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		rbanffy on Jan 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TVs are all awful There is the persistent rumor Apple will equip their Macbooks and iPads with retina-like displays. Once they do, everyone will have to do it.

Tossrock on Jan 5, 2012 [–]

I strongly doubt that apple is going to make 300+ DPI screens 10+ inches across. I could always be wrong, but it seems like the amount of horsepower it would take just to draw the screen would destroy battery life. Maybe some super high end, three prong "Cinema Display", but definitely not a mobile device.

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