Changing iMac 20" to a glossy display

Is it possible to remove the material on the display and end up with a glossy display?

No.
You may be able to put some kind of covering over the screen to make it glossy, but I'd recommend against it.

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How good is the MacBookPro glossy display compare to the iMac display? I just love the colour of the iMac display, i noticed however that the matte MBPs in the stores are not as awesome as the iMac. I have no experience with the glossy MBPs and the store only displays the matte ones. Does anyone have an opinion if the MBP glossy display can match the display performance of the iMac?

Chris look at my comments in this thread regarding testing reflections in sunlight glossy v matte:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1334434
It is not so much the display as the way the computer produces the colors BTW. The iMac is capable of true "millions of colors" because it uses 24 bit color (8 bit each, RGB) however the MacBook Pro uses only 18 bit color (6 bit per color, RGB) This produces 260,000 colors which then are added too by dithering to provide the in between colors. While it works well and is beautiful it cannot compete side by side with the iMac, hence less 'wow' factor

IMac to TV (HDMI) : Ghost display when TV is off

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audio & picture appears normally. I use this setup to watch movies on my bigger screen.
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hi there,
have you solve this problem?
Because I have had this issue also, still looking for the solution.
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IMac hooked up to HDTV - display and colours

Hi
I have hooked up my iMac to my HDTV Panasonic TC 26LX70
It works pretty well, i have 2 issues though:
Each time i hook up the imac to the hdtv, the display for my imac changes automatically. I tried to find the good setting in systems preferences but so far nothing great. I still have the display of the imac re-initializing eah time
The colours on the HDTV are not as good as on the iMac screens, they are more "HDTV" like, too bright, too flashy. How can i get the same ones than on the mac?
Please I would appreciate your opinions
Thx

If you have it set to +Mirror Displays+ in System Preferences Displays pane Arrangement tab, you should uncheck that setting. Then, the two screens together will show an extended Desktop, as represented in the diagram on that preference pane, and you will be able to set the resolution on the two screens independently. So you can use the optimum settings for each screen; the standard HD resolution for most HDTVs is 1920x1080 (1080p).

IMac G5 see always external display connected

Hey,
I watch movies on my TV with my iMac G5 (i use the mini-VGA adapter).
When i don't use the adapter, the iMac just see the internal display (called iMac), but now it always see an external VGA display.
I tried resetting PRAM, NVRAM, SMU, but no change.
I have installed Mac OS on an external hard-drive to see if it was a config problem, but it's always the same.
That's a problem cause it uses the half memory of my graphic card.
Perhaps the graphic card has a problem ?
I don't know what to do.
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Make sure that the PRAM battery is under 4 years old.
Then zap the PRAM.

IMac hooked up to HDTV - display & colours

Hi
I have hooked up my iMac to my HDTV Panasonic TC 26LX70
It works pretty well, i have 2 issues though:
* Each time i hook up the imac to the hdtv, the display for my imac changes automatically. I tried to find the good setting in systems preferences but so far nothing great. I still have the display of the imac re-initializing eah time
* The colours on the HDTV are not as good as on the iMac screens, they are more "HDTV" like, too bright, too flashy. How can i get the same ones than on the mac?
Please I would appreciate your opinions
Thx

In as much as this is really not a "Using Mac OS X Leopard" forum problem but more of an iMac display issue why not post in the appropriate iMac hardware forum?
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=132
You'll have more exposure to folks with similar set ups and equipment.

Select Matte or Glossy Display?

I'm planning to order a MBP as a replacement for my PB. I won't be doing any graphic,video or specialized photograhy tasks with it. I understand a glossy display is not recommended for tasks like that. I primarily will be using it at home. I have seen the Macbooks in the stores and tried a side by side comparison to the pros and it did seem as if the MB's display was brighter and the colors seemed to be more distinct than the pros.
The glare and the reflections were noticeable if I looked for them especially if viewed from the side but I don't think that's the way most of us use laptops. I know that I would be happy with either but would appreciate any advice in choosing.
John

I wish they had the glossy option before. I would've gone with it. Just because I've been using matte LCD forever. Just for a change. Plus they looked really nice in the Apple Store.
I guess if you mainly use it indoors, then go for the glossy. It's all personal opinions.

Purchased new W530 Glossy Display??

Hello everyone,
Finally I found a good deal on Thinkpad W530, I got a good deal on it as its a display piece (the one placed in display shelves) hence I got it cheaper.
I had few questions for which I need answer to ensure me that I havent been scammed by the seller;
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I fear that the seller has changed the display!
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Moderator Note; subject edited.

[cbassett360] ... it sounds like this is basic unit (although I don't recall any of the W530's having a K1000M. All the ones I saw when I got mine was a K2000M (which I have) or the integrated Intel graphics, but the K2000M was the most common (I could be wrong).
You are. W530's are baked with either K1 or K2 cards.
[cbassett360] And as stated above, no W530 has a glossy screen. so if it does, it's probably not a W530 (unless by chance someone did a screen swap on it--which I don't know if you can even do that.)
You can. Swapping screens takes 10 minutes. I do it all the time. When did the screen make or break a W530? This is crazy talk. Gloss screens are an option for most any machine.
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