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eeenmachine posted:Marshmonkey has been hard at word re-drawing all the art. Ohhhh god there goes my life for the next three months again.
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I hope the Speck CandyShell Wrap has magnets this time.
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Crackbone posted:Here's a quick and dirty explanation:
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Paul Allen posted:I had light bleeding on mine from launch day. I took it in two weeks ago (two weeks shy of the AppleCare expiring) and they replaced it on the spot, no question. I even had to kind of point it out to the Genius, and the second he saw a little bit he just said "yep, I see it, we'll replace it." The new one was flawless, no light bleeding at all.
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japtor posted:The possible problem is that it's inconsistent on the iPhone, some stuff got the perfect pixel doubling like that while others got smoothed...which made some games with sharp sprite work end up looking slightly blurry. That's the dev not sizing assets properly vs. issues with pixel doubling.
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Crackbone posted:Here's a quick and dirty explanation: Where you're going to notice it is screens that include both proper text (which will look sharp and awesome) directly next to pixel doubles images. An obvious example would be web pages that use images for text headers etc. Its not that images look worse, its that the text looks so much better by comparison.
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randyest posted:Is there a particular app that's good for showing of the light bleed? "Blancspot: the art of now" (which is pretty cool) seems to work well if launched with no data connection, but it'd be cool to have something that eliminates even the white text in the status bar to show it most clearly. Just snap a picture with your hand over the camera to get an all black image. Then you can full-screen it in the photo viewer. This is how they did it when I took mine to the store.
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I'm really interested in how long it takes to fully charge the new iPad. If the AC charger is exactly the same as the iPad 2 then presumably it will take twice as long to charge?
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Mu Zeta posted:I'm really interested in how long it takes to fully charge the new iPad. If the AC charger is exactly the same as the iPad 2 then presumably it will take twice as long to charge? Been wondering the same thing.
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Hikaki posted:Just snap a picture with your hand over the camera to get an all black image. Then you can full-screen it in the photo viewer. This is how they did it when I took mine to the store. 
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Crackbone posted:That's the dev not sizing assets properly vs. issues with pixel doubling. The actual problem is that non-Retina OpenGL apps scale using Bilinear as a default, whereas non-Retina standard UIKit/Quartz apps scale using Nearest Neighbour. This is mainly due to an assumption on Apple's behalf that OpenGL stuff is mainly going to be 3D (Apple even recommend you render at 1.5x rather than 2x if you're having performance issues in OpenGL, which would look terrible for 2D stuff). But a lot of sprite stuff ends up being done through OpenGL via Cocos2d. On top of this there was a bug where setting kCAFilterNearest didn't actually work unless you drew a 1x1 rectangle at (0.0001, 0.0001), and that particular code which had worked fine suddenly started loving up and horizontally flipping all PNGs on iPads once iOS 4.2 came out, meaning there are probably a number of apps out that that specifically skip the nearest-neighbour resizing code entirely on the iPad. I'm not a game dev, and I'm not exactly sure what the situation on iOS 5 is, but traditionally there's been a little more work if you want your non-Retina, OpenGL app to look the same on retina and non-retina devices. Hopefully now kcaFilterNearest just works, but I'm sure there are a few apps out there that skip that code entirely on iPads due to the iOS 4.2 bug, but bug or not, any half-decent dev can scale their art manually or at the very, very least, manually create nearest-neighbour 2x versions.
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Hikaki posted:Just snap a picture with your hand over the camera to get an all black image. Then you can full-screen it in the photo viewer. This is how they did it when I took mine to the store. Yep, that's exactly what I did. Had it prepped in my Photos app for my appointment too.
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Mu Zeta posted:I'm really interested in how long it takes to fully charge the new iPad. If the AC charger is exactly the same as the iPad 2 then presumably it will take twice as long to charge? I'm wondering if my iPad 2 dock will work with the New iPad. Since it's supposedly thicker I'm somewhat concerned.
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Its only the thickness of cereal box cardboard thicker.
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Any thoughts on how much of a hit I am going to take on resale value for engraving my name? I am not sure what I was thinking. Any case recommendations this is my first iPad.
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cycleback posted:Any thoughts on how much of a hit I am going to take on resale value for engraving my name? I am not sure what I was thinking.
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cycleback posted:Any thoughts on how much of a hit I am going to take on resale value for engraving my name? I am not sure what I was thinking. Any case recommendations this is my first iPad.
