Any current owners of MBP upset over the matte display

[tcphoto]

Mad? No because my late 2008 was a replacement for a problematic machine. Irritated, yes because as a photographer I was used to editing images on a matte screen and it is difficult to evaluate images while shooting on location. I see the late 2008 unibody as a step child, mine is having inconsistent problems and the battery system was used for such a short period of time that it appears to be a mistake. After 4 out of 5 Macs replaced by Apple, I'm confident that a new 15" MBP with matte display will most likely be in my future.

 

[shambo]

It is now safe to say that the majority of MBP owners are extremely irate about the new 15" matte option. Many have had to learn to live with eye strain, severe reflections, and having to constantly adjust their displays.

 

[zw-gator]

13" MBP owner here.

Even if matte was a FREE option, I would have stayed with the display I have now

 

[bcaslis]

It is now safe to say that the majority of MBP owners are extremely irate about the new 15" matte option. Many have had to learn to live with eye strain, severe reflections, and having to constantly adjust their displays.

What? And you surmise this from what? Not the replies in this thread. I have a glossy and love it. If the glossy were $50 more than the matte I'd pay for. If you want a matte fine, but don't impose your views on others.

 

[PAC88]

I'm so glad that I moaned/whined and sent emails to apple complaining about no matte screen option.. I patiently waited and now I can finally consider purchasing a macbook again.. I'm just confused about which model to buy now that I have more choices!

 

[pprior]

I'm not ticked off because when apple came out with glassy screens I vowed I would not buy one and I didn't

Just bought a nice matte 17" MBP last month and it's very nice.

My kids Imac is now 3 years old and I'll say it again, it will sit there and not be replaced until Apple releases a matte option. If they do, I may well go out and buy one tomorrow.

Don't buy what you don't want. I'm glad I stuck to my guns and kudos to Apple to bending to consumer demand.

 

[xxBURT0Nxx]

I'm not ticked off because when apple came out with glassy screens I vowed I would not buy one and I didn't

Just bought a nice matte 17" MBP last month and it's very nice.

My kids Imac is now 3 years old and I'll say it again, it will sit there and not be replaced until Apple releases a matte option. If they do, I may well go out and buy one tomorrow.

Don't buy what you don't want. I'm glad I stuck to my guns and kudos to Apple to bending to consumer demand.

thank you, this is exactly why people are morons, and don't have the right to be upset about a revision imo. If you are not happy with a product, why would you buy it? Wait until you are satisfied with the product, then buy it. If you bought a gloss screen mbp, you were obviously satisfied enough to warrant the purchase, and there is no reason to be upset now.

I can understand someone being slightly irritated because they would have preferred the matte, but settled for gloss, but in reality that is their fault for buying a product that they didn't really want.

 

[jamesryanbell]

In all honesty, I couldn't care less. I love the glossy screen, and I think way too many people make too big of a deal about it being a problem.

 

[RebootD]

In all honesty, I couldn't care less. I love the glossy screen, and I think way too many people make too big of a deal about it being a problem.

Ugh do you (and other posters like you) have an uncontrollable need to feel a sense of superiority over others who don't think just like you?

Call those of us who got migraines from the new iMacs (I did and sold it for a Mac Pro) and uMBP screens 'whiners' 'complainers' and 'crybabies' but guess what? It worked now didn't it? Just because YOU don't see the need for an anti-shine option there are others who do. I know crazy not everyone is just like you huh? (sorry to break the bubble you live in)

When the FW was taken off of the macbook it didn't really phase me too much because that model isn't for me (too small of a screen) but I didn't go into each and every thread regarding lack of FW and kick them while they were down with inflammatory comments. Because I try not to be an ***hole.

So I'm guessing I will get put into time out for this but so be it but I'm tired of reading egocentric and baiting comments that serve no purpose but to anger everyone with a difference of opinion.

Wake me back up macrumors when the forum isn't overrun with 12yr olds.

 

[syriangamer]

im prety upest on account of 2 things.

1. They brought the matte option finaly, but

2. Its still not out for 13" mbp!!!

When it comes out ill probably sell my macbook and buy a new 1 with out the glass screen. I really prefer matte. I have an HP monitor from 2006-ish?, matte 19", and the colors are great enough for me. i dont need to have the brightest blacks, 50 million shades of purple, etc. for me, being able to SEE the screen is more important than seeing pretty colors

 

[syriangamer]

Ugh do you (and other posters like you) have an uncontrollable need to feel a sense of superiority over others who don't think just like you?

Call those of us who got migraines from the new iMacs (I did and sold it for a Mac Pro) and uMBP screens 'whiners' 'complainers' and 'crybabies' but guess what? It worked now didn't it? Just because YOU don't see the need for an anti-shine option there are others who do. I know crazy not everyone is just like you huh? (sorry to break the bubble you live in)

When the FW was taken off of the macbook it didn't really phase me too much because that model isn't for me (too small of a screen) but I didn't go into each and every thread regarding lack of FW and kick them while they were down with inflammatory comments. Because I try not to be an ***hole.

So I'm guessing I will get put into time out for this but so be it but I'm tired of reading egocentric and baiting comments that serve no purpose but to anger everyone with a difference of opinion.

Wake me back up macrumors when the forum isn't overrun with 12yr olds.

Well said good sir

 

[haze]

I just don't get how it doesn't bother people with the reflection on the glossy. I used one a couple of times outside and it was miserable. I couldn't see anything. In my computer lab half of the iMacs are matte and half are glossy. If I turn on the full bank of lights, the glossy has horrible reflections. The girls are always using it for a mirror to put make up on.

