I don't see the problem. If you're seeing a whole lot of reflection in your screen, you obviously don't have your machine situated correctly for your local light conditions. I'm on an iMac 27"; I don't see any reflections and I'm next to a window. Plus a matt screen takes away a bit of the crispness of the display. Make antiglare an option, but don't force it on everyone.
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Apple to Utilize Anti-Reflective Glass in Next-Generation iMac?
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With the advent of "Mountain Lion" later this year, I have been realizing that it will eventually be time for me to buy a new machine, so had been playing around with the different options. One which I have long since ruled out has been the iMac simply because of that high-gloss, highly reflective screen. If this rumor is true that they're now working on a new screen, an anti-reflective one, that changes everything. I'd buy the new iMac in a heartbeat. Fingers crossed......
Oh yes please! I'm not that ugly - still i'm not that vain that I have to see my face all the time when I'm looking at the Computer.
But I still prefer the Glossy because it is simply sharper then the matte option. So if you could have the sharpness of a glass Display with less reflections - shut up and take my money !
But I still prefer the Glossy because it is simply sharper then the matte option. So if you could have the sharpness of a glass Display with less reflections - shut up and take my money !
Anti-reflective glass does not mean matte display - it means anti-reflective glass. The display underneath, more than likely, will remain glossy. They won't be like the MacBook Pro with the matte-display option (which, in that case, removes the glass panel entirely along with replacing the glossy panel with a matte one).
Still, it should help alleviate some concerns about glare.
Still, it should help alleviate some concerns about glare.
Why is it pissing and moaning to not want a computer monitor that isn't a mirror?
Why do you want to stop customers from requesting the choice of having a non-reflective monitor?
Can all the Sandyginas please refrain from regurgitating "complaining, whining, pissing, haters''
about everybody who wants something different than they do or that Apple doesn't offer?
Thank you.
Ironically, this particular post is itself a prototypical illustration of "pissing and moaning."
Maybe it's a good thing he died so that we can have anti-glare imacs (which he'd probably be fine with, btw)? Classy comment.
iI decidded to spraypaint my monitor black too reduce the reflectjon from the screeen. I can do thsi because I am such a good blindd tipist. I never make mistaks.
Thinner ... NO!
Thinner = Integrated Graphics or even worse Intel Integrated Graphics.
I do not want my iMac any thinner. Lighter yes but not thinner ...
Matte screen or less reflective screen is always welcome. through in some 256GB SSD also
Thinner = Integrated Graphics or even worse Intel Integrated Graphics.
I do not want my iMac any thinner. Lighter yes but not thinner ...
Matte screen or less reflective screen is always welcome. through in some 256GB SSD also
I'd assume (and I could be very wrong) that all that theoretically needs to be done to the glass is that its effectively given a non-smooth surface. If the glass was ever so slightly 'gritty' it wouldn't shine. You'd have to be able to do it just enough to get the shine out, but not enough to make it noticeable or cause an imperfect image.
Or you could slap a plastic coating on top and be done with it
Or you could slap a plastic coating on top and be done with it
That has got to be the understatement of the century, "some user complaints"...lol, people have started tons of online petitions, whole university and ergonomics organizations are recommending against the imac for this reason, people are switching to minis en masse, and this is "some user complaints".
It's also an uninformed comment as the glare problems are related to the direction of the light be it bright or not so bright. Dim afternoon light is making the macs very hard to use for a lot of people, it's not bright direct sunlight only, actually direct bright sunlight is making them completely unsusable for almost everyone. You have to be the staunchest of staunch apple supporter to claim one can use the glassy macbooks or the imac in bright sunlight. You just can't.
Anyway, effing finally if the do it, they have potentially ruined the vision of a generation with the glare for aesthetic reasons. And it's not a matter of matte or not matte, they could have used lightly reflective material such as the one in the airs, or semi gloss as it's known in the industry which would have provided the best compromise between font legibility (more matte = more grainy fonts) and glare. Apple instead opted to put an untreated glass layer on top of the glossy display, thus a. adding a mirror like reflective surface tiring the eye that has to re-adjust against the glare constantly, and secondly adding a second refractive surface not fused with the screen (as in the iphone 4 and 4s) causing problems. There is a reason why car manufacturers and opticians recommend not using a uv filter on top of the windshield of a car as in the long term the extra layer's second refraction gradually degrades eyesight (of course back and side windows are ok).
