Laptops Screens, Glare or Matte?

An anonymous reader writes "This weekend I spent half a day surfing the web looking for a new laptop. I just want (to be able to switch to) 1650x1280, or at least ...x1024, and a *non*-Glossy Display . To my surprise I found out that many vendors leave me not that much choice: ...x800, and glossy, i.e., higher-reflective type screens seem to have become the promoted defaults. Should I give up on my non-glossy wishes, or should I start flaming vendors?" I still can't understand the glossy screens. They make my eyes hurt almost immediately in any sort of ambient light, and do nothing in low light. Glossy laptop screens are like TVs on the shelf in the store with their colors all whacked out to look brighter. Once you get them into the real world, you realize that the colors are just wrong.

Comments

Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens

[Archangel Michael]

You forgot to add in all the extras required to actually do anything on a PC

XP Pro = $27 (Additional Charge Lenovo)
Install Antivirus = $39
Buy Office = $60 (VLA) to $229 (Lenovo) (OpenOffice =Free)
etc

I could go one, but you get the point. Apples aren't just "Hardware and OS", the the Apple OS is better than what is Possible on the T61.

My point, there are no "Apples" to oranges comparison. Period.