There is no point. The only point is that people buy into the marketing hype that is 1080p, and think that anything less is obsolete. Have you ever heard a friend/relative brag about their new 32" 1080p TV they have, but yet, have no HD sources hooked up to it? Let alone no blu-ray for them. Yeah, its those kinds of people that want crap like 1080p on a 3" screen.
You would have to hold a 4" screen less than 1" from your eye to get the full 1080p effect. Of course, your eye can't focus at that distance, so it's completely useless.
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Maybe I'm missing something here, but what's the point of 1080p video on a 3" or 4" screen?
There is no point. The only point is that people buy into the marketing hype that is 1080p, and think that anything less is obsolete. Have you ever heard a friend/relative brag about their new 32" 1080p TV they have, but yet, have no HD sources hooked up to it? Let alone no blu-ray for them. Yeah, its those kinds of people that want crap like 1080p on a 3" screen.
You would have to hold a 4" screen less than 1" from your eye to get the full 1080p effect. Of course, your eye can't focus at that distance, so it's completely useless.