Intel: Retina laptop, desktop displays coming in 2013

Intel logoApple calls the displays on its iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad “retina” displays because they have so many pixels packed so tightly that it’s impossible for the human eye to tell one pixel from another while holding the device a comfortable distance away from your face.

Android tablet makers are expected to step up their game soon, with Acer, Asus, and Lenovo bringing 10.1 inch tablets to market with 1920 x 1200 pixel displays.

But laptop screens are another story. In fact, 1366 x 768 pixel displays have only just become more common than 1024 x 768 pixel screens. But Intel envisions a day when laptop displays will offer the same retina-style pixel densities as phone and tablets… and that day could arrive as soon as next year.

Intel: Retina laptop, desktop displays coming in 2013

The further you position a screen from your eyes, the lower the pixel density needs to be for it to qualify as a retina-style display. But today’s 1366 x 768 pixel displays simply don’t cut it.

So here’s what Intel sees happening in the computer space over the next few years:

  • Phones and media players with 5 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel displays (this is already happening)
  • Tablets with 10 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel displays
  • Ultrabooks with 11 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel displays
  • Ultrabooks with 13 inch, 2800 x 1800 pixel displays
  • Laptops with 15 inch, 3840 x 2160 pixel displays
  • All-in-one desktops with 3840 x 2160 pixel displays

You may have noticed that all of these resolutions, with the exception of the 5 inch form factor, offer a higher resolution experience than a top-of-the-line 1080p HDTV with a measly 1920 x 1080 pixels.

The difference is that you sit as far as 10 feet away from your HDTV, while a laptop probably sits 2 feet or less from your eyeballs.

Until supply and demand increase sufficiently, high resolution displays will still cost a heck of a lot more than the 1366 x 768 pixel displays that seem to be everywhere today… and it took a long time for that resolution to finally become more popular than older 1024 x 768 pixel screens. Retina displays might remain the exception rather than the rule for years to come.

Tags: Intel, Monitors, notebooks, ultrabooks

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