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cycleback posted:Any thoughts on how much of a hit I am going to take on resale value for engraving my name? I am not sure what I was thinking. Any case recommendations this is my first iPad. In my opinion, unless the price is too good to be true, I wouldn't buy your iPad.
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frumpsnake posted:The actual problem is that non-Retina OpenGL apps scale using Bilinear as a default, whereas non-Retina standard UIKit/Quartz apps scale using Nearest Neighbour. One possible issue with just pumping out 2x assets (other than kind of being a waste of space) is memory. Not sure what the hell they're doing (other than using a shitload of sprites?) but Cave's games require the 256MB devices, while 512MB is apparently the requirement for their high res games. Not sure if straight 2x assets would get compressed back down in memory or what but I imagine there's at least a bit of an overhead. Never heard about that 1.5x trick, I was recently wondering if that was possible on iOS actually. I could see devs taking that route with the new screen for 3D stuff if their game is too much for the GPU at full resolution (like some PS3/360 outputting sub HD), it should still look better than just dropping completely down to 1024x768.
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This is going to be my first ipad on friday so excuse the question but how common is scratching on the back of the ipad? I'm considering using it as my replacement netbook so I'd be taking it around in my bag frequently with a keyboard of some sort and I wasn't sure if I should be worried about getting some sort of back protector in addition to the smart cover or whatever dock I end up using.
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Virtue posted:This is going to be my first ipad on friday so excuse the question but how common is scratching on the back of the ipad? I'm considering using it as my replacement netbook so I'd be taking it around in my bag frequently with a keyboard of some sort and I wasn't sure if I should be worried about getting some sort of back protector in addition to the smart cover or whatever dock I end up using. It really depends on a lot of factors, but my iPad 1 back is scratched, dented, and banged up. I honestly could give a poo poo as long as the screen looks nice. For those who want their product always looking new, I'd suggest at least a slip case when transporting inside a bag with other junk in it.
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Question about maximising the life of the battery. Am I supposed to run it all the way down the first time I get it, fully charge and do that once a month or so? It's pretty impossible to run the battery down out of the box because it needs to be plugged into a computer through USB to set it up, which will charge it.
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henpod posted:Question about maximising the life of the battery. Am I supposed to run it all the way down the first time I get it, fully charge and do that once a month or so? Also, you don't need to plug it in to USB to set it up, iCloud yo!
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henpod posted:It's pretty impossible to run the battery down out of the box because it needs to be plugged into a computer through USB to set it up, which will charge it. iOS 5.0 made all devices PC free so not really the case anymore.
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Virtue posted:This is going to be my first ipad on friday so excuse the question but how common is scratching on the back of the ipad? I'm considering using it as my replacement netbook so I'd be taking it around in my bag frequently with a keyboard of some sort and I wasn't sure if I should be worried about getting some sort of back protector in addition to the smart cover or whatever dock I end up using. If you KNOW you want a keyboard to go with it - as in you've tried the onscreen keyboard before - you might just consider getting a keyboard case. Either way I would get something that protects both sides of the iPad. This is what I'm considering, based on the great reviews for the previous version: http://www.switcheasy.com/product.p...NVAS_ThenewiPad
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Nihiliste posted:If you KNOW you want a keyboard to go with it - as in you've tried the onscreen keyboard before - you might just consider getting a keyboard case. Either way I would get something that protects both sides of the iPad. This is what I'm considering, based on the great reviews for the previous version: My only concern with this is that it has a hard shell back that the iPad snaps into. I had something on the back of my 2 for a while that was the same sort of thing. It fit very snug on the 2, so if this thing is designed for the 2 and is snug, it may have issues with the new iPad. That said, if they're claiming it works with it I imagine they know what they're talking about. Very tempted to take my smart cover back and get this instead.
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housefly posted:My only concern with this is that it has a hard shell back that the iPad snaps into. I had something on the back of my 2 for a while that was the same sort of thing. It fit very snug on the 2, so if this thing is designed for the 2 and is snug, it may have issues with the new iPad. That said, if they're claiming it works with it I imagine they know what they're talking about. Very tempted to take my smart cover back and get this instead. This one is specifically designed for "the new" iPad, it just happens to fit the 2 as well. SwitchEasy still sells an iPad 2-only version, I think.