At least hopefully now the imacs, which are currently an ergonomics disaster in terms of screen adjustment (the imac g4 was a triumph of ergonomics), will not also be an ergonomics disaster in terms of glare.
For anyone seeking to educate themselves on computer screen coating technology you might want to have a look here, a very informative article, the best I 've found on the web, very much worth a read:
http://www.pcmonitors.org/articles/matte-vs-glossy-monitors
I hope they reduce the 3 inch chin.
On the 27", it's not to bad but on the 21" it looks huge.
How about they add vertical monitor adjustment.
Give the user some flexibility.
End the monitor height dictatorship!
On the 27", it's not to bad but on the 21" it looks huge.
How about they add vertical monitor adjustment.
Give the user some flexibility.
End the monitor height dictatorship!
If it's a major update hopefully we'll see a 30" retina display, two thunderbolt ports, SSD + HDD standard as a combination, and 8GB of RAM from the factory, and the new non reflective glass. The non reflective glass would be a great introduction even if it doesn't get a retina display in this update.
I'm not sure if desktop machines are ready to drop the ODD just yet but it can't be too far away. I haven't bought software on a CD or DVD in who know how long and all storage has been moved to external drives.
The additional space created by removing the ODD should provide room for other components and help with heat distribution and airflow through the machine, requiring less work from the fans.
THe overall design is still very modern looking compared to most other computers, but I don't think that enough time has passed for Apple to completely overhaul the iMac just yet.
I'm not sure if desktop machines are ready to drop the ODD just yet but it can't be too far away. I haven't bought software on a CD or DVD in who know how long and all storage has been moved to external drives.
The additional space created by removing the ODD should provide room for other components and help with heat distribution and airflow through the machine, requiring less work from the fans.
THe overall design is still very modern looking compared to most other computers, but I don't think that enough time has passed for Apple to completely overhaul the iMac just yet.
Yes to anti-glare iMac!
In all honesty, if they do it, I would immediately start planning my next purchase.
In all honesty, if they do it, I would immediately start planning my next purchase.
I'd assume (and I could be very wrong) that all that theoretically needs to be done to the glass is that its effectively given a non-smooth surface. If the glass was ever so slightly 'gritty' it wouldn't shine. You'd have to be able to do it just enough to get the shine out, but not enough to make it noticeable or cause an imperfect image.
Or you could slap a plastic coating on top and be done with it
It's reasonable to assume this but it's incorrect, read the article I posted, the last paragraphs will give you an idea.
I can't help but laugh when people talk about putting a Retina display on a desktop computer. The pixel count would be so high on a 30 inch Retina, it would probably crash the OS, and the GPU would need to pump out so many pixels, the performance would drop to unusable levels.
I am sure the technology will be available in a few years, not today.
PS. Your other ideas would add cost, however, I think they would work as an option.
Edited to say, I did not intend to dump on your ideas. They are all good. I just question the timing.
Rumor
On CNBC today an analyst [insert cacophony of mocking] for Chinese display stocks stated directly that the current round of Macs will come with touch displays.
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On CNBC today an analyst [insert cacophony of mocking] for Chinese display stocks stated directly that the current round of Macs will come with touch displays.
Rocketman
This would be awesome. And I hope they would also do this for the smaller 11 & 13" MBA/MBP.
The non-availability of an anti-glare screen on the 13" MBP is what pushed me away from Apple to replace my notebook last year.
The non-availability of an anti-glare screen on the 13" MBP is what pushed me away from Apple to replace my notebook last year.
Isn't the 27" screen is close to retna for the distance you sit at. I guess it would be nice. I just want a non glossy version. I love my matte screen on my macbook pro.
What are the chances the next line of MacBook Pros will have this anti-reflective glass?
Ironically, this particular post is itself a prototypical illustration of "pissing and moaning."
Kuddos! You made me laugh!
TBD'S would likely get these too? .... I hope. May hold off on another TBD purchase for a while if that's the case... reflections suck.