Good news: iPad screen to use IPS

Apple has chosen an IPS screen for the iPad.  It's a great choice, and its only weakness is poorer contrast ratios than some rival technologies.  On the hand, IPS has the widest possible viewing angles and a fast display.

At the same time, we were expecting as much, because Apple had already shown its support for IPS displays on other products.

The panel has a definition of 1024 x 768 pixels and a resolution of 130 ppi.  The most popular 10'' netbooks are still only 600 pixels high.  At $499, it's going to be hard for them to fend off the competition …

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