Possible to switch 15" Hi Res glossy for anti-glare screen?

I bought a 15" MacBook Pro a few months ago and have found I don't like the hi-res glossy screen. Is it possible to switch to the hi-res anti-glare option without buying a new machine? The computer's great otherwise, but I edit lots of photos and the reflections on the glossy are distracting.

Welcome to the Apple Communities forums. Unfortunately Apple does not offer an after purchase option to change to the Hi-Res Anti glare option.
You could try the follow
http://www.techrestore.com/mac/mbp-unibody-repair.shtml
If you scroll down they have a service that for $199 will remove the Glossy option and install a Matte finish instead. This service does not void your Apple Warranty either according to their site.
Good Luck

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I am shopping for a 15 in MBP. My main use is photo editing either at home or at coffee shops. The editing is more composition than anything else. Lots of cutting and creating, mainly using PS elements. Also editing using Adobe InDesign for creating a book. Any thoughts on which screen is better for this?
All comments welcome and thanks in advance.

Hi there...
Matte - imho don't even think of buying a glossy one. The only pro for glossy might be a better contrast. But the cons are that you can see yourself in the display, the viewing angle is reduced and if a light source is behind you, you can't see a bit... If you are sitting in the garden of a coffee shop just forget about using a glossy display.
And even worse, you can see every fingerprint on the display. Matte displays are less vulnerable for that.
I really recommend a matte display for you. (using a matte display myself)
Best regards,
Sven

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http://news.mydrivers.com/img/20090107/03155327.jpg and http://news.mydrivers.com/img/20090107/03160375.jpg

I purchased my 17" MBP back in 2006. I played with both types of screens, and came to this conclusion:
If one has TOTAL CONTROL of the lighting in EVERY ENVIRONMENT they will be operating, then go with the glossy screen.
And, of course, no one has total control of all lighting situations ...
I haven't regretted purchasing a matte screen for a moment. I use this machine at home, on the road, in convention halls, in board rooms, on the kitchen table ... it's wonderful.
Clint "I Never Use Absolutes" Bradford

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i am going to buy a macbook pro 15" with the 8gb ram and all that jazz but i can't choose between the glossy or anti glare they both will apply to my daily use but i cannot decide. is it possible to pick lets ay the glossy one then if i dont like it switch to the anti-glare or not ?

You can replace the screen later on, but at a cost.
Best bet would be to go to an apple shop and have a look at the 2 side by side and decide for yourself; if there was 1 that was better than the other, apple wouldn't give you the choice.
p.s. on a personal note I like the glossy one better. nicer picture IMO

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I recently bought a 15" MBP with a high res anti glare screen - I noticed that the screen dosent have the glas front "cover" like my 13" MBP glossy has.
Is it possible to put this glass on the anti glare screen? I know that the silver alu frame has to be removed from the antiglare screen. But the question is - is it possible and has anyone done it?
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Wow, I've never seen glitches like those before.
When I first got my late 2008 MacBook Pro, I had some "hiccups" with the video card which made it freeze when I used my iTunes visualizer and etc.
Apple replaced the internal components, and so far I haven't had any graphic related problems.
I'd say, Take it back to Apple if you have time to leave it for further testing.
From the looks of it, I believe they should replace the mother board (at least that's what they did for me when I had graphics glitches)
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Hi Menel,
Thanks for the reply!
Does your PowerSupport Anti-Glare affect the nice Retina display? Does it still look good?
Is it easy to apply? ( Bubble Free ? )
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will there be an anti-glare screen for the new MacBook Pro?

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If you plan to use it in public areas, consider the 3M privacy filters, they have matte/shiny sides so you can use whichever you prefer.
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I can't imagine that they would take it.
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Can anyone that owns a creative player go to www.boxwave.com and request Anti-glare screen protectors for what ever model you have and the whole line of creative HDD players. I dout they would make them for falsh players but can you still request them anyway. The make there products based on request and we really need to have screen protectors for Creative players. PLEASE REQUEST!
That would be cool if one of the MODS could float this at the top so everyone sees it
THANKS!

GPL wrote:
Actually, you should be able to get them right now from this place. Just enter the model and they'll make them up.
http://www.expresscentre.com/mp3.htm
I've bought from them several times for various cell phones and my new Blackberry. They sell them in sets of 3 for about $6.50 for the set. You can also look on ebay for these things.
Good luck and if anybody orders from here, please post so others will know the results.
I'm having trouble looking for them on ebay. I don't what to search for. I kept typing in anti-glare protectors for mp3 players, but there no results.

