glossy vs matte screen
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- 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!!!
- 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.
- mimeartist0
glossy is a little bit like looking through sunglasses, you're right.
- 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.
- brains0
calibrate your mother?
epete22
(Aug 7 07, 19:05)ouu. low blow dude.
- 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.
- epete220
calibrate your monitor?
- 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)