Desperately need a new computer, but my eyes are not cooperative

[Kupo12]

You do know that Apple and other manufacturers have very high end spec'd monitors with MAT displays.
make sure you have an external HD and are backing up your HD then you can get a newer machine and continue where you left off at too.

Based on your stated aversion to any monitor currently on the market, just go to a second-hand shop or Ebay and find a cheap used monitor that is over 5 years old. They will be quite inexpensive.

Then buy a Mac mini to replace your broken iMac.

The bulk of what I'm saying is that I think my eyes have a lot of difficulty adjusting to anti-reflection treatment most monitors use. I have issues with inflammation in my body in general due to a health condition, so I'm more sensitive to these things than most people. Using a mat monitor is biggest part of the problem. The way it diffuses the light seems to play poorly with my eyes. Apple monitors are better because it's not as intense, but they still have anti-reflective treatments on them that reduce the way light reflects, which my eyes seem to pick up on very easily. This doesn't happen with tvs, tablets or phones because they don't use any anti-reflective treatments on their screens. At least, none that seem to give me any issues.

Even if I were to get a used monitor, it would have to be a glossy screen like the 2010 imac, which I don't think is something that is easy to come by.

 

[MarineBand5524]

Oh, I thought you were having issues with the glossy.

 

[Fishrrman]

Another poster wrote:
"16GB ram, 256GB SSD is only $1149 on Amazon today."

NO !!!!
DON'T buy "a base model" m4 Mini.

You kept your old Mac for 15 years.
Even if you keep the new one for 8 or 9, 16/256 IS NOT going to "get you through those years to come".

You'll need more RAM, and a considerably larger SSD.

I would recommend at least 24gb RAM.
32gb would be better.

For the SSD, even 512 may start to "feel tight" before too many years have passed.
1tb is what I'd consider to be "the new minimum".

You can pay the extra money up front now,
or
You can pay with the frustration of having "bought too little" later on.
BE AWARE that you can save money by buying from Apple's online refurbished page (if they have that where you are).

Consider yourself as having been duly warned by reading this post.

OP:
You asked which displays have glossy panels.
I asked a search (Yahoo), and it gave me an AI-generated answer.
Unfortunately, I believe it's against macrumors policy to post such replies in the forums.

Go to your macrumors home page, and you will find "a conversation" started with you there.