Does Anyone Really Prefer Glossy Screens?

An anonymous reader asked a question that I've been wondering about too: "I live in a small southern European country where natural light abounds. This may sound good, but it is a pain when it comes to using laptops that come with a glossy finish, making it impossible to work unless you are doing it in the dark. To make matters worse, since we are a small market, most manufacturers only offer a subset of their product line, and don't allow you to choose any options available in other countries (like matte screens). Buying abroad is not an option since we have our own very specific keyboard layout. Why are manufacturers doing this? Does anyone really prefer using glossy screens for day-to-day activities?"

Comments

Re:Yes

[smallfries]

Ah, slashdot, the place where the GP clearly read the description of a "tall window producing a radial whitish highlight" and reasoned correctly that the GGP was talking about being in a relatively dark room compared to the submitter's query about direct sunlight near the equator, but the parent failed to notice this and tried to criticise him.

Hint: there are more light levels in the world than "dark" and "bright" and what the GP thinks of as bright is very, very far down the dark scale.

Re:didn't ask the right people (was: Re:Yes)

[wish bot]

You're a complete dick.

Glossy screens appear much brighter, and so have many practical advantages (including appearing more vivid). The 'want my matte' crowd are actually largely the fashion-victims, sprouting crap about colour distortions and reflections without any idea about what they are saying.

And Apple was one of the last to move towards gloss screens. Sony, HP, and Dell led the charge there you ignorant shit.