Marques you are an amazing dude. Your clarity and superior articulation is one of the reasons I stay a LOYAL SUBSCRIBER! Thanks so much....continue to amaze us all.
Damn ! How much has this guy matured over the years.. and so have them gadgets. There’s a new tech innovation right around the corner every quarter of a year and all phones look / feel and perform pretty much the same. Gah ! Wish new gadgets were as exciting as before.
@marquesbrownlee I really like the fact that you have replied to everyone of my comments. It is a good feeling that you not only read the comments but actually acknowledge the commenters. Thanks.
Great explanation! I learned something...again!...thus, another thumbs up! Also (though I don't expect one always), I notice that you've been very hands on with replying to comments, including mine. Definitely the best "customer service" I've ever had from a UA-camr! It helps to build that bond! Keep up the good work with the videos!
That was absolutely perfect! Your information was spot on and 100% correct. I don't know how many times I have tried to explain that to other people and failed miserably. You sir, are awesome. Wish I could work with people like you!
326 pixels per inch is still retina. Going 2k to 4K resolution displays for smartphones will only drain the phone battery since the phone has to light up more pixels on the screen. The big tablets can benefit from the 300 pixels per inch display range. I think the tablet market can grow from there (as well as improved photography features). End of comment. Lol!
Do you use VR cuz if you don't then you have no argument. 720 is awful. Don't believe me? Look it up any video shows so. Also I hold my phone closer to my face then most people so 720 is not good.
Lee Cason Good point. I use the Google Cardboard by the way (I'm too poor for proper VR). The pixel density and frame rate should be better for the VR experience. Currently the VR headsets are too expensive. I would prefer to buy wearable tech and accessories to compliment my smartphone. End of reply. 👽
Great video and explanation! I got a huge smile on my face when I saw this videos since I commented about ppi and viewing distance in your last video. ;) //Mike
Glad you put this up, many people compare the resolution of their phones/tablets/laptops to TVs... which is nonsense. Viewing distance and density of the pixels plays such a big part.
Great job! very simple explanation that almost anyone could understand, good comparisons, and a general overview of the benefits of that technology..keep up the good work! -puts hand up for high 5-
WHY DONT YOU HAVE MORE SUBSCRIBERS, MORE VIEWS, MORE LIKES, MORE FAVORITES?!?!?! YOU'RE AMAZING! BEST UA-camR OF TECH IN ALL OF HISTORY!!! PEOPLE NEED TO FIND YOU. THIS WORLD IS BECOMING A SAD SAD PLACE!!
In researching process for 4k TV i appreciated this video. Already bought Vizio 50" for $698! but not happy with it so I'm going to exchange for Samsung UN55HU6950. Anyways wanted to say i found it ironically funny that you said u didnt believe macbook with retina would be coming out, yet that is what i just watched this vid on. 2013 model, lol. Love all your videos Marques and appreciate what you do and also wanted to say it makes me smile to see a prediction like this. You're so good at everything you do, its nice to see your human once in a while. Thank you for sharing your passion with the world and thanks the inspiration. Hopefullly soon this year i can get my channel up and running.
Very good video, besides some corrections. You need to double and triple check before sitting down and shooting the video. :) p.s.: The outro is super-cool!
nice video, it explained all about the pixels density; now would be nice a video explaining how demanding is for the hardware manage all that pixels and how they affect the performance when you have a program that runs that resolution as native and how it affects the image quality when the program is made for lower resolutions!!!
awesome videos, im tech savy but you know you can always learn something new and I just did so you have a brand new subscriber, thanks for the video by the way, thumbs up the video to lol
Everything you predicted about apple actually happened, they have the ipad with retina display and the macbook pro with retina display...You sir are a BOSS
1:11 It may sound silly, but even in Europe we are used to screen diagonals like 23,8". Yeah, I wrote a comma there. That's Dutch notation for 23.8". As such we're used to using DPI even here. Also, it's a bigger number and 90 vs 140 is easier to discuss in talking than 3.5 vs 5.5. DPMM gets really small, see? Hence we prefer DPI. Silly? Yeah, silly, but practical. Hence.
Yes, you are right! I forgot it had a smaller (4.7") screen. Its still 1080p so it gives it the edge in ppi. Still not higher than that 521ppi rumored in the video almost 2 years ago! lol
The math doesn't work out. I have a 29 inch screen at 2560x1080(=2073600) pixels with dimesnions 26,5''x11,5''(=298,125), which by your math would give me a ppi of 6955,5ppi! Obviously wrong! Correct way to do it is to first square the pixel numbers in each direction and add the two numbers together. (2560^2 + 1080^2), then take the square root of that and divide it by the diagonal length of the screen; the one most frequently given by producer. [sqrt(2560^2 + 1080^2)]/29= 2778,5/29 = 95,8! That's more like it!
