Glossy or matte(anti-glare)

[Kei-chan]

Only matte. Nowadays more and more notebooks have glare screens. And sometimes i want to ask: why do you do this?

[lawtq]

Only matte. Nowadays more and more notebooks have glare screens. And sometimes i want to ask: why do you do this?

Agreed! Had a clevo x7200, still have rather, with its glossy screen, but my clevo p570wn and its matte screen looks much better, I'm never going glossy again

[EMC]

I have a 95% matte display in my P150HM but I need to confess... The glossy model of this screen looks a lot better.

[James D]

Antiglare!!! Matte is what I like. The only disadvantage is crystalization effect but oh well.

[finalkiss]

Matte screen for sure. only issue I have with my lenovo. wish it was a matte. wonder about getting a screen protector in a matte finish like iphone etc. anyone done this?

[zymphad]

I have a matte and had glossy for many years before. After using matte again, I will not go back to glossy anytime soon. Seeing reflections for me nullifies any benefits you may have with a high gamut, detailed quality display.

[wolla]

My old thinkpad had a matte sceen whereas my new ideapad y500 has a glossy screen. I really enjoy the new glossy screen although I can start to see why so many people are bothered by the reflections. Time will tell whether I will become just as annoyed.

[ZeroBarrier]

I tend to prefer the matte screens since I mostly use a laptop. I've used glossy screen laptops before and it is annoying seeing everything except what actually displaying on the screen. I currently have a G75VW with a matte display, and while it's not the best matte display out there (a little bit too grainy IMO), it still beats using a glossy display outdoors or in well lit rooms.

[loxias]

goodluck with your choices for matte screens.. as most gadgets/screens this days are glossy.. not to mention the gorilla glass hype we are experiencing, but I agree they look good. I prefer glossy as they have better image quality, I hope they can reduce the amount of dirt it can gather, my fingerprints are all over it sigh! jasonbourne aint touchin my screen

[zymphad]

That's such a misconception, glossy do not gave higher quality image, absolute rubbish.

And what is the hype about gorilla glass? It works, and can get phones with ips and anti reflective.

Rubbish post.

[DeMoNsLaYeR575]

I love matte screens, no glare and you cant see fingerprints.

[thor33443]

I personally love matte screens. The glossy screens have always hurt my eyes from the reflection. The quality seems just as good to me.

[halogod2012]

matte for me also, cant stand glare especially in darker games while in a bright room

[drahcir_16]

Glossy screen seems nice but sometimes, it's very annoying when there's bright lights. I sometimes loose focus on what I'm doing. I always turn off the lights when I'm gaming

I use Alienware M14x R1 by the way

[xcskiier23]

As an avid movie enthusiast, I prefer a glossy screen for the colors and detail that it gives. Yes, a matte will forever be better in high sunlight applications, but the pros to a gloss screen outweigh the cons in my particular situation. I have my laptop connected to a 32inch monitor which has a semi-matte screen anyways for daytime use, so the best of both worlds!

[Hemingway60]

I have a matte 19 inch monitor and when compared to the typical 15.6inch glossy displays on most laptops nowadays, it has both its cons and pros. In daylight conditions, the matte screen completely blows away any glossy display. The colours are vibrant enough and there is absolutely no reflections noticeable (at least to me). In a dark room, the black suffers as I can clearly notice the difference between the glossy bezel and screen.

Glossy displays are 'alright' if you ask me, particularly when browsing the internet where the reflections aren't as noticeable as they are in dark scenes in movies for example which can be extremely annoying at times. Add to it, most of the panels used nowadays are very cheap and suffer huge colour shifts even when your eyes are exactly centred to it.

Perhaps if they start using more IPS panels in the future, I may eventually come to like glossy displays, but for now, matte is personal favourite.

[ichemilik]

My y500 had a glossy screen until I put on a matte-finished screen protector. Now I missed my glossy screen because the protector makes the screen look grainy. In terms of reflection I don't notice it much when I have my laptop on, but I do think glossy screen gives a better image quality.

[dadam]

I tend to think that glossy screens look better, but only under ideal conditions. Matte screens have always faired better for me all around because I don't see my reflection and the light behind me all the time.

[lucktle]

Matte screens for me. Either it's just me, or glossy screen smudges are really hard to remove.

[Samzflow]

I've had both on laptops and to be honest, I can't figure out which works best for me. On the one hand glossy appears to have high contrast but all the reflection can be very annoying. In a bright environment having matte at least allows you to see the screen but suffers from low contrast.

[CeKMTL]

For me, personally I like glossy coz it makes the screen feel like "crystal"...but I won't be using my Y500 outside, so don't have the reflection issues...

[bleach98]

On my desktop pc, I've a glossy display : It has reflects everywhere so it's kinda annoying. Right now, I've a laptop with a fine matt display (17" 1920x1080) from a GE70 0nd and I can use it wherever I want without bothering of windows.

[Coolica]

I used to not care, but after having a laptop with matte screen for the first time, I must say matte all the way. I never realized how distracting glossy's glare is.

[Hamed Owji]

Personally If I'm gonna be using the screen for coding or anything of that nature I would definitely pick matte.

[mletemps]

My y500 had a glossy screen until I put on a matte-finished screen protector. Now I missed my glossy screen because the protector makes the screen look grainy. In terms of reflection I don't notice it much when I have my laptop on, but I do think glossy screen gives a better image quality.

I think that is only because you put a matte screen protector on. A matte screen won't have this issue to that degree.

But yes, glossy screens are supposed to have better contrast in colours.