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On a tangential, what's the deal with glossy instead of matte screens on all mainstream laptops? Is it that they're more durable and easier to clean? Do the col
by null_ptr 12y ago
On a tangential, what's the deal with glossy instead of matte screens on all mainstream laptops? Is it that they're more durable and easier to clean? Do the colors look better?
- gcb0 12y agoThey look shiny on a best buy display bench. That's the only reason. Everyone buys the shiny thing.
- darkmighty 12y agoIt's a nuisance, but not that hard to fix with a screen film.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoColor saturation is also much better on a glossy screen; matte screens will dilute colors and look less vibrant. So there is a real benefit to it, but detractors like to ignore that and pretend its just because its "shiny". My X1 is matte, and therefore its colors aren't as vibrant as a MBP (more washed out, its easy to tell), but there are advantages to matte, like lessened glare. So it is literally a "wash."