Surface RT VS New iPad, who is better?

After the release of Microsoft Surface RT, the official release of 10.6 inches, 1366 & times; 768 resolution and other information, many consumers have questioned the screen effect of Surface RT. If you look at the resolution parameters alone, the gap between Surface RT and the new iPad is still relatively large, and can only be compared with a generation of iPad. In response to this matter, let us first understand the positive and negative views, and finally add the actual effect comparison and subjective experience comparison.

First, the explanation given by Microsoft:

Resolution is only a factor to measure the display effect, and the most accurate measurement of the display should be the resolution of the screen, also known as Modulation Transfer Function (MTF). MTF is a function that combines parameters such as contrast and resolution. There are also a dozen other parameters that affect the MTF.

Among these dozens of factors, we mainly discuss resolution and contrast. The survey shows that when the resolution is increased, the sensitivity of the human eye will be reduced. That is to say, after the resolution of the iPad reaches a certain level, the intuitive experience of the human eye cannot be greatly improved. At this time, the contrast parameter is more important. Surface does a better job of contrast, although the resolution is not as good as the iPad, but the advantage of contrast in overall display performance can flatten the score even beyond the iPad.

So Microsoft is how to improve the contrast of the experience of it? Official addition: First, Microsoft has ClearType pixel rendering technology, which is more unique on the Surface and better than the Windows desktop version. Secondly, Microsoft has adopted a high-contrast wide-angle LCD screen to achieve color from the screen material. Finally, Microsoft's screen glass is also very good at present, not only thin and optical performance, it can greatly reduce the screen reflection, and the reflection will be better. Unofficial data indicates that the Surface screen is 5.5% to 6.2% reflective, while the iPad is 9.9%.

Second, the opposite side:

Surface RT's display uses sub-pixel rendering technology, supplemented by ClearType fonts to bring smoothing effect; while the iPad series uses Standard pixel rendering technology. Surface's sub-pixel rendering technology converts red, green, and blue colors into separate picture elements instead of bundling the three colors together. Its image pixels are special. Screens with sub-pixel rendering technology are three times more sharp than traditional normal pixel rendering technology screens, but have no advantage over Apple's standard pixel pixel rendering technology.

As for the improvement of screen material and glass material, it is not as good as Microsoft claims. The advantage of Apple's high resolution will be even greater, and Microsoft can hardly avoid "self-selling" Suspect.

III. Comparison of real shot effects:

Next, we compare the actual effects of Surface RT and The New iPad to visually reflect the performance of both.

1. Outdoor display effect

In this session, we investigate in the outdoor scene environment. Adjust the brightness of both machines to 100%, and then compare them in the webpage, picture and other modes. The picture was taken at 3 pm and the sun was being filmed.

Since the camera is difficult to achieve the imaging effect of human eyes recognize difficult to see from the difference between the two pictures. It's true that the Surface and the iPad's outdoor display are indistinguishable, but the individual still feels that the Surface is a little better, and it is certain that the two are not a problem in outdoor use.

2, indoor display effect

Outdoor scenes can be a good contrast of the screen reflective effect, Microsoft and Apple's products in the outdoor environment, can be well reflected. In this scenario we adjust the background brightness to 100%.

indoor display contrast mainly from browsing the web to compare and browse pictures, Surface effect warm, but better saturation iPad some.

3, the degree of contrast:

Use the same SLR to align the same area of ​​the Surface and iPad to shoot, the shooting distance and SLR settings are the same, the photos are equal after the shooting is completed Scale up for comparison.

the figure, the upper half of Surface, the lower half iPad. It can be seen intuitively that the iPad is much more delicate than Surface.

Fourth, personal subjective experience:

From the perspective of personal experience, first of all, the surface size and ratio of Surface RT and The New iPad are different, the Surface is longer and the iPad is more Wide, these two different designs are suitable for different environments. If you are browsing the web, it is definitely more suitable for the iPad. If you watch the video, the Surface is definitely a better one. Users can make choices according to their own preferences.

From the above picture, we can see the difference between the two aspects of the delicate degree. In the actual use process, the delicateness of the iPad can be clearly felt. Although the Surface has the same screen resolution as the traditional notebook, it is easier to feel grainy because it is closer to the human eye when it is used. From the reading experience, the iPad will undoubtedly be better.

In terms of saturation, it is surprising that the iPad is better than the Surface and can be intuitively viewed while browsing the image. And because of the high resolution of the iPad, the picture is more soft and delicate, and the Surface is not even better.

In terms of temperature difference, the difference between Surface and iPad is also obvious. The Surface screen is warmer, while the iPad screen is colder. Warm colors are more comfortable when reading text, but the difference in detail makes the overall reading experience of Surface not keep up. The preference for color is the same as the benevolent seeing wisdom.