eight-core SGX543, 4 times more raw power than the iPad 2, because the new screen has 4 times the pixels.
Everyone is saying how great the iPad 2012 is going to be for gaming, but I don't see the numbers adding up. If you look back at the previous graphics tests this site did on the iPad 2012, you'll notice that the iPad 2 either matches or beats the new one when doing textured and lit triangles at native resolutions. Sure, games can render off-screen to non-native buffer sizes, but then they're going to need a special iPad 2012 render path to take advantage of the faster GPU, and then why not do a special version that take advantage of the hi-res screen? Oh yeah, because it the GPU won't be able to keep up trying to fill that many pixels, so the special versions either: a) run faster at the same res at the iPad2 versions, except it's probably already refreshing faster than most folks can perceive; or b) run slower than the iPad2 version, but have 4 times the pixels, pixels which most folks wouldn't be able to discern during fast action even at the lower resolution.
So now apps on the Apple App Store could potentially exist in 4 different versions: 2 (iPad versions) which would not work on the lowest supported iDevice, the iPhone 3GS, and 1 (iPhone Retina version) which would work, but not look or feel any differently (although it could potentially be slower due to the 4x larger graphics). This is pretty much the definition of fragmentation. Reply
vision33r - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkGo back to that fragmented Google Play store and read how many reviews are complaints in every single Android game with various devices not being able to run.
That is the definition of fragmentation.
Today, devs only need to support iPad 1 and 2. New iPad can run them all, it won't be as pretty but it works.
Unlike the fragmented world of Android. You'll be lucky just to get a game to work.
Add TegraZone games to the fragmented mix and it gets worse when games said "Requires Tegra." Reply
duffman55 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkDespite the small number of OS versions for iOS and the small number of different hardware configurations, I still have plenty of problems and crashes. Since developers can now easily update their software after it has been released, I think it's lead to the mentality of "We'll fix that bug later, it doesn't have to be perfect". I'm not sure how much of an advantage less software and hardware fragmentation actually provides when developers just want to get their software to market as quickly as possible without testing it thoroughly.
Oddly enough, developers seem to be able to make reliable applications for desktop/laptop computers that have thousands of different hardware configurations and many OSes. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkAnand specifically mentioned in the full review that the popular route for Retina apps will be offscreen buffers and gives the Infinity Blade 2 update as an example which renders 1.4x the pixels compared to the iPad 2 and then scales to 2048 x 1536.
And I think concerns about the Retina iPad forcing 4 different versions of each app are exaggerated. For one, it won't go over well with gamers. Separate iPad and iPhone versions is likely the most people will tolerate. Even the new Sky Gamblers Retina iPad showpiece is Universal and compatible back to the iPhone 3GS while still providing iPad 2012 specific graphical effects. Infinity Blade Dungeons has been announced to be compatible with A5 devices and possibly A4 devices, and given the rest of the series, will most likely be Universal as well. And in a year when developers really develop games that push the 2012 iPad, the iPhone 3GS will no longer need to be supported seeing it isn't likely to get iOS 6. That drops having to develop assets for 3 classes of resolution (480x320, 960x640/1024x768, 2048 x 1536) to 2 classes of resolution (960x640/1024x768, 2048 x 1536) which should simplify things. Reply
Steelbom - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThere's no fragmentation here, there's no need for different versions. Existing games may have to run at a lower resolution, such as Infinity Blade 2 which runs at native on the iPad 2, but roughly only 1430x1050 on the iPad 3. The Bard's Tale runs at 60 FPS at native on the iPad 2, but it runs at 1536x1152 on the iPad 3, and that resolution happens to be exactly double the pixels of the 1024x768.
Then, you've got other games like Modern Combat 3, which runs at 2048x1536, or Real Racing 2 which runs at 2048x1536. (And more...)
All in all, it depends on the game whether or not it'll run at the native resolution or not. There's obviously some aspects of a game, such as Infinity Blade 2, which is taxing the PowerVR SGX543MP2, and scales linearly with an increase in pixels, and other elements of games such as Real Racing 2 or Modern Combat 3, which either don't scale linearly or that simply aren't taxing the MP2.
New games should all run near the higher resolution, if not native, of the iPad 3. Reply
UltraTech79 - Saturday, April 07, 2012 - linkWhy on earth would you just assume 4x the 'raw power' would = 4x the pixel pushing power?