 

[highertechnology]

People who complain about the glossy screen are really just pissed at themselves for not installing a decent set of blinds in their homes.

 

[iBookG4user]

People who complain about the glossy screen are really just pissed at themselves for not installing a decent set of blinds in their homes.

Wow, that sounds like you're trying to justify your purchase if I've heard anyone try to justify their purchase before.

And it really makes me glad that I waited it out, I was boycotting the MacBook Pros until they brought the matte option back. I just can't use a glassy display like that for photography, and I just really hate reflections.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

I'm actually feeling sorry for the people that got suckered into the "no reflections, must go matte" $50 matte option. Matte displays usually are dimmer and a bit blurry. The dimness problem may not be relevant due to the LED backlights. Also, matte displays aren't 100% reflection/glare proof, they simply spread the reflection/glare light arcross the display. So it's not 100% color accurate at all. The only true reflection/glare proof type of display is OLED, which is very costly; even a 3" panel (like Zune HD) costs $50 for the manufacturer. Any true professional would never use his/her notebook screen as their default display; they almost always have an external display.

I personally think reflections are overrated because I was using my uMBP at a college classroom. It was very sunny and there was a window-wall behind my desk. I saw reflections, but I wasn't focused on those; rather the notes I was taking. Unless you focus solely on reflections, glossy displays won't bother you. People tend to focus more on what they are doing, than to play lookout for reflections and glare.

 

[Brandon Heat]

went to check out the 15" matte screen... overall, the screen looks great... but theres a sliiiiight loss of true black... and theres a sliiiiight feeling of a loss of sharpness in photos... i checked out my photos on my flickr with it and it just didnt have the utter crispness to it... but in all fairness, its SO SLIGHT that it could just be mind games...

im still at a point even after seeing it in person, that i cant tell if there is any REAL UNDENIABLE evidence of it being inferior OR superior... they two different screens are 2 kinds of awesomeness...

i find that im USUALLY at a location where i have control of my surrounding lighting so my glossy screen looks great... if you think youre usually at locations where lighting isnt controllable, id go for the matte... but solely for that reason...

on another note, i agree with the person above... when you focus on the reflection itself, youre focusing on items on a different focal plane from the text or photos youre looking at... if youre looking at text/photos, youre eyes kind of tune out the reflections but id say its only to a certain degree... if the light source is significantly bright, then youre like WTF

 

[planethitsradio]

I bought my MBP when the refresh came out in late 08 and if there was a matte option, I would of went for it. The glossy display is a good display, but when I go out on the patio and want to use the notebook outdoors, it's proving to be very very difficult. I also like the matte screen cause I have the 30" ACD and it don't strain my eyes. The glossy screen on my MBP does after a while.

What should be done, is a repair program where you pay a few hundred bucks, and Apple will swap the display for a matte one. I would be paying that today if there were such a program.

 

[DrCheese]

People who complain about the glossy screen are really just pissed at themselves for not installing a decent set of blinds in their homes.

er what? So you should be forced to redesign the lighting layout of your house for a computer? Or be forced to sit in the shade when outside using a laptop?
No.

 

[dotcodotuk]

Matte displays usually are dimmer and a bit blurry.

Usually, but not on the MBP. The anti-glare screen on the MBP is possibly the best laptop screen I've ever had the pleasure to work on.

Also, matte displays aren't 100% reflection/glare proof, they simply spread the reflection/glare light arcross the display.

Well, that's kind of the point really. What are you expecting an anti-glare screen to do? Break the laws of physics? Magically remove any light falling onto it?

So it's not 100% color accurate at all.

Actually, the panels underneath are pretty accurate when you calibrate them with a suitable hardware device. But seeing as the brightness, colour-balance and white-point are all over the shop in their 'default' state, it's only after calibration that you see the true performance.

The glassy screen might look amazing when you get it out of the box, but it's about as far away from being colour-accurate as possible. Once calibrated it becomes a mirror with a screen behind it.

Any true professional would never use his/her notebook screen as their default display; they almost always have an external display.

Really? I guess I'll have to tell my clients that I'll no longer be able to work on-site and have to take all my images home to process them.

Oh no, wait a second. I've got a colour-calibrated 17" MBP with the matte screen. Looks like I'll be okay.

 

[pprior]

I'm actually feeling sorry for the people that got suckered into the "no reflections, must go matte" $50 matte option. Matte displays usually are dimmer and a bit blurry. The dimness problem may not be relevant due to the LED backlights. Also, matte displays aren't 100% reflection/glare proof, they simply spread the reflection/glare light arcross the display. So it's not 100% color accurate at all. The only true reflection/glare proof type of display is OLED, which is very costly; even a 3" panel (like Zune HD) costs $50 for the manufacturer. Any true professional would never use his/her notebook screen as their default display; they almost always have an external display.

I personally think reflections are overrated because I was using my uMBP at a college classroom. It was very sunny and there was a window-wall behind my desk. I saw reflections, but I wasn't focused on those; rather the notes I was taking. Unless you focus solely on reflections, glossy displays won't bother you. People tend to focus more on what they are doing, than to play lookout for reflections and glare.

We all tend to generalize based on our OWN perceptions. Glare is extremely distracting to -me- and gives me headaches and the glare on the glassy macbooks literally kept me from buying one. I don't have to LOOK for the reflections, it's all I can see.

Don't be so egocentric as to state that doesn't bother YOU won't bother anyone else. I for one am glad that Apple is offering both options - some people like yourself love the deep blacks and saturated colors that the glassy screen give. others like myself would rather pull out my own toenails that use one of those screens.

In the end, choice is good.