{"id":62620,"date":"2012-10-19T11:05:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T09:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=62620"},"modified":"2012-10-19T14:17:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T12:17:21","slug":"microsoft-surface-trumps-ipad-display-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/62620-microsoft-surface-trumps-ipad-display-quality.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft: Surface trumps iPad display quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em><\/strong>Microsoft<\/a>\u2019s Surface tablet is said to have superior display quality when compared to the new iPad, according to a Microsoft engineer.<\/p>\n

In a Q&A on Reddit<\/a>, Microsoft’s Steven Bathiche<\/a> ensured that, despite having a lower resolution, the Windows RT Surface tablet has the edge over the iPad\u2019s display quality.<\/p>\n

\u201cScreen resolution is one component of perceived detail. The true measure of resolvability of a screen is called Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), not Pixels,\u201d said Bathiche. “Without good contrast, resolution decreases.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The amount of light in a room and the reflections off the screen have a huge effect on the contrast of the display,” Bathiche continued. “In fact, a small amount of reflection can greatly reduce contrast and thus the perceived resolution of the display. With the ClearType Display technology, we took a 3-pronged approach to maximize that perceived resolution and optimize for battery life, weight, and thickness.”<\/p>\n

The Microsoft engineer also mentioned that direct comparisons between the two soon-to-be rival tablets have been done.<\/p>\n

“Doing a side-by-side with the new iPad in a consistently lit room, we have had many people see more detail on Surface RT than on the iPad with more resolution.”<\/p>\n

Source: Reddit <\/a><\/h5>\n

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