Re:WebKit Limit on Retina JPG Image Display
by hetman on Thursday March 22, 2012 @10:51PM
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Sigh.
That would be a nice explanation if it actually fit the numbers. That subset of human retinas actually turns out to be 75% of the population. As for average vision, 35% of people can see better than 20/20 with no aids, and once glasses/contacts are added this number jumps significantly.
Apple's displays may well be termed true "20/20 displays" but calling them "retina displays" seems disingenuous.
A subset of human retinas can discern a higher pixel density, in the same way that a subset of the human population is capable of running the 4 minute mile. It doesn't make us all professional middle-distance runners.
The majority of people don't even have 20/20 uncorrected vision much less the ability to discern the pixels on a Retina display.