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Users Want Matte LCDs While Glossy Screens Dominate

Posted by Unknown on from the the-doctor-says-they're-bad-for-my-adhd dept.

Barence writes "A survey of PC Pro readers suggests PC makers are out of touch when it comes to glossy vs matte screens. Almost three quarters of those surveyed said they preferred matte screens despite laptop makers moving almost exclusively to glossy screens. ... Why is the industry hell-bent on not giving customers what they want?"

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  1. Glossy screens and sunlight by mms3k · · Score: 4, Funny

    The stupid thing with glossy screens is that they're completely unusable in the sun. Every year I spend half of the year in Thailand and want to get some work done by the pool, but it just isn't possible with a glossy screen. It's distracting and gives headaches. Now matte screen isn't that great in direct sunlight either, but even if you get some shadow for it glossy screen is completely unusable.

    But other than that glossy screen really is better. The colors come out a lot nicer and more vibrant. So if you aren't like me who enjoys laying down at the pool watching beautiful thai ladyboys and drinking some beer while getting work done, just get a glossy screen. It's much better and nicer to look at.

    What I've been wondering tho, since iPad 2 has glossy screen, does any of the Android ones have matte? iPad like device would suit me even better at the pool since laptop is still kind of a hassle to carry around and gets really hot in the sun. I was already going to buy an iPad, but people said it's unusable in sunlight too.

    1. Re:Glossy screens and sunlight by VortexCortex · · Score: 5, Funny

      I checked your comments -- both of them mention ladyboys. I challenge you to mention ladyboys in every comment you make from here on out -- It would be epic.

      If you need help you could just use ladyboys instead of cars for your analogies.

    2. Re:Glossy screens and sunlight by pipatron · · Score: 3, Funny

      There are times I wish that you could buy modpoints, this is one of those. This is epic.

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      c++; /* this makes c bigger but returns the old value */
  2. Sandpaper works great by bl8n8r · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find that 600 grit carbide emery cloth works great to reduce the glare.  -BOFH

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  3. About glossy screens on MacBooks by technofix · · Score: 3, Funny

    Glossy screens are not a problem as long as you are wearing a black turtleneck.

  4. Re:Same with 1080p by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux - where watching a movie is as simple as....

    mplayer dvd://1 -vf $(mplayer dvd://1 -vf cropdetect -ss 600 -frames 25 -vf cropdetect -vo null 2>&1 | sed -e '/^\[CROP\]/!d;s/.* (-vf \([^)]\+\).*/\1/' | tail -1),dsize=16/10

    (Sorry - I could resist)