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Does Anyone Really Prefer Glossy Screens?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-way-no-how dept.

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?"

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  1. Only stupid people by fnj · · Score: 0, Troll

    Only stupid people THINK they like glossy, because they are too dumb to realize it is crippling their experience.

    Anyone with an ounce of brains will ONLY stand for matte.

    Period.

    1. Re:Only stupid people by fnj · · Score: 0, Troll

      Well, there is at least one dumbfuck stupidass moderator, anyway.

  2. Mods on crack by fyngyrz · · Score: 0, Troll

    SquarePixel is wrong, obviously and blatantly misrepresenting his parent post, and gets modded "informative."

    beeelsebob, on the other hand, reads the same post correctly, catches the mistake, and gets modded "redundant."

    And people wonder why we laugh at the slashdot moderation system. IT DOESN'T FUCKING WORK.

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