The LCD screen was probably not final
The detected resolution is 854x480 which is a pretty common FWVGA resoltion.
The LCD panel is 6.2 inch large
Calculating that you end up with a pretty good physical pixel density compared to a normal HDTV ... obviously needs this as it's being viewed up close.
1080p at 60": 37 (not meant to be viewed up close obviously!)
DSi XL: 76
Game Boy: 83
DSi: 98
1080p at 21.5": 102 (my monitor)
DS & DS lite: 107
3DS bottom screen: 128
PSP: 128
3DS top screen: 236 (because of the insane horizontal pixel density)iPad 2: 132
PSP Go: 145
Wii U controller: 158 (assuming it's 854x480 at 6.2")
iPhone: 163
Vita: 221
iPhone 4: 326
By default this is not a bad looking screen in the beginning ... we got to see wiiu so early (2 E3s before release) ... i think we should be able to look on something like 720p rumors and the speculated quarter 1080p ... however i still do think that the resolution is low compared to what would you call HD and actually working a lot on the controllers screen with some finely tuned gameplay for specifics i think it can be a bit distracting especially when holding it as a gun when your eyes would have to be close to the screen out of the other situations.
That would be basic resolution - depends if the resolution is adjustable (not hard-locked) - then developers will have no problem at all adjusting the power of the hardware to focus where the action is - lowering the resolution when there is no much activity on the screen or some menus are displayed, which would technically be totally possible.
Another idea is to have priority on max responsiveness and performance of the video feed while the signal or console cannot keep up the resolution is lowered dynamically in real time ... I hope the freaking won't stop working if i step out of the living room and hopefully the Apps will still work.
The good news is ... this was SUPER early ... many things could change and one of them is the LCD panel hopefully with a choice for better resolution while the software wise can be choosable ... and that's the best way to do it, let the developers use either middle or high res or even low for max TV action.
Iphone4 gets that high density because it's much smaller screen with quarter-1080p (960 x 540)
And 3DS gets that for the 3D effect needs double the horizontal amount to accomodate both eyes.
http://golgotron.com...ution-revealed/
Edited by Stewox, 10 April 2012 - 08:25 AM.
