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what's the big deal of matte/glossy?

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assassinm4

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um, why can't you just buy a glossy version and stick a matte screen protector? AFAIK, matte uses just same panel as glossy except the matte finishing glass/polycarbonate/whatever plastic in front of it.
i'm using one right now.. you can't really tell if it was factory-matte or screen protector matte as i've compared my mbp with my friend's factory-matte
 
A matte display there is only one coating to pass through; when use a film there is at least 2 films to pass through; the more layers, the worse it gets.
 
i guess passing 2 layers is still better than whining about "oh my god i should've bought matte" and unless you are pros who rely on the color rendition and accuracy, does it really matter so much?
 
assassinm4 said:
i guess passing 2 layers is still better than whining about "oh my god i should've bought matte" and unless you are pros who rely on the color rendition and accuracy, does it really matter so much?
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For me, matte is the preferred option because of my eyes. I have good aviator eyes, but find that looking at a glossy screen tiring and must take breaks every 20-30 minutes (and many times get headaches) where as with a matte screen I can look at it all day.

So for me, it's matte all the way.
 
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I would love to know what matte film you're using that looks indistinguishable from a real matte display; all of the ones I have ever seen are distorted and grainy and generally look like crap.
 
assassinm4 said:
my point is, stick a matte screen protector on your glossy then you dont have to whine about anything.
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His point is, ignore the matte screen protagonists if you love glossy then you don't have to whine about anything, I guess.

At least you don't have to start another glossy vs. matte thread.
 
magamo said:
His point is, ignore the matte screen protagonists if you love glossy then you don't have to whine about anything, I guess.

At least you don't have to start another glossy vs. matte thread.
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Yeah, in addition there's nothing that will be said in this thread that hasn't already been discussed and beaten to death in any of the others. If people can't deal with glossy, they don't get a unibody macbook pro. It's really simple.
 
miles01110 said:
Yeah, in addition there's nothing that will be said in this thread that hasn't already been discussed and beaten to death in any of the others. If people can't deal with glossy, they don't get a unibody macbook pro. It's really simple.
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Yup...I feel like on this forum there is always the same posts every week...

"Matte vs. Glossy"
"Does replacing HDD void Warranty?"
"Dropped/Spilled on my MBP"
 
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