+Jens Danbolt I got stuck on that too. He didn't highlight the fact that he's talking LENGTHS not areas. So you take 2560 pixels and divide that by 26.5" and you get 96 pixels per inch... not square inch!
@@willymacshorts8955 I tried calculating his way and for the 1080p 24" monitor (dividing 2,083,600 by 256), he got 91ppi and I got 8139, so I don’t really get how you think he’s right. 🤷♂️
Marques did you hear about the latest rumour surrounding Galaxy S 3? They say it's going to be a 4.8 inch 1080p display which would mean a PPI of 458, is that insane or what? What do you think will be announced at the Samsung event on March 15th? Thanks for the awesome explanation on pixel density, learnt quite a lot :)
@marquesbrownlee That's what I was trying to get across, but personally I prefer build quality (solid aluminum) - thunderbolt capability - inbuilt magsafe - HD webcam - speakers and dual mics, over having a DVI port. It's just in the video your point saying that "Precious Apple display which is superior in clarity and sharpness" makes it sound like it's a bad monitor just because of the PPI. When there are many other factors like it's contrast, sharpness and color sync which matter in quality.
@Marques: Your formula is wrong or not the standard. Check Wikipedia for Pixel density. The formula for PPI = sqrt(width^2 x height^2) / screen size. e.g. for iPad PPI = sqrt(2048^2 x 1536^2) / 9.7" = 264 PPI. Exactly as it is advertised.
This method is wrong. The calculation he showed will give a pixel density of 8092. Check it out. Need a simpler method? Take the squares of vertical & horizontal resolution, add them up, take square root, divide by the diagonal length of display. It's simpler because the length mentioned as display size is in fact the diagonal length, hence you will have to calculate horizontal and vertical lengths separately and if you try to find the area using that it will be a lot harder!
Yes it has. Same with the new iPad. But the thing you didn't notice is that this vid was made ALMOST 7 MONTHS AGO! Both devices weren't out yet when this vid was made :P
it's 264. The easiest way is to find the length of the display and divide it by it's corresponding pixel value. E.g, if the height of the iPad's display was 7 inches, then the pixel density would be 2048 / 7 (because the iPad has 2048 pixels in the height). That would be 292 ppi. Obviously, the iPad is not 7 inches tall so it's not 292 ppi. But you know what I mean.
@samueljakeoneill Not only does it have IPS technology which offers stunning accuracy, but the cinema display (actually thunderbolt display they call it these days) has a pixel count of 2560 x 1440. This gives you a LOT of space to work on.
You've just said a lot of wrong things. The iPad 3/4/Air has a pixel density of 264 ppi, not 551ppi. It's quiet imponsible. And the iPhone 4/4s has a display of 960x640, not 960x540.
Thank you very much Marques for your video on Pixel Density - you explain really well and it helped me understand. But I don't think I understood the calculation for the ppi. For the full HD pixel display, I calculated thus: to get the total number of pixels on the screen display . . 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 total pixels. Then, to get the total size of the screen display - the area, I calculated . . 20.5" x 12.5" = 256 total square inches. Then, in order to work out the pixel density (ppi), I calculated: 2,073,600 divided by 256 = 8,100 ppi. But this doesn't seem right - it seems awfully high. What have I done wrong? Could you, or someone please kindly enlighten me. Thank you for your help. Chris
Chenhao Liu Chenhao Liu, thank you for your kind help - yes, you really helped me! I tried your formula step by step to make sure I really understood the formula you sent me, and I came up with the same answer! Now I know how to calculate them. Have a nice day, Chris
Omg! fetus Marques!
+worstpersonever11 i cant deal XD
Joshua Brown lol
+worstpersonever11 LOL yeah he looks like that
And look at him now!
worstpersonever11 I love the fact that he did Peace ✌🏻
This is has been very educational and yet a lot more entertaining than a textbook. Thank you sir!
12 years ago 😮
Marques you are an amazing dude. Your clarity and superior articulation is one of the reasons I stay a LOYAL SUBSCRIBER! Thanks so much....continue to amaze us all.
