10-24-2012, 05:39 AM
Sight dependent conundrum, and what's necessary to correct the sight to take advantage of device being viewed. If the old broad can't see clearly enough, comfortably enough, to take advantage of ubersmall pixels, then there's no reason to get her something that she can't see well enough to take advantage of. Sharp(er) focus strains the eyes of us old farts... gimme some +8.5 to ~+10 diopter lenses w/ proper cylindrical correction, and I could rave about the clarity of the retina display for five or ten minutes, until the eyeballs give out (OK, maybe 15-20 mins if I didn't look at anything else through the hi-power lenses).
Visual acuity starts heading for the door around age 40 for most folks, and progresses, and is also (usually) correctable, at different rates; so take her on a test run, just don't her what the test is really for. Find out if the screen makes a difference, and then get her the screen that is the best for her eyesight. I think the retina displays are a nice touch for those that can actually see the difference well enough to appreciate it, but I would never personally get a retina device solely for the retina display. I'd get a retina device based on all of its other features, except the retina display, and would recommend others that also can't see the difference well enough to appreciate it, to base their retina device purchasing decision the same way.
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Visual acuity starts heading for the door around age 40 for most folks, and progresses, and is also (usually) correctable, at different rates; so take her on a test run, just don't her what the test is really for. Find out if the screen makes a difference, and then get her the screen that is the best for her eyesight. I think the retina displays are a nice touch for those that can actually see the difference well enough to appreciate it, but I would never personally get a retina device solely for the retina display. I'd get a retina device based on all of its other features, except the retina display, and would recommend others that also can't see the difference well enough to appreciate it, to base their retina device purchasing decision the same way.
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