Glossy screen....

I reckon that is the most stupid idea I"ve ever seen....what advantages would it have ????
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Glossy vs. matte screen...a neglected topic indeed...yes, this needs to be discussed.

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Enough Male chest beating has been done over this topic already.

We don't want the Mac forum turning in to one like the 5DII, sorry I meant Canon forum.

I suggest a search will bring up plenty of pointless posts about a subject that has no answer as is a very personal preference.

Glossy surface works as additional filter - not unlikely old filters people were putting over CRT monitors years ago to improve contrast, perceived sharpness (reducing radiation is not relevant any more)... it does make display look better in good conditions (ambient light) and I would expect solution is more affordable for manufacturers than making matte screen with same characteristics.

In Windows market, you can hardly find entertainment/multimedia-class notebook without glossy screens nowadays, though most business-class notebooks still have old fashioned matte screens.

Daveinozbikes said:

I reckon that is the most stupid idea I"ve ever seen....what
advantages would it have ????
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I can see that you have thought long and hard about this issue. Thank you Dave for sharing your conclusion with us.

Next.

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That's why I didn't purchase the new MBP.

Daveinozbikes said:

I reckon that is the most stupid idea I"ve ever seen....what
advantages would it have ????

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Want to freak someone out? Take two suction cups and place them on a new iMac screen and pull gently. (Opposite corners, lower left and upper right) The glass cover will come right off as it is held in place with magnets.

That would be one way to get rid of the glass I suppose if one does not like the way it looks. (Kind of ugly underneath though.)

I learned this as a technician was working on my wife's new iMac, less than a month old.

And what you'll find underneath the glass is a regular matte screen, which completely negates any supposed benefit to having a glossy screen because the matte screen is still diffusing light, and the glass cover merely creates the illusion of sharpness and better contrast. That's why the glass overlay is bad for photo editing. It creates two separate screens with two separate images on them (reflections being the image displayed on the glass overlay screen). You may be able to calibrate the screen underneath the glass, but whatever appears on that screen will always be viewed through the reflections on the secondary glass filter.