Glossy v. Regular?
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- dsb
Hi
Appologies if this has been answered in a previous thread...
Buying a new MacBook Pro. Do I want the regular or glossy screen?
- phatlee0
regular
- Dancer0
Regular but I am buying a glossy iMac cause I don't have any choice :(
- phatlee0
Gloss is a pain in the arse, especially if you work in a sunny room.
- doesnotexist0
crybabies.
- dsb0
Thanks for your help!
- rafalski0
Matte, mate. My macbook is glossy and it sucks indoor and makes it useless outdoor. I had no choice though with a 13'3.
- chossy0
get regular glossy gives you ghey.
- Jaline0
I prefer glossy, but I hardly use the laptop in the sunlight.
It's really not a big deal.
- Concrete0
Regular: (Anti Glare)
Advantage:
Reduced intensity of reflected light.Disadvantage:
1) Reflected light creates hazy image.
2) Distorted image generated by LCD screen.Glossy:
Advantage:
1) Reduced intensity of reflected light; not as much, however, as anti-glare.
2) No image distortion.
3) Higher contrast.
4) Wider viewing angles.
5) Colors are more vibrant.
- cacoe0
Concrete, don't overlook the fact they are selling a product on that page. I'm pretty certain that a glossy screen won't have a wider viewing angle than that of a matt one because by the very nature of a reflective material, they will reflect less straight on, and more at an angle...
I just tested this with a few objects in the room. Try it yourself, find any glossy object and it will be more shiney at an angle.
- yeah, I usually have my monitor turned 90 degrees to the left, cause my left hand is attached to my shoulder (no arm) is easier to type this wayMeeklo
- detritus0
Go glossy if, like me, you generally work in the dark. The contrast, vibrancy and (I'd have to agree) viewing angle are much slicker than normal 'matte' screens.
That said, this laptop is nigh-on useless in the midday sun.
- err.. I should probably point out that I don't do any design work on my lappie - screen's too small and there's no keypad.detritus
- Meeklo0
Matte, one simple reason.
Glossy alterates your colors (more vibrant as they say above).
If you are going to use it for graphic design, then you need a flat objective reference, (or as objective as you possible can).This to me is more important than the glare from using the computer outdoors. My 2 cents. ;)
- jox0
Don't listen to these knuckleheads. ^^
Go glossy or go home. They invented it for a reason and just like when the TFT was invented, there were haters in the beginning.
- mrdobolina0
Here is some food for thought, most LCD monitors are matte. Up until glossy monitors came out NOONE bitched about matte. This is entirely a preference issue.
Sincerely,
A Hater, apparently.
- <- Failjox
- Just screwing wid'cha ;)jox
- F_OFF!!!!! :P there is no purpose for glossy screens, joxy!mrdobolina
- They work perfectly in the purpose of getting you all worked up :Djox
- I'm totally worked up. :Dmrdobolina
- detritus0
Before computers came out, no one bitched about not being able to play Doom.
- mrdobolina0
http://www.popularmechanics.com/…
Good article about this chit. I personally do not want something making my colors "richer" than they actually are.
- Is just like audio monitors, flat response, the less alterations to your perception the better, IMHOMeeklo
- detritus0
Doesn't the 'rich' 'vibrancy' or whatever come from the fact that the glossy reflectivity works to darken the black areas more accurately than normal, quite light, LCDs? If so, wouldn't that mean that, in an appropriate environment, the colour calibration would be more accurate than is usual on a matte screen - more akin to a CRT?
- < likes the sound of his own voicedetritus
- I don't work in print, if I did that might be a selling point.mrdobolina
- mrdobolina0
nairn, you should design after-market glossy adaptors.