Ridiculous. Reply
Mugur - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkHow can you tell from the outside look if you stare at an iPad 2 or the new iPad? I know the dimensions or weight are not the same, but unless you have one of them in one hand and the other in the other hand... Reply
name99 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkWhy do you care?
Do you make a habit of judging people by whether or not they have the latest version of some hardware?
Are you trying to figure out if it's worth your while to steal the device?
We've had a year of iPhone4S that can only be distinguished from iPhone4 and the world has gone on just fine. Not to mention that the Sandy Bridge MacBook Air can hardly be distinguished from the previous MacBook Air, likewise for MacBook Pro. Pretty much EVERY iPod Touch has looked the same. etc etc. Reply
UltraTech79 - Saturday, April 07, 2012 - linkThe hell is wrong with you? What kind of sad jumble of pessimistic assumptions was that? You live a sad life, Sir. Reply
Lucian Armasu - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkI still think showing benchmarks at a fixed resolution is kind of misleading to consumers. The new GPU might be twice as fast as the old one in the iPad 2, but it has to push 4x more pixels, and for retina-compatible apps and games, the iPad 3 should actually be slower than iPad 2.
So people will buy the device thinking it's so much faster, when in fact it isn't - just because they saw benchmarks that evaluated only the GPU on a theoretical resolution - rather than evaluating it at its actual resolution. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkI agree with what you're saying, but from the full review the relationship is not that linear. Even with 4x the pixels the new GPU usually came out just slightly under the 2 in native res tests.
Also, Imagination Tech's vram compression tech must be really good! Reply
Steelbom - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThat's not indicative of the real world though, Infinity Blade 2 runs at 1.4x 1024x768 on the iPad 3, roughly 1430x1050 I'd say. And Modern Combat 3 runs at 2048x1536. It depends on the game.
I think games with heavy shading like Infinity Blade 2 aren't going to be running at native resolution on the iPad 3, but games like Modern Combat 3 which have light shading but very high resolution textures, will be able to. Reply
NCM - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkLucian writes: "So people will buy the device thinking it's so much faster, when in fact it isn't - just because they saw benchmarks that evaluated only the GPU on a theoretical resolution"
What percentage of new iPad buyers do you suppose fall into the category of people who evaluate synthetic performance benchmarks? Reply
xype - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkNone. It's just a simple way to find fault with the iPad 3 and the benchmarks. The fact that the iPad 2 already was more than a year ahead of every other tabler performance-wise doesn't even enter into the picture.
But, hey, Tegra 5, yada yada, next version of Android, yada, yada, announced-but-unreleased-Android-tablet, yada, yada, Android serious growth potential, yada, less space than a Nomad, blah blah, Apple is doomed. :P Reply
vision33r - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThat's the beauty of PVR deferred rendering technique.
People failed to remember when Nvidia TNT2 vs PowerVR SG250 comparison on Anandtech here and how PowerVR still kept up high framerates in complex scenes with a lower powered GPU than Nvidia.
It doesn't matter the complexity of the game, it is only rendering visible scenes. It's a smarter technique.
With 3rd gen iPad games being shown such as Infinity Blade dungeon and upcoming UT4 engine on iPad. It is surpassing Xbox 360/PS3 in graphics.
If Apple announced a game controller SDK and peripherals support. It will wipe the floor of the Xbox and PS3 game market. It already has a sizeable cut in the casual gaming market.
Android is not even close because fragmentation, lack of standard Graphics API platform (Tegra is the exception), and Google is just terrible with setting standards and QC. Reply
Steelbom - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkThat's unlikely, the XBox 360's GPU does 500m triangles a second, and the SGX543MP4 only roughly 180m. The iPad 3 however is running many games at near 2048x1536, whereas the 360 runs most at 1280x720. (Three times less pixels.)
We'll start to see console quality games when the PowerVR 600 series GPUs are released... even one of the entry level models does 300m triangles a second, which is ten times that of the SGX543. Reply
falcn - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkAnand, could you please add to a future reviews a chart with white brightness in nits at minimum backlight level?
It corresponds to how usable device is in the dark, for example checking email in bed with your spouse sleeping.
The last device I owned which was comfortable for reading in the dark was Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. It was almost on par with phosphorescent hands / dial found in wrist watches. Great contrast and not blinding. Some of the old UIQ smartphones was fine too in that regard. It was 6 years ago.
When LED became mainstream, things got ugly.
No display maker gives a shit anymore about mechanics of human sight, all that matters is the "Maximum brightness" and "The contrast ratio".