Damn ! How much has this guy matured over the years.. and so have them gadgets. There’s a new tech innovation right around the corner every quarter of a year and all phones look / feel and perform pretty much the same. Gah ! Wish new gadgets were as exciting as before.
Great video, simple yet informative! MKBHD is the boss, hope you continue doing this for a long time.
Yes, 7 years is a long time :)
8 year old video and still on the top of the search results for pixel density. And as always, nice work MKBHD.
"I wouldn't bet on a Retina Macbook Pro" *Typing on a Retina Macbook Pro*
Lmfao same shit here watching it on a 4K oled tv 😂
@marquesbrownlee I really like the fact that you have replied to everyone of my comments. It is a good feeling that you not only read the comments but actually acknowledge the commenters. Thanks.
2021 anyone ??
yeees
Yup
🙋♀️ I'm trying to find the best phone to buy.
🧏♂️💪🏽
2021 anyone?
You explained the whole pixel display perfectly! Great job,man!
Great explanation! I learned something...again!...thus, another thumbs up!
Also (though I don't expect one always), I notice that you've been very hands on with replying to comments, including mine. Definitely the best "customer service" I've ever had from a UA-camr! It helps to build that bond!
Keep up the good work with the videos!
That was absolutely perfect! Your information was spot on and 100% correct. I don't know how many times I have tried to explain that to other people and failed miserably. You sir, are awesome. Wish I could work with people like you!
Marques youre the best tech reviewer as you talk about batteries, oled displays and other displays and you explain it
4 years later iphones still have 720p...
326 pixels per inch is still retina. Going 2k to 4K resolution displays for smartphones will only drain the phone battery since the phone has to light up more pixels on the screen. The big tablets can benefit from the 300 pixels per inch display range. I think the tablet market can grow from there (as well as improved photography features).
End of comment. Lol!
750p
Do you use VR cuz if you don't then you have no argument. 720 is awful. Don't believe me? Look it up any video shows so. Also I hold my phone closer to my face then most people so 720 is not good.
Lee Cason Good point. I use the Google Cardboard by the way (I'm too poor for proper VR). The pixel density and frame rate should be better for the VR experience. Currently the VR headsets are too expensive. I would prefer to buy wearable tech and accessories to compliment my smartphone.
End of reply. 👽
I'm not a big fan of smart watches. But I will buy vr when I get the money, but I've used my friends.
man your diction has improved a lot since you posted this
Whoa, blast from the past!
Great video and explanation! I got a huge smile on my face when I saw this videos since I commented about ppi and viewing distance in your last video. ;)
//Mike
You are officially my favourite youtube tech reviewer + news person! :D
Is he still?
@@obi-wankenobi8023 Now even more so 🔥
Glad you put this up, many people compare the resolution of their phones/tablets/laptops to TVs... which is nonsense. Viewing distance and density of the pixels plays such a big part.
Great job! very simple explanation that almost anyone could understand, good comparisons, and a general overview of the benefits of that technology..keep up the good work! -puts hand up for high 5-
wow, your videos are getting much better!...keep up the good work.
It's 2020 and Marques never let go of those cheerio boxes lol
Gotta love when a classic MKBHD video rises to the surface
WHY DONT YOU HAVE MORE SUBSCRIBERS, MORE VIEWS, MORE LIKES, MORE FAVORITES?!?!?! YOU'RE AMAZING! BEST UA-camR OF TECH IN ALL OF HISTORY!!! PEOPLE NEED TO FIND YOU. THIS WORLD IS BECOMING A SAD SAD PLACE!!
He got now
Bro you are seriously the best sounding host(I guess would be the word)you speak nice and clear. Nohomo :D
In researching process for 4k TV i appreciated this video. Already bought Vizio 50" for $698! but not happy with it so I'm going to exchange for Samsung UN55HU6950. Anyways wanted to say i found it ironically funny that you said u didnt believe macbook with retina would be coming out, yet that is what i just watched this vid on. 2013 model, lol. Love all your videos Marques and appreciate what you do and also wanted to say it makes me smile to see a prediction like this. You're so good at everything you do, its nice to see your human once in a while. Thank you for sharing your passion with the world and thanks the inspiration. Hopefullly soon this year i can get my channel up and running.
Dude this vide is one of the most great explained videos for display density! :D Really thank you! :D
Coming from the future and Marques Brownlee is a real legend there and still asking to like :)
Talking about 2021,
It's very neat to look at this video and just think of how much tech has evolved in the past coupes years.
It definitly is interesting watching these videos when all this stuff has been released
i never see a video with 1 in 8 liking it. says something about your awesome vids!