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Which is better for video editing? I like the anti-glare screen but am worried that it won't give me true colors and black levels.
Any thoughts on the matter?

We use matte screens in our digital design Photo-shop class with no appreciable color loss or bleed.
zoz

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HI,
I consider buying a MacBook pro 15 with hi-res screen.
My primary use is text editing and document reading (primarily Word).
I want as good as possible "clearness" or is it called contrast, leat blurry looking text.
Anyone who has any experience and/or opinion on this.
Thanks for your answer.
Terje

If I were you, I would opt for the high-res/anti-glare option - it's only $100US now: back when I purchased my MBP in March of 2012, it was a $250 option which I just couldn't afford. Now, looking at the new models side-by-side, I wish that I had ponyed up the $250 for the HR/AG option.
I'm certain that you won't regret it - the people that have the option seem to be tickled pink with it. These days I'm using a (glossy) 17" Apple Thunderbolt Display 90% of the time in a semi-dark room. But I find that my MBP with the glossy screen is simply unusable when outdoors or in bright backlighting.
Go for it...
Clinton

Which type of screens do you guys have??? Glossy or Anti-glare

I just want to know which one is better. Which one is easies to get scratched? Which one is stable? And Which one is easies to get clean? Thanks

I'm planning to purchase a 17" Macbook Pro and have wondered the same. I found an Apple Store that had both of them on display and was able to compare them a bit. Bear in mind, firstly, as has been said many times before, this is largely a matter of opinion.
Some observations:
Color on both screens is excellent. In the super-bright apple store I thought they were both easy enough to read and adequately bright. YMMV.
The glossy screen is VERY glossy. In the brightly lit apple store, there is basically no angle where there will be no reflections. However, it is possible to get rid of the worst of the glare by adjusting your viewing angle.
The matte screen is much less glossy. Fancy that. It's about the same as any old-fashioned screen you might have seen on another laptop.
Colors on the matte screen are perhaps a bit more "dull". Colors on the glossy display definitely "pop". If you have seen a matte cinema display next to a glossy cinema display, you know what you're dealing with here in my opinion.
The matte display has NO protection over it. It is just the thin plastic layer like you'd have on any laptop. If you touch it, it will sort of "haze" and then fade back to normal. From experience with these screens in the past, fingerprints and dust can be difficult to clean and you want to be careful what you use to clean it.
The glossy screen is covered with a solid piece of glass. If you touch it, it does not affect the display. My assumption is that it will clean very easily with glass cleaner and a cloth.
Given I have a 3yr old and have seen my matte displays degrade with time due to accidents etc, I think I'm going to go along with Apple on this one and go for the glossy screen. Aside from the durability factor, personally, I'd prefer the Matte display. Lack of glare trumps "pop" any day for me.

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Last time around, my friend bought an antiglare hi res MBP but found that when he received it, it did not have LED tech... it was LCD like the old models. After speaking with Apple they told him that what true and allowed him to exchange for gloss since the site did not say this anywhere.
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You're absolutely right. I bought a 2010 15" hi-res anti-glare MacBook Pro and found the panel to be significantly darker than that of the regular 1440x900 screens. So what I did was return the laptop and purchased a 13" MBA. After comprehensive testing, I've concluded the 2010 13" and 11" MBAs to be the brightest (led backlight-wise) of all Apple laptops. Unfortunately, not so much contrast as the MBAs have worse viewing angles than the Pros.
It's hard time information like this elsewhere, but for all else looking for a Mac with the brightest screens here's a list:
2010 MacBook Air > 13" MBP > 15" & 17" MBP > 15" MBP Hi-Res > 15" MBP Hi-Res Anti-Glare > 13" MB
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I realize a rigid plastic overlay would affect touch responsiveness significantly, but as long as I could turn a page in iBooks, I'd be alright. Basically, I'm trying to make my Kindle obsolete.
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Have you looked at the Moshi Screen Protector?
Its removable, can be washed, no-bubbles, and it doesn't have any glare at all. Its got a matte-finish.
I love the concept of this screen protector, but I found the screen to be a bit fuzzy. Definently worth trying out though.
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