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glossy vs antiglare vote
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Everyone complains that the glossy has horrible glare and is dim. The antiglare just looks washed out to me and when light hits it, the screen is more unusable than the glossy in the same light. IMO of course.
I voted glossy also.
Anti Glare is cool in certain conditions, but I wouldn't want to live with that as my definite screen.
for as good as glossy looks (even if in "ideal" conditions) it's a lot better than AntiGlare.
I'd rather have glossy and have it look beautiful in the dark and reflective/not as beautiful at some times,
than have Anti Glare and have it look decent at all times.
Anti Glare is cool in certain conditions, but I wouldn't want to live with that as my definite screen.
for as good as glossy looks (even if in "ideal" conditions) it's a lot better than AntiGlare.
I'd rather have glossy and have it look beautiful in the dark and reflective/not as beautiful at some times,
than have Anti Glare and have it look decent at all times.
right.
reflective reflects things, but antiglare smudges the light and it blends together with all of what is on the screen.
not appealing.
I like antiglare - with glossy, i would have to add an antiglare filter and then the brightness would be the same anyway.
My impressions were that people were split about halfway ... looks like more people like glossy from the poll. The sample size needs to be larger though.
My impressions were that people were split about halfway ... looks like more people like glossy from the poll. The sample size needs to be larger though.
Yeh i played with my friends antiglare in all kids of lighting situations and its horrible. When the light hits it, it blends in and you cant see anything in that area.
I received yesterday my Hi Res Glossy and I have no words. It's the best screen I've ever had.
+1 for Glossy
+1 for Glossy
Anti-glare High Res you meanIt's already been covered... Glossy High Res is the best way to go.
I voted AntiGlare...
Colours are not washed out.
But go for whatever one you want. I got the one I like best and works best for me, having used both types before.
It's a fact that both screens are different and serve differennt purposes, so one's not a better type than the other. So anyone that claims Glossy is crap or AntiGlare is crap is missing the point of there being two types.
Colours are not washed out.
But go for whatever one you want. I got the one I like best and works best for me, having used both types before.
It's a fact that both screens are different and serve differennt purposes, so one's not a better type than the other. So anyone that claims Glossy is crap or AntiGlare is crap is missing the point of there being two types.
There are a couple threads with a vote; but anti-glare all the way - more natural looking (I find glossy displays to make everything look plastic). Personally, after using a Glossy display on the MacBook I had before this MBP; going back to the matte screen is amazing.
I used to be really put off by the glossy only option from Apple, but after awhile I've come to love it. I position my iMac at home so that nothing reflects off the screen. The only time it's a problem is when I'm using my MacBook Pro out in the wild and I can't do anything about the surrounding lighting, but that's only once in awhile.