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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan
But have you been claiming that 7" screens with resolutions of 1024x600 are completely unreadable?
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Comfortably yes. For me the magic point is somewhere around 200 ppi for lcd. That is if holding the device as if it were a book or closer. My phone is pretty comfortable to read at 217 ppi (a Thunderbolt with 4.3" screen, 800x480). Whereas my tablet (Galaxy Tab 2 10.1) is horrific to read on (10.1", 1280x800, 149 ppi). My notebook (a Toshiba Sattelite, 17.3", 1600x900, 106 ppi) is ok for reading for extended periods of time, but definately not if I were to put it as close as it would need to be like a book - at 17" size the screen would be too big anyway if holding that close. Even on my phone, the only way I was able stand reading for extended periods of time (hours) was with red font on black background. Since I got my Paperwhite though, I have not even considered reading on my phone any more. There has to be a major step for an lcd to compete for reading time. 300 ppi would be a good guess on my part - pretty close to Retina. I like how Retina looks like, but that alone will not convince me to buy Apple, ever. Full HD (1920x1080) at 7" would fit the 300+ ppi bill, as does the Nexus 10. Will wait though for next generation at least since it is not a pressing matter.