glossy vs matte screen
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- auricom
so with the debut of the new iMac today, how many of you have used the Macbook Pro with the glossy screen or anything with a glossy screen to do print work?
I'm debating rather to get one of the new iMacs as my main machine, I'm just afraid of the color difference the glossy screen gives off. anyone have any problems with color profiles and such?
thanks in advance (and yes i searched before posting this)
- ********0
calibrate your monitor?
- spl33nidoru0
not sure if there's any color difference, i can't really see why there'd be one.
but depending on what you use your computer the glossy screen can be a + i think. I don't have one but have seen a photographer friend with his and it did make the photos look more chic on the screen.
- brains0
calibrate your mother?
epete22
(Aug 7 07, 19:05)ouu. low blow dude.
- ETM0
I don;t like glossy screens. The reflection part is obvious and usually those coatings artificially saturate the colors.
If you have seen the Sony screens, you know what I mean.
- ********0
glossy is a little bit like looking through sunglasses, you're right.
- rafalski0
My macbook is glossy. The screen is dreadful. I would swap for a matte any second, had apple made matte macbooks.
It doesn't bother me that much, since most of the time I use it with an external (matte!) LCD, the lid closed.
- trevedda0
my MBP is glossy - looks great. No problem with reflections. I would say that since it improves images/designs if you use it to demo to clients there's a definate 25% wow factor just from the quality of the screen.
Otherwise it's just down to your preference. The studio where I work has light from one window which does not reflect on the screen. So all looks good for me. Guess it would be different if there were more windows/light sources. Gloss is reflective, you just need to set the angle for where you are.
Go Glossy!!!
- Painted0
I am a graphic designer doing print and web. Until i actually used a glossy screen i hated it. Now i have a Macbook Pro/not glossy, and a Macbook/Glossy. And there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that i only want glosssss from now on.
The reflections on the glossy is only when the computer is turned off. You don't see it when the screen is on... Even when using it outside i feel that i can see way more on gloss than non-gloss...
- chossy0
matte means no glare
glossy means colors and stuff look nicer on screen.
- Jaline0
I have no problems with the glossy. To me items on the screen are so much prettier.
- madirish0
glossy is horrible to work on, honestly. if you like reflection, altered colors from any light source, more power usage, and a mirror- go with the glassy.
if you are trying to design on it and design for the most user scenarios, then go matte.
- Jaline0
I honestly haven't had problems with working on one, maybe because I hardly use it outside. Even then, I don't have issues with it. But I can definitely see how it's a problem to professionals.
It's disappointing how Apple doesn't have the matte option, particularly because they're always advertising their products as being ideal for design, media, production, etc.
- madirish0
right- it is an option only on what they consider the 'professional line'; MacBookPro.
not sure why they dropped this from the MB, and while it is fine to use just for 'regular' use, IMO would still prefer the matte.
- auricom0
nice nice.
but i guess the question still is, how does it effect output. i can see how it would make things nicer on the screen, but what about actual prints. any major difference in color from what you see on the screen to what you get from the printer.
- material-10
It doesn't bother me that much, since most of the time I use it with an external (matte!) LCD, the lid closed.
rafalski
(Aug 8 07, 00:48)you don't use the macbook screen as a second monitor for palettes etc?
- rafalski0
you don't use the macbook screen as a second monitor for palettes etc?
material
(Aug 8 07, 07:52)Tried that, but it wasn't working for me. I mean, with its keyboard sticking out and no stand it was just cluttering the desk. I could use some extra space though, have a 20" wide LCD, consider upgrading to a 24" one.
At work, however, I have a 1600x1200 20" dell LCD, with an old 15" dell lcd positioned vertically on the right hand side. Fits perfectly, as if it was designed as a side "wing" panel!
- design_naked0
Haven't we all worked on "glossy" screens before? Anyone remember CRT's?...did I miss something or did those not have glass (read: reflective/glossy) screens?
I know an LCD sitting behind glass is slightly different than a CRT projecting through a screen onto some glass but, still, there are the reflections, glare, etc, etc that are the same general experience...no?
I just think it's funny that people act like this is totally and completely new experience.
- rafalski0
precisely, design_naked, precisely! It is a well known experience, and to many a dreadful one. I saw matte screen as an advancement (remember anti-glare coating?). Now we're going back again to glare..
The only reason for LCD's to have glossy finish is to pretend it's real glass, associated with "real thing". They seem "crispier" and most of all resemble what we remember from childhood.
Also, http://arstechnica.com/staff/fat…
- JackRyan0
I sit on my glossy screen until it goes numb...and then I design. I call it "the stranger."
- madirish0
CRTs are different than the coatings on LCDs. the latter is a way of amp'ing the saturation and brightness of display.
CRTs were merely glass covered- all color was generated by the tubes firing electrons. big difference.
for really good discussion on this, might want to check out:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins…
Galbraith is very good at explaining things.