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APPLE ADDED VIDEO PLAYBACK powers to its handheld devices in 2005, when it introduced the first video iPod. Over the past seven years, the screens on Apple’s gadgets have gradually increased in size, from 2.5 inches on that ground-breaking iPod to 9.7 inches on the iPad’s display. The tablet is perfect for immersing yourself in a movie—or for watching it inflight while crammed into a knee-knocking coach seat.

And now, with a new 2012 iPad and iOS 5, you can enjoy high-definition videos in top-quality 1080p resolution (instead of the bare-minimum HD resolution of 720p on earlier iPads). And if you have that new 2012 iPad with its Retina display, HD movies look really good.