Long Term Review: Lenovo A740 – Quad HD Touchscreen All-in-One PC, iMac Killer

I spent a couple weeks running the Lenovo A740 All-in-One PC through its paces. With a Quad HD touchscreen, and some decently powerful guts, does it have the horsepower to combat Apple’s iMac? Let’s take a look!

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Do QHD Phone Screens Provide Enough Benefit to Outweigh Performance and Battery Woes?

It’s a feature I’ve been struggling with recently.

We’ve quickly stepped up through higher resolution displays, with higher PPI (pixel per inch) counts, and now it’s pretty common to hold pocketable computers which have the same resolution screens as the super large TV’s we enjoy mounting in our living rooms.

Higher resolution screens provide a more pleasant visual experience. Text is crisper. Photos are more detailed. It’s easier on the eyes, and stepping back to lower resolution screens can make you feel like you need to visit an optometrist.

However, after we started building out smaller 720p screens, I worry that we’re starting to see diminishing returns on packing more dots into a phone display.  Continue reading “Do QHD Phone Screens Provide Enough Benefit to Outweigh Performance and Battery Woes?”