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Nihiliste posted:If you KNOW you want a keyboard to go with it - as in you've tried the onscreen keyboard before - you might just consider getting a keyboard case. Either way I would get something that protects both sides of the iPad. This is what I'm considering, based on the great reviews for the previous version: This looks pretty good. I think I might bite.
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For those that do not already know, Apple is opening their stores at 8:00 AM local time across the board on the 16th. Regardless of what the actual store hours are, 8:00 AM is door opening time.
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I decided against going and waiting in line or driving around like a madman trying to find an iPad left over at a store .. Guess I'll see you in 2-3 weeks Mr 32GB iPad .. the dent out of my account hurts though. First tablet that has REALLY peaked my interest. Ordering online also got me around $15 off due to corporate discount, every little bit helps. mAlfunkti0n fucked around with this message at Mar 14, 2012 around 16:03 |
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I'm starting to kick myself for only getting the 16 gig version. I may gamble with waiting in line Friday for the 32. What's the return policy for used iPads? If the line is long I may just keep the 16 and return/sell if the space isn't enough.
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hotsauce posted:What's the return policy for used iPads? If the line is long I may just keep the 16 and return/sell if the space isn't enough. 14 Days. Used or New; Non-Damaged Basically. Bring it in, and you get a full refund.
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hotsauce posted:What's the return policy for used iPads? If the line is long I may just keep the 16 and return/sell if the space isn't enough. http://store.apple.com/us/help/returns_refund The Apple Store posted:For eligible Mac, iPad, iPod, and third-party products, you have up to 14 calendar days from the time you receive your item(s) to initiate a return. So you have 2 weeks from Friday to take it back to a fruit stand, even if you bought it online. But seeing as how things are backordered, I'd imagine you'd be just as able to sell it on Craigslist on par with what you paid, or even a small profit.
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Which brick & mortar stores are the best / least hassle to line up for? How early should I go? I'm going on a trip Friday night so I'm locked into standing in line to get it before I go.
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Apple Stores have the highest stock, always. They also have the largest line, people that are there for the publicity/vibes. Radio Shack, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Sams Clubs are all supposed to be getting it. AT&T and Verizon stores do normally get some, but only in the 4G model of the carrier store. However, The Non-Apple-B&M Stores are usually light on stock. The Best Buy I went to last year had only 25 units, all Wifi, and was hit or miss on some colors/sizes. Your best bet is to try to call ahead and find out 1) If they have them, 2) When they open, 3) Do they have your model that you want (This is a big maybe). You may not get anywhere when calling ahead, but you might. Its always a safe bet to just ring the store and they may be more open to you. There is one MASSIVE difference from last year: The ONLY way you could get an iPad 2 on launch day was to sit in line at a B&M store. The first preorders didn't ship out until the Tuesday after the Friday launch. There's going to be a large chunk of people that are going to be getting their iPads at their front door. This will help with lines. FlashBangBob fucked around with this message at Mar 14, 2012 around 16:29 |
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commish posted:This looks pretty good. I think I might bite. As an owner of the Canvas for iPad2, I can say it's a GREAT loving case if you don't mind adding a little bulk (nothing bad, really.) The changes they've made to the New iPad™ version look like they are all improvements!
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FlashBangBob posted:There is one MASSIVE difference from last year: The ONLY way you could get an iPad 2 on launch day was to sit in line at a B&M store. The first preorders didn't ship out until the Tuesday after the Friday launch. There's going to be a large chunk of people that are going to be getting their iPads at their front door. This will help with lines. It definitely will, but it also might mean even lower stock in all of the stores that aren't apple stores-- They're doing a huge launch Friday, and another next Friday.
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timb posted:iPhone 3G: 3 (Dead Pixels) Did you anger an old Romany woman or something?
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A FUCKTON OF WEED posted:Did you anger an old Romany woman or something? I have a similar exchange history, only I've probably had any device I've owned replaced a maximum of once. In other news, I bought 10 Shares of Apple stock 4 weeks ago at $490 per share. At it's price today, I will have paid for my two iPads in full. If the price point on their stock hits $650, throw in a new iMac with it. FlashBangBob fucked around with this message at Mar 14, 2012 around 17:38 |
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Getting my first iPad this week, what does everyone recommend for cases/covers? Is smart cover still the ideal accessory in terms of looks/practicality?
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