Wow… you broke that down so simply I almost feel ashamed for not understanding before hand LOL - Great video MKB.
Really good explained, keep up the good work!
MKBHD in his glory days
he still is
Now -this- is a good tech-review. Thumbs up from me.
really useful! congratulations dude, you've got a new subscriber!
i knew all of this before but watched it cos your in it, great explanation and very clear to understand
Short Simple and amazing! Loved watching it!
Very good video, besides some corrections. You need to double and triple check before sitting down and shooting the video. :)
p.s.: The outro is super-cool!
Thanks for the very clear explanation Marques!
Love the Throwback Video's Thanks so much for sharing Deb 👍
very useful info you got there man you are the best keep it that peace and greetings from Croatia...
Man. You're finer here in 2012 than now. Mkbh²d. First H for handsome.
Watching this 9 years later..... Lol
Precise, concise & easy.....typical marques!!....thaanx man!!!!
Nice video. Very informative as always. How do you make them look so proffesional?
Quality stuff man, great video.
Amazing! Keep doing this man =D.
This video is a must share!
Super clear description, thank you man!
Very well done! Your videos are so informative! :) I always learn something.
Hey man, are you alive? How u doin, u r literally from a different era xD
@@avinier325 lol
dear marques brownlee u just added another subscriber!!
nice video, it explained all about the pixels density; now would be nice a video explaining how demanding is for the hardware manage all that pixels and how they affect the performance when you have a program that runs that resolution as native and how it affects the image quality when the program is made for lower resolutions!!!
I already knew about pixel density but this is a great video for the uninformed! :)
awesome videos, im tech savy but you know you can always learn something new and I just did so you have a brand new subscriber, thanks for the video by the way, thumbs up the video to lol
Keep em coming man
Everything you predicted about apple actually happened, they have the ipad with retina display and the macbook pro with retina display...You sir are a BOSS
Thanks for this, didnt understand how this work from reading out my textbook but u explained it well!
Wow amazing editing i learned a lot thanks :D
Nice video. Very informative!
1:11 It may sound silly, but even in Europe we are used to screen diagonals like 23,8". Yeah, I wrote a comma there. That's Dutch notation for 23.8".
As such we're used to using DPI even here. Also, it's a bigger number and 90 vs 140 is easier to discuss in talking than 3.5 vs 5.5. DPMM gets really small, see? Hence we prefer DPI. Silly? Yeah, silly, but practical. Hence.
i'm a nexus user and i subscribed man. good stuff :)
Are you still?
thanks for explaining that. Iactually understand it now. You should do more of these.
Yes, you are right! I forgot it had a smaller (4.7") screen. Its still 1080p so it gives it the edge in ppi. Still not higher than that 521ppi rumored in the video almost 2 years ago! lol
Beautifully explained!!! Go retina displays!!! Thanks bruh!!!
Great video man!
The math doesn't work out.
I have a 29 inch screen at 2560x1080(=2073600) pixels with dimesnions 26,5''x11,5''(=298,125), which by your math would give me a ppi of 6955,5ppi! Obviously wrong!
Correct way to do it is to first square the pixel numbers in each direction and add the two numbers together. (2560^2 + 1080^2), then take the square root of that and divide it by the diagonal length of the screen; the one most frequently given by producer. [sqrt(2560^2 + 1080^2)]/29= 2778,5/29 = 95,8! That's more like it!
+Jens Danbolt I got stuck on that too. He didn't highlight the fact that he's talking LENGTHS not areas. So you take 2560 pixels and divide that by 26.5" and you get 96 pixels per inch... not square inch!
+Wynn Ames He is actually totally right! thanks Jens Danbolt! BTW I checked other sources and his math is correct. It uses the pathagrium theorem.
Thank you 🙏
@@willymacshorts8955 I tried calculating his way and for the 1080p 24" monitor (dividing 2,083,600 by 256), he got 91ppi and I got 8139, so I don’t really get how you think he’s right. 🤷♂️
sup Marques. Im in 2021. lovin’ the Pixel density on my iPad pro! :)
Just passing by in 2021 as well to say hello! :)
god this feels so old
You should do more educational vid. That was awesome!
He listened to you guys 9 years back :)
Amazing video man
Marques did you hear about the latest rumour surrounding Galaxy S 3? They say it's going to be a 4.8 inch 1080p display which would mean a PPI of 458, is that insane or what? What do you think will be announced at the Samsung event on March 15th? Thanks for the awesome explanation on pixel density, learnt quite a lot :)
@marquesbrownlee That's what I was trying to get across, but personally I prefer build quality (solid aluminum) - thunderbolt capability - inbuilt magsafe - HD webcam - speakers and dual mics, over having a DVI port.
