Laptops Screens, Glare or Matte? 663
An anonymous reader writes "This weekend I spent half a day surfing the web looking for a new laptop.
I just want (to be able to switch to) 1650x1280, or at least ...x1024, and a *non*-Glossy Display . To my surprise I found out that many vendors leave me not that much choice: ...x800, and glossy, i.e., higher-reflective type screens seem to have become the promoted defaults. Should I give up on my non-glossy wishes, or should I start flaming vendors?" I still can't understand the glossy screens. They make my eyes hurt almost immediately in any sort of ambient light, and do nothing in low light. Glossy laptop screens are like TVs on the shelf in the store with their colors all whacked out to look brighter. Once you get them into the real world, you realize that the colors are just wrong.
The better to see you with, my pretty... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:5, Funny)
How can one find such a thing? (Score:4, Funny)
Well, yes, but trying to find that is probably going to be harder than trying to find a screen that does true 24-bit or 32-bit color, instead of 8-bit or 16-bit with dithering.
Where do we start?
Re:Glossy is more like reading paper (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Glossy is more like reading paper (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Etch it yourself (Score:1, Funny)
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know... People spend a fortune buying expensive LCD screens with a 178 degree viewing angle, and then turn them into a $50 monitor by adding a privacy filter. It's much cheaper to simply stop looking at porn at work.
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Glossy is more like reading paper (Score:5, Funny)
Matte Spray Paint [acehardwareoutlet.com]
Not really. But I wonder...
Re:The better to see you with, my pretty... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:5, Funny)
Eek. (Score:4, Funny)
If that happens you have bigger problems than lighting conditions.
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:5, Funny)
That's a cool link - I just learnt that my brand new spangly 1920 * 1200 screen shares the same aspect ratio with good old CGA at 320 * 200. I can simultaneously run 36 CGA screens on my system - that's something I really need to figure out how to do, just as soon as I get my third armpit.
Re:How can one find such a thing? (Score:5, Funny)
24 bit colour
Good colour gamut
Extremely good black levels
Good contrast ratios.
Really fast grey to grey transition times
Extremely low input lag (some say zero, but there's no such thing right?)
Cheaper than LCD at the lower resolutions (imagine that!).
Cons:
Higher power consumption.
Heavy.
But hey I'm, sure they'll fix the cons real soon now right? They've already solved the burn-in problems in the earlier models.
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:1, Funny)
Re:obligitory post (Score:1, Funny)
Re:ThinkPads still use non-reflective screens (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Agreed- glossy sucks (Score:1, Funny)