2017 15" MBP _ Display

Try holding Cmd + Option when you're in System Preferences selecting the 'Displays' tile. This should open up the Displays menu with the rotation option if it's supported on that external monitor.

 

Why would you even need external monitors with a 15' MBP?

 

Because the screens on these 2017 models are , as per usual, overhyped and poor quality. See this thread.... https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2017-mbp-screen-issues.2060387/

 

Really?? because they get as good a result in reviews as anything else on the market.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Best-Notebook-Displays-As-Reviewed-By-Notebookcheck.120541.0.html

In short they are brilliant and can be only matched on anything else.

 

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There are very few computers with matte screen options now, if that’s what you need then buy one, always buy the correct tool for the job.

Apple have no obligation to make anything other than what they consider the best compromises on a laptop, and very bright LED IPS panels with retina pixel density but less power use than 4K, p3 colour gamut and class leading calibration and anti glare out of the box, is the best you can expect unless you are buying a machine made specifically for your use case. Backlight bleed is a problem with just about any high density pixel panel I have ever seen to some extent or another.

Your old 2011 wasn’t that great a screen it’s just the competition and expectations of laptop screens was non existent in 2011 and that why everyone’s bought them.

It may not be what you want to hear but every single review of best laptops for photographers etc that I can find put the mbp up there at or near the top, it seems laptop manufacturers are just not making what you personally want anymore, nothing anyone can do about that. I can find no matte options at all on anything I see recommended.

 

Please... did you look at that other thread or just ignore it?
"Your old 2011 wasn’t that great a screen it’s just the competition and expectations of laptop screens was non existent in 2011 and that why everyone’s bought them." It was a superb screen for the day. There was an outcry from creative professionals when Apple stopped supplying matte screens. You had a choice in 2011 of a high res (for the day) matte screen or a glossy low res Retina screen. Perfect whites and greys. Unfortunately my 2011 it will die again in the very near future and be destined for the rubbish bin. If that wasn't the case I would still use it.
Now...have a close look at the example pictures that people have posted on that other forum I linked to and all the comments and then come back and tell me that you think there is nothing wrong with them. They may well be customers who have been unlucky enough to receive a screen from a bad batch...I don't know. I have seen in store screens that look better than those on that thread so they do exist.
The one I have has areas of white whites and greys but the left hand side of the screen is warm with a slight pink hue and as you move to the right of the screen it becomes a colder darker cyan. That isn't normal and it is due to a part in the screen that is damaged according to a techie's comment I read. If I can find it I will post it.
And I'll add this in before you come back on the defence again....I have only ever had positive dealings and conversations with customer support and customer relations. I don't have a single complaint. They have always been extremely helpful.
I do not want to move over to Windows as I love Mac OS. I just need a screen with some degree of uniformity.

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There are plenty of Matte options on recommended laptops by the way but they are all Windows and mostly gaming laptops which are heavy beasts.. Asus, Razer Blade, Acer, HP... You need to read more reviews.

 

My joke just flew right over your head.