Comments on: Laptop Screens – Glossy versus Matte

By: John Doe

John Doe — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:30:00 +0000

I had to buy a matte screen monitor and connect it to my laptop just because the greedy corporate clowns don’t sell matte screen laptops anymore and my eyes are getting damaged having to stare at the damn glossy screen all day. The new matte screen monitor is like a relief to the eye.

By: Shreya

Shreya — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:51:00 +0000

Thank you so much everyone!
My laptop’s screen broke a month bck and i am getting it repaired,with a matte finish(i had glossy screen earlier). I was worried that the picture quality would be bad. But after reading all the comments i think matte is good.

By: N9egitod

N9egitod — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:19:00 +0000

I had a new HP with glossy screen. What a mess. Nice to use whenyou shave , but not worth anything for computing.
Traded it to a person for an old, slow, IBM Thinkpad T40 with plug-in Wireless receiver.BUT the screen is MATTE. what a relief. Slow, but I can read the emails while sitting in the sun…!!! And they paid me for the trade.
Laptop makers need to awaken…..

By: jk

jk — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:22:00 +0000

Apple store workers explained to me today that the matte screen is really designed for photographers who need to see images more clearly. In addition they kept saying that they personally have the glossy screen and that its perfectly ok.. I don’t always find that statement valid when buying high ticket items. In addition, I find the glossy screen extremely distracting to view and am concerned that I’ll have increased eye strain over time. However, i do like the smaller 13″ unit minus the gloss! – that’s my 2 cents.

By: dandv

dandv — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:34:00 +0000

I posted a photo comparison of matte vs. glossy screens.

As everyone said, glossy screens are unusable, except in darkness.

The best pick, while you can still find it, is LED-backlit matte screens like the one in the ASUS EEE series.

By: Seejay

Seejay — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:14:00 +0000

glossy screens are impossible to use during the day unless you’re a basement dweller.

I thought the idea of a laptop was for it’s usability almost anywhere. Glossy screens severely limit the usefulness of a laptop to the point where you might as well just buy a desktop computer.

By: Moon Hcz

Moon Hcz — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:46:00 +0000

Golssy the better, looks more comfortable. anyway it can be used as a mirror if you don't have one. :D Herve Leger Dress

By: Aikenwest

Aikenwest — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:29:00 +0000

We had a glossy hp laptop and it looked great, at first, but then was very difficult to use since we have alot of light and windows in our home. UNUSABLE out in the yard or on the deck. It broke. We’ve been using an old matte hp that was my son’s (with a jump around cursor) that I like much better. We shopping for a new laptop and you’re right, all we see in the stores are glossy screens…. ugh…. Thanks for the input!

By: Hookecho

Hookecho — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:29:00 +0000

HP has a business laptop with i5 or i7 options and an “anti-glare” screen..the HP Probook…..Acer has the Travelmate 8472 as well. You can waste lots of time these days trying to find much else…unless you go with Apple.

By: Ruggb

Ruggb — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:45:00 +0000

UNFORTUNATELY, it isn’t a matter of choice anymore. So there is no sense in even discussing it. What we all need to do is to stop buying unusable shiny screens. THAT is the only way to get the message across.

There are about 2 laptops with matte screens – and without the latest technology, processors and graphics.
So I am back to my OLD, slow, none upgradeable, matte screen XP laptop.
YA, I am angry about that. We are back to the old cars companies marketing, telling us what we want, how we can use it, and how we must pay for things we do not want. But I’ll be damned if I am going to buy a mirror to watch myself.