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Apple have discontinued Anti Glare on 17" Macbook Pro?
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One word: crap
I don't know what they were thinking when designing this machine. That tiny tablet 3 cm above the table surface is just unusable and useless. They should have made it a little thinner, lighter and more like a laptop instead of stuffing everything that someone could need maybe once a month in a big black plastic box.
As for the glossy vs. matte thing, I hate the "oh come on only professional designers need matte" argument. Many normal users prefer not to get eye strain too. It's a personal preference thing, and why can't regular users prefer matte too?
I think Steve will enter the stage in 5 years and go "you know, every screen out there is glossy, and people just hate the reflections, the eye fatigue etc. So we have THE new trend for the future, meet our new matte display mattbooks!" Then all the people in the forum will praise Apple for this awesome invention and the 10% of people who REALLY prefer glossy (and not just because Apple says they have to) will be called whiners and will be told to shut up and just carry on with this breathtaking new trend that Apple just created.
if you believe it, that same scenario is happening right now in a parallel universe
if you believe it, that same scenario is happening right now in a parallel universe
You don't happen to have a beam-me-to-parallel-universe-machine for sale on ebay right now, do you?
...I'll ship you one from the USA if you "western union" the money to my address
...No Pro LCD's are Glossy
For those who are bemused about preference for Matte displays:
Eizo Displays
Lacie Displays
HP Dreamcolor
Samsung XL24
You'll find all the finest Displays for color accurate work, don't have and never will have a glossy surface.
Sure MBPro displays are by no means near the same quality as these examples, but the principle of having a non reflective surface remains. Less reflection means more accurate viewing across the whole screen.
No debate needed, I hope this helps get the thread back on-topic
For those who are bemused about preference for Matte displays:
Eizo Displays
Lacie Displays
HP Dreamcolor
Samsung XL24
You'll find all the finest Displays for color accurate work, don't have and never will have a glossy surface.
Sure MBPro displays are by no means near the same quality as these examples, but the principle of having a non reflective surface remains. Less reflection means more accurate viewing across the whole screen.
No debate needed, I hope this helps get the thread back on-topic
Like I said...compromises. But, in the PC world you have options. You don't want the tablet? - don't configure it. The poster wanted a good screen that was quick to calibrate. The W700 has a Pantone sensor built-in. Click "calibrate" close the cover, and heh, heh, "boom" done!
And big carbon-fiber reinforced "plastic" box with dual hard drives wrapped in a rollcage - but who's counting
and the best keyboard and pointing device on the planet.Actually the finest displays for colour work are still CRT's. Guess what they are, glossy glass.
Exactly! Although matte should be an option on the 13" MacBook and 15" MacBook Pros too.glossy vs matte..ah the great debate. It's really all about personal preference if you ask me. Blonde or brunette?
The finest CRTs are treated with non reflective coatings. And the current generation of high end LCD's produce color gamuts that exceed that of CRT's (which are mostly discontinued) and a select few meet the most stringent industry standards, such as UGRA Certification
Care to back that (bold) up with something substantial, or are you psychic?
No offense, but that is just BS. A matte LCD will wash out to almost greyscale with a bright light source hitting it directly. No way you will get anything remotely accurate out of them with direct light hitting them, which is the same situation you will get nasty reflections with a glossy.
Fact of the matter is, in order to be able to get accurate color, you don't want any bright light source directly hitting the screen, period. And in such a situation, any screen be it matte or glossy, will give accurate colors provided the quality of the panel is good and it is properly calibrated. And in such situation, the glossy one is arguably sharper.
What remains is personal preference. Ain't nothing wrong with that. What is wrong, is making a decision on false information, or spreading false information for others to base their decision on.
Yes!Care to back that (bold) up with something substantial, or are you psychic?
How did you know?I can predict with my psychic powers that you will never find any glossy display suitable for commercial Soft Proofing.
The Truth is Out There
P.S. - I'm very sorry if this ends up profoundly disturbing you
BHPhotovideo backflipped - can order AG MBP
Anyways, back on topic. After asking BHPhotovideo today, to clarify why they cant get the AG MBP. They now say they can!
So this probably reinforces the assumption I think is most plausible:
That an MBP upgrade is in the pipeline. Leaving stock of existing AG MBP's reserved only for primary markets.
Thanks for everyone's input, cheers
Anyways, back on topic. After asking BHPhotovideo today, to clarify why they cant get the AG MBP. They now say they can!
So this probably reinforces the assumption I think is most plausible:
That an MBP upgrade is in the pipeline. Leaving stock of existing AG MBP's reserved only for primary markets.
Thanks for everyone's input, cheers