17" anti-reflection screen

I see you can buy the glossy screen at standard price, but there is an extra charge for the anti-reflection or matte screen. Is this an add-on that can be purchased afterwards, or must it be ordered at time of purchase. I'm hearing different things either that it's a true matte screen and is manufactured that way, and that it's an add-on that can be purchased later.
Thanks very much for clarifying this.
All the best,
Tom

There is much debate on which screen is better and in the end it really becomes a personal preference.
Although, from my experience, I have owned both MBP 17 unibodies (glossy had a defective battery and screen flicker and had it replaced with an anti-glare) and much prefer the anti-glare.
In my opinion, the glossy did have more vivid colors, but to enjoy it you really had to be in a controlled lighted environment to reduce the amount of glare. The glossy screen is beautiful but its seems a lot more glossy than the other glossy screens that apple has produced, ie the 13" white macbook. The industry seems to be transitioning to the glossy screens, however to me it kind of looks like another garden variety Dell computer (just the screen of course).
With the anti-glare, the screen is still amazing with bright vivid colors. It reminds me of the previous apple laptops before the unibody but just brighter and higher resolution.
I used the glossy screen in coffee shops, work and at home and had a lot of glare to the point I had to either increase the brightness or change the viewing angle to get rid of it. I now use the anti-glare in any situation and I am much more happier since it is more versatile.
I know this is probably more information than you need... but hope it helps!

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