It's just in the video your point saying that "Precious Apple display which is superior in clarity and sharpness" makes it sound like it's a bad monitor just because of the PPI. When there are many other factors like it's contrast, sharpness and color sync which matter in quality.
thank =)
i am always looking to learn sumthing new about tech...and this is just the most common yet imp info..!! =)
once again TY =)
@Marques: Your formula is wrong or not the standard. Check Wikipedia for Pixel density. The formula for PPI = sqrt(width^2 x height^2) / screen size. e.g. for iPad PPI = sqrt(2048^2 x 1536^2) / 9.7" = 264 PPI. Exactly as it is advertised.
Superb review. Now i know how to calculate the ppi of a device without using any software or anything. I will just need a calculator.
This method is wrong.
The calculation he showed will give a pixel density of 8092. Check it out.
Need a simpler method?
Take the squares of vertical & horizontal resolution, add them up, take square root, divide by the diagonal length of display.
It's simpler because the length mentioned as display size is in fact the diagonal length, hence you will have to calculate horizontal and vertical lengths separately and if you try to find the area using that it will be a lot harder!
+ashish mukundan hey man i tried your method and FUUUUUUUUUU
Nugroho anindra
Got the answer?
Awesome video well explained the math helped big time !
BEST EXPLANATION EVAHH!!!
Thanks for helping me understand. Very helpful and scientific.
Your videos stream faster than any of the other videos I see on UA-cam. Any idea why?
Becauss you commented 8 years ago :)
Yes it has. Same with the new iPad. But the thing you didn't notice is that this vid was made ALMOST 7 MONTHS AGO! Both devices weren't out yet when this vid was made :P
great vides..just learned about pixels in my data class. this video add more to it.
How to be successful on UA-cam? = Networking.
TLDToday --> WilsonTech1 --> MKBHD
As others have said, your great!
sick vid man
2019 anyone?
almost 2020
2031
this was in recommended
2021
Ah the good ol days
hey man, great video!
Thx for all the informations
4:11, 521ppi rumored in beginning if 2012? lol we still don't have that! 441ppi is max currently by the Galaxy S4!
Wow, this is so old... Anybody in 2019?
Yup
As a quick correction though, the iPhone's resolution is 960x640. 960x540 is qHD.
That's a very good video! Thanks!
@marquesbrownlee Extremely! I need to start watching more, when are you next live? xD
You explain it so well
it's 264. The easiest way is to find the length of the display and divide it by it's corresponding pixel value.
E.g, if the height of the iPad's display was 7 inches, then the pixel density would be 2048 / 7 (because the iPad has 2048 pixels in the height). That would be 292 ppi.
Obviously, the iPad is not 7 inches tall so it's not 292 ppi. But you know what I mean.
Great video! Well explained :)
On a side note the iPhone is 960x640 ;)
@samueljakeoneill Not only does it have IPS technology which offers stunning accuracy, but the cinema display (actually thunderbolt display they call it these days) has a pixel count of 2560 x 1440. This gives you a LOT of space to work on.
You've just said a lot of wrong things. The iPad 3/4/Air has a pixel density of 264 ppi, not 551ppi. It's quiet imponsible. And the iPhone 4/4s has a display of 960x640, not 960x540.
thumbs up to you for pointing it out and to him for correcting.
Just when I was about to go nap, this video shows up in my sub box. My nap can wait
That's some game. Nice vid!
Thank you very much Marques for your video on Pixel Density - you explain really well and it helped me understand. But I don't think I understood the calculation for the ppi. For the full HD pixel display, I calculated thus: to get the total number of pixels on the screen display . . 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 total pixels. Then, to get the total size of the screen display - the area, I calculated . . 20.5" x 12.5" = 256 total square inches. Then, in order to work out the pixel density (ppi), I calculated: 2,073,600 divided by 256 = 8,100 ppi. But this doesn't seem right - it seems awfully high. What have I done wrong? Could you, or someone please kindly enlighten me. Thank you for your help. Chris
Chenhao Liu Chenhao Liu, thank you for your kind help - yes, you really helped me! I tried your formula step by step to make sure I really understood the formula you sent me, and I came up with the same answer! Now I know how to calculate them. Have a nice day, Chris