Glossy looks "pretty" but for real work matte is the only screen I'll buy. That means I can't buy a laptop in Best Buy or Frys, etc. Lenovo has managed to keep the matte choice on most of their laptops. I just bought an Asus matte monitor and eliminated a glosssy HP monitor choice just because of this.
Matte. I can see no logical reason for glossy other than the "on the shelf" factor which quickly translates into "I made a mistake" when the laptop is opened up and used in a practical manner.
Matte DEFINITELY. As a news photographer, I need to be able to edit nearly anywhere. The glossy screen (or glassy screen of my MacBook Pro) makes that extremely difficult.
Glossy is a way to increase the perceived contrast, but there's a point beyond which such things really don't matter. For me, it's about 500:1. I've been using a matte 30" LCD with a 500:1 contrast for the past several years, and every time I test a glossy panel it severely irritates me. I hate how all the notebooks three+ years back seem to have displays that best current models in every area other than maximum brightness.
glossy screens great for look, but for good visibility which is what i like as i hate sun reflections on the screen i would go for matte simple for that reason.
I prefere Matte screen.
What I want to see is what displayed in the screen, not the reflection.
I do not think to buy glassy display, but I understand there are people who prefere glassy screen. Therefore, selection is prefered, ideally it is great to switch between matte and glassy.
My next machine will have a matte screen. I would like it to be an ASUS, but I am unwilling to purchase a machine from a manufacturer who will not listen to my needs. Most pro-level users are like me--that is why Apple has brought back the matte screen on their 15" machine within the last week or so.
I have used ASUS mother boards in machines I have built for myself and for clients for many years now--the latest was my son's new machine for his birthday this Spring. I would like my own next one to be an ASUS to be sure I get the quality I want--but, again, not without a matte screen, please. I am also beginning to look at netbooks to see if I can find a decent one with both good keyboard and matte screen. So far, not luck.
Why don't manufacturers listen on this point more often? There is such a bewildering variety of models from ASUS in both notebook and netbook categories, but none with matte screens (and none with Linux or that don't exact the Microsoft tax, but that's another bone of contention with me!).
Glossy looks "pretty" but for real work matte is the only screen I'll buy. That means I can't buy a laptop in Best Buy or Frys, etc. Lenovo has managed to keep the matte choice on most of their laptops. I just bought an Asus matte monitor and eliminated a glosssy HP monitor choice just because of this.
Matte. I can see no logical reason for glossy other than the "on the shelf" factor which quickly translates into "I made a mistake" when the laptop is opened up and used in a practical manner.
Matte DEFINITELY. As a news photographer, I need to be able to edit nearly anywhere. The glossy screen (or glassy screen of my MacBook Pro) makes that extremely difficult.
Glossy is a way to increase the perceived contrast, but there's a point beyond which such things really don't matter. For me, it's about 500:1. I've been using a matte 30" LCD with a 500:1 contrast for the past several years, and every time I test a glossy panel it severely irritates me. I hate how all the notebooks three+ years back seem to have displays that best current models in every area other than maximum brightness.
glossy screens great for look, but for good visibility which is what i like as i hate sun reflections on the screen i would go for matte simple for that reason.
matte screen
I prefere Matte screen.
What I want to see is what displayed in the screen, not the reflection.
I do not think to buy glassy display, but I understand there are people who prefere glassy screen. Therefore, selection is prefered, ideally it is great to switch between matte and glassy.
Glossy screens do look great indoors.
My next machine will have a matte screen. I would like it to be an ASUS, but I am unwilling to purchase a machine from a manufacturer who will not listen to my needs. Most pro-level users are like me--that is why Apple has brought back the matte screen on their 15" machine within the last week or so.
I have used ASUS mother boards in machines I have built for myself and for clients for many years now--the latest was my son's new machine for his birthday this Spring. I would like my own next one to be an ASUS to be sure I get the quality I want--but, again, not without a matte screen, please. I am also beginning to look at netbooks to see if I can find a decent one with both good keyboard and matte screen. So far, not luck.
Why don't manufacturers listen on this point more often? There is such a bewildering variety of models from ASUS in both notebook and netbook categories, but none with matte screens (and none with Linux or that don't exact the Microsoft tax, but that's another bone of contention with me!).
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