According to IDC research manager Tom Mainelli, the iPad 3 and not the iPad 2 will be the lucky recipient of a high-resolution display. Previous rumors have repeatedly suggested the iPad 2 will sport a high-resolution "retina" display. Most of these rumors came from Asian sources and was cautiously repeated with skepticism that Apple could pack a retina display into the iPad 2 and keep the price competitive.
Mainelli bucks this trend by asserting that it is production and not cost that is the limiting factor for a 10-inch high-resolution display. The technology exists and is reasonably priced, but there are no production facilities capable of