glossy vs matte screen
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- 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!
- 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.
- 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."