Moving from 30" ACD to Studio Display - Nano texture or no?

[weezin]

I have (and love) my 30" Cinema Display, partially for its matte screen. My monitor is in the corner of the office, perpendicular to a window (if I look to my right while sitting at my desk, I am staring out the window). I have no issues with glare, reflections, etc at all.

I am thinking about replacing the monitor with a Studio Display and am wondering whether it would be wise to get the nano-texture glass. I don't particularly want to spend the extra cash, but if it's worth it I will.

I use the monitor for work (product management) and photo editing (Lightroom, etc).

To those with the nano-texture - what are the downsides? Would it work reasonably well in my scenario?

 

[xraydoc]

I have (and love) my 30" Cinema Display, partially for its matte screen. My monitor is in the corner of the office, perpendicular to a window (if I look to my right while sitting at my desk, I am staring out the window). I have no issues with glare, reflections, etc at all.

I am thinking about replacing the monitor with a Studio Display and am wondering whether it would be wise to get the nano-texture glass. I don't particularly want to spend the extra cash, but if it's worth it I will.

I use the monitor for work (product management) and photo editing (Lightroom, etc).

To those with the nano-texture - what are the downsides? Would it work reasonably well in my scenario?

I have two ASDs, both perpendicular to a window - monitors are directly in front of me, window is on the wall to my right.

If I have the brightness down near the lowest setting (or off), I can see the refection of the window from the side. But when the display is at my normal viewing brightness (about 80%), then I get no reflection/glare.

I do have shades I can draw if necessary, but I usually don't.

Depends on how sensitive you are to such things, I guess. But for me, the extra cost of the nano-glass ($400 x 2) would not have been worth it.

 

[weezin]

Thanks for that. I'll see if I can compare these side by side.

As a quick test, I sat at my desk and held my iphone up with the screen facing me, and the reflections were a bit distracting when on. I realize that the studio display is probably brighter (ie less reflections), but I still think I might be annoyed by it. I'll see if I can compare the two. Thanks!

 

[xraydoc]

Thanks for that. I'll see if I can compare these side by side.

As a quick test, I sat at my desk and held my iphone up with the screen facing me, and the reflections were a bit distracting when on. I realize that the studio display is probably brighter (ie less reflections), but I still think I might be annoyed by it. I'll see if I can compare the two. Thanks!

While still glossy, the ASD does have some kind of coating that helps control reflections. It's significantly better than a plain pane of glass or a 27" iMac.

Just be aware that the nano-glass is very delicate and can be difficult to clean, and does impart a slight blurriness to small typeface sizes. Or so I've read.

 

[hardwickj]

and does impart a slight blurriness to small typeface sizes. Or so I've read.

This! The nano glass ASD was the most disappointing product I've ever purchased from Apple. I returned it almost immediately. All text felt fuzzy to me, much more so than my Dell U2720's that also have a matte display.

 

[weezin]

Thanks all. That makes me skeptical. Maybe I should just stick with my 30"! It's matte, huge, and controls reflections beautifully. If only it had built in speakers and webcam...