Contemporary devices tend to burn your eyes out in pitch-darkness. Neither iPad nor iPhone can't be used in the dark, they're too bright. You get temporary blind to environment and an eye strain from looking at the strong light source in the darkness.
Macbook Air is doing somewhat better thanks to software hack that reduce the amount of light the screen is producing by adding semi-transparent black layer.
But the result is light years away from true, hardware-based low backlight level. The hack is just reducing contrast by making white closer to black, but it doesn't make "black" pixels any better, they are still emitting light. The dimmer the picture, the less contrast you have left.
To sum up the above, minimum backlight level in nits will make great addition to any mobile screen review. Reply
medi01 - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - link1) It's a comparison to Galaxy Tab, yet it is never highlighted on charts?
2) Can you explain huge difference in color gamut results between you and Tom?
Adobe RGB 1998
iPad2 49.9%
iPad3 66%
Galaxy Tab 62.8%
Transformer Prime 40.2%
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ipad-3-benchma... Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - link1) Heard loud and clear, let me do something about that :)
2) Not sure how THG is measuring, our results seem in line with what others have posted though - http://www.displaymate.com/Tablet_ShootOut_2.htm
Take care,
Anand Reply
melgross - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkIt's too bad that the favorite tablet on the site isn't selling. It's hardly useful to have a decent tablet out if no one is buying it. Perhaps it's really true that a tablet, other than an iPad (which was considered to be pretty cheap when it came out), can't sell unless it's cheap.
What does that do to these tablets mentioned here? Reply
adityarjun - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkHoping to see the HTC One X reviewed in detailed soon. Please tell me it is in the pipeline. And hopefully the HTC One S too.
Also looking forward to reading about the usability of the Ipad for general purposes in real life as well as an educational tool. Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkHey!
Considering this is supposed to be a comparison, could you highlight both tablets? I have a hard time looking at the graphs and differentiating between the other tablets. :-)
Thanks! Reply
vol7ron - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - linkDoes it seem odd that the TF-P is more accurate in brightness, contrast, and greyscale delta, but so far off from everything in color accuracy?
I'm curious how the accuracy ratings are as they approach the ends of the spectrum (e.g. those off colors like pink and greyish mixes), perhaps it would win in accuracy for those ranges? Reply
Janet55 - Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - linkWell, if only compare the specs, I would like choose the new iPad.
As I went to the Apple sale store tried the New iPad, I really like the the retina display and better camera. And would upgrade to the iPad 3 soon!
Hope can get much surprises from it and surprised with mirror playing 1080p on the TV! And I found some cool iPad tips&Apps from iFunia iPad Column, are very informative and useful. Reply
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==Troop Advancement Goals==
==Troop Advancement Goals==
(Quoted from: [[Advancement Policies]] #33088, pages 25)
(Quoted from: [[Advancement Policies]] #33088, pages 25)
''"The [[Scoutmaster]] must be in charge of advancement in the [[troop]]. It is necessary that the [[Scoutmaster]] understand the purpose of the advancement program and the importance it has in the development of the Scouts in the troop. The troop's program must provide advancement opportunities. By participating in the troop program, the Scout will meet requirements for rank advancement."''
''"The [[Scoutmaster]] must be in charge of advancement in the [[troop]]. It is necessary that the [[Scoutmaster]] understand the purpose of the advancement program and the importance it has in the development of the Scouts in the troop. The troop's program must provide advancement opportunities. By participating in the troop program, the Scout will meet requirements for rank advancement."''
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- See also: Boy Scouting for program information
Boy Scout Advancement
(Quoted from: Advancement Policies #33088, pages 23-26)
"The Boy Scout advancement program is subtle. It places a series of challenges in front of a Scout in a manner that is fun and educational. As Scouts meet these challenges, they achieve the aims of Boy Scouting."
"The Scout advances and grows in the Boy Scout phase of the program in the same way a plant grows by receiving nourishment in the right environment. The job of adults concerned with advancement is to provide the right environment."
"One of the greatest needs of young men is confidence. There are three kinds of confidence that young men need: in themselves, in peers, and in leaders."
"Educators and counselors agree that the best way to build confidence is through measurement. Self confidence is developed by measuring up to a challenge or a standard. Peer confidence develops when the same measuring system is used for everyone -- when all must meet the same challenge to receive equal recognition. Confidence in leaders comes about when there is consistency in measuring -- when leaders use a single standard of fairness."
