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glossy or matte

Name: Anonymous 2007-01-04 23:48

getting a laptop soon and glossy is tempting me on and off again.

with glossy i think of my dslite and the reflections i get.
matte, like what im staring at right now, gives no reflections except the sunrise washout of my screen. fixed by sleeping in. ive always used matte on laptops and dont understand what's so great about gloss (nothing?)

its use will be outdoors occasionaly but mostly halogen lighting

Name: Anonymous 2007-01-05 20:28

I had a (matte) Powerbook 15" last year, and a (glossy) MacBook 13" this year. I took away two things from the switch:

1 - Glossy isn't that bad, it doesn't show reflections that well (at least with modern coatings like that of the MacBook), and most people who scream about it don't really know what they're talking about. I think the coatings have got significantly better in recent years, which is why the "WARHRAGH GLOSSY FUCK FUCK FUCK!" sentiment remains.
2 - Glossy looks better outdoors (really! seems to diffuse the light more usefully) but gathers dust 500% more easily
3 - Matte is still better and I would prefer it, due to reasons of dust and the minimal reflections that I shouldn't really have to bother with at all.

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