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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

What does the new iPad mean for the future of TV?

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March 21, 2012

 
 
David Katzmaier David Katzmaier
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What does the new iPad mean for the future of TV?
The new iPad surfaced last week and has dominated tech coverage around the globe ever since with rumors of a heating problem and in-depth analysis of its "Retina Display-like" screen. The new display more than doubles the amount of pixels on the screen, but what effect does that have? Here in the CNET TV labs we've been evaluating the picture quality of the new screen when replaying 1080p movies and TV programs. Is it better? Is your next TV upgrade an iPad? Probably not, but let's find out how it fared...

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