MBP glossy display & viewing angle

I wonder whether the glossy display on a MBP is actually the same LCD with just another film on it or a totally different screen.
I'd like to know because today I saw one of those CrystalView screens on an Fujitsu Siemens Amilo of a friend. The viewing angle and sharpnesss is amazing, on almost 180 degrees I could read the screen. much better I guess than the screen we get from apple or... is there any chance the glossy display option would bring us a better viewing angle?
Personally I don't like the glossy screens but if they're better I might order my MBP with the glossy option.
The store didn't have any on display, so i could not compare.
Anyone with a MBP with glossy screen?

Glossy vs. matte is an individual decision so do your own comparison. Probably most clients will actually prefer the look of images on the glossy display, however they may then wonder why the same pix in print or on a pro display have less "pop."
IMO buy the 17" MBP rather than the 15" MBP. My reasons:
• More screen real estate, a very big deal when in the field and no external display is connected.
• Much higher pixel count, a very big deal when in the field and no external display is connected.
• Available matte display, a very big deal (to many pro photogs, including me) when in the field and no external display is connected.
• Faster; the added size and easier heat dissipation of the 17" apparently allow Apple to make less engineering compromises.
• Twice the available RAM, a very big deal moving forward as app vendors evolve apps to better utilize available cheap RAM, OS 10.6 and boxes with more RAM access. Under OS X Photoshop (and probably Aperture as well) can already take advantage of up to 32 GB installed RAM, maybe more.
• Longer battery life is alleged, which matters not to me but some folks care.
• After years of using 15" and smaller, starting with the Duo, I now use a 2.33 GHz 17" and far prefer the larger size.
• All the above benefits and it only weighs 1.1 pound more than the 15" MBP.
-Allen Wicks

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