Anti-glare film/protector for 24" or 27" LED LCD

Hi all,

I'm a photographer and designer and I just can't stand the glare on the new LED LCD displays. I have a 30" cinema display, but it keeps flickering with my new MacBookPro. I've called Apple about it, but they can't offer any help since the 30" is out of warranty. I have a 24" LED LCD cinema display, but I can't stand the glare.

I'm wondering what anti-glare solutions are out there? I found this one... but perhaps there are better options.

http://www.photodon.com/mm5/merchan...ry_Code=AppleCinema&Product_Code=RJ1-3220-01K

Decided to go with this one, which was about 1/2 the price:http://www.radtech.us/Products/ClearCal-Displays.aspx

RadTech ClearCal Display Matte/Film is terrible

I just tried the 24" matte screen film/protector from RadTech (http://www.radtech.us/Products/ClearCal-Displays.aspx). Basically I hate the gloss on the new cinema displays, and all I want is a matte display that works with my new MacBookPro as I've been having problems with my 30" cinema display.

The Radtech ClearCal protector comes with a nice box, everything is well packaged, and there is a lint-free cloth and some omnicleanz spray included. First impressions - good stuff.

I proceeded to spend 45 minutes meticulously cleaning my display, and then got down to the business of applying the film. On a 24" display this certainly isn't trivial as there is a lot of surface area to cover and I found it near impossible to stop tiny 2mm bubbles appearing. I did find that if I went really really really slowly and applied light pressure as I put down the cover I could minimize this. After taking 30 minutes to apply the matte and getting it almost perfect I turned the display on.

The result... AWEFUL.

It changes the colours completely making everything at least a shade or two darker, and it adds a fine film (see attached) over the entire screen that makes it feel like someone added 1px noise over every inch of the display.

Although they charge $25 less than their competitors having paid this much for such a bad product I really can't give it more than 2 stars. If you weren't a designer, and all you were doing was writing MS Word docs... it might be ok... but for anyone who is a designer, photographer, or a visual artist... this is display suicide.

As I peeled the film back I couldn't help but notice how much of a difference there was between the screen and the screen+film.

The worst part is that there are absolutely no refunds. If you find that the product doesn't meet your expectations there is no possible recourse.

I wouldn't do it - IMO now having had the experience with the screens - unless all you do is MS word and you don't want glare - it ruins the screen. For anyone with a design background the film is just going to ruin colours. If you are a programmer or a word/excel junkie then it's probably ok.