"No council, district, unit, or individual has the authority to add to or subtract from any advancement requirement. A Boy Scout badge recognizes what a young man is able to do; it is not a reward for what he has done."
"Standards for joining a Boy Scout troop and for advancement are listed in the latest printing of the Boy Scout Handbook and in the current Boy Scout Requirements book."
"Advancement accommodates the three aims of Scouting: citizenship, growth in moral strength and character, and mental and physical development."
"The advancement program is designed to provide the Boy Scout with a chance to achieve the aims of Scouting. As a Scout advances he is measured and grows in confidence and self-reliance."
"When a badge and certificate are awarded to a Boy Scout to recognize that he has achieved a rank, they represent that a young man has:
- Been an active participant in his troop and patrol.
- Demonstrated living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Law in his daily life.
- Met the other requirements and/or earned the merit badges for the rank.
- Participated in a Scoutmaster conference.
- Satisfactorily appeared before a board of review.
"In the advanced ranks (Star, Life, and Eagle), the badge represents that the young man has also:"
A Scout will be considered "active" in his unit if he is:
Four Steps of Advancement(Quoted from: Advancement Policies #33088, pages 24)
"A Boy Scout advances from Tenderfoot to Eagle by doing things with his patrol and his troop, with his leaders, and on his own. It's easy for him to advance if the following four opportunities are provided for him."
1. The Boy Scout learns. "A Scout learns by doing. As he learns, he grows in ability to do his part as a member of the patrol and the troop. As he develops knowledge and skill, he is asked to teach others; and in this way he begins to develop leadership."
2. The Boy Scout is tested. "A Scout may be tested on rank requirements by his patrol leader, Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, a troop committee member, or a member of his troop. The Scoutmaster maintains a list of those qualified to give tests and to pass candidates. The Scout's merit badge counselor teaches and tests on the requirements for merit badges."
3. The Boy Scout is reviewed. "After a Scout has completed all requirements for a rank, he has a board of review. For Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle Palms, the review is conducted by members of the troop committee. The Eagle Scout board of review is conducted in accordance with local council procedures."
4. The Boy Scout is recognized. "When the board of review has certified a boy's advancement, he deserves to receive recognition as soon as possible. This should be done at a ceremony at the next troop meeting. The certificate for his new rank may be presented later at a formal court of honor.
Age Requirements
|— Advancement Policies #33088, p. 24
Time Extensions
|— Advancement Policies #33088, p. 25
Troop Advancement Goals(Quoted from: Advancement Policies #33088, pages 25)
"The Scoutmaster must be in charge of advancement in the troop. It is necessary that the Scoutmaster understand the purpose of the advancement program and the importance it has in the development of the Scouts in the troop. The troop's program must provide advancement opportunities. By participating in the troop program, the Scout will meet requirements for rank advancement."
"The troop's unit commissioner and the district advancement committee can play an important part in explaining advancement and helping the Scoutmaster utilize the advancement program in the troop program, making it exciting to the Scouts in the troop."
"It is important that the troop committee and the Scoutmaster set an advancement goal for the year. A basic goal should be for each Scout to advance a rank during the year. New Scouts should earn the First Class rank during their first year in the troop. By doing so, these new Scouts become net contributors to the troop and are able to care for themselves and others. When reviewed monthly by the troop committee, Scouts will recognize the importance of advancement. Troops should conduct boards of review for Scouts who are not advancing. A minimum of four formal courts of honor a year (one every three months) should be held to formally recognize the Scouts in the troop."
"Presentation of merit badges and rank badges should not await these courts of honor; awards and badges should be presented at the next meeting after they have been earned. Scouts are recognized again at a formal court of honor."
Scoutmaster Conferences
|— Advancement Policies #33088, p. 25
Record Keeping
(Quoted from: Advancement Policies #33088, pages 26)
"A unit of training, Boy Scout Advancement, is available for instruction in how to carry out the advancement program."
Scout Buddy System
(Quoted from: Advancement Policies #33088, page 26)
"A Scout must have a buddy with him at each meeting with a merit badge counselor. A Scout's buddy could be another Scout, or be a parent or guardian, brother or sister, relative or friend. From his Scoutmaster, the Scout obtains a signed merit badge application and the name of the appropriate merit badge counselor. The Scout sets up his first appointment with the counselor. The counselor should explain the requirements to the Scout. The Scout and his buddy then meet as appropriate with the counselor until the Scout completes the badges requirements."


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