RE:Matte or Glossy Screen

I am purchasing a Mac Book Pro .. and wanted to get opinions on which screen to choose...
can you help me out ..Matte or Glossy Screens..

Honestly ..it's a personal preference thing. Go to an apple store and look at both for a bit to see which you like. If you don't have an apple store nearby ..go to Best Buy or any other store that sells laptops ... the matte/glossy conundrum happens across all makes/models.

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Does it have matte or glossy screen?

For the E amd L series its specified when they have a matte screen, but what about the new t450? Its not specified, does that mean all lenovos from the T series have matte displays? Or are they glossy?
Does the T450 have a matte or a glossy screen?

Dear Erchz
Welcome in lenovo community
Here is all information regarding the LCD of your model .
Also kindly be informed that the T series is not installed with glossy LCD
Thanks
Alaa
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Matte or glossy screen?

For editing video purposes on the new MBP,
which is the better choice, the matte screen or the glossy?
I'll be working in a room with plenty of natural light,
but not so much that you'll want to wear your sunglasses.
thanks!

I know they have those that you can order. I would send it back (especially since you had to pay extra for the matte screen) just because I think if it was something you apply yourself, it would be something that would always make me wonder if it's on straight or whether or not it's peeling. This product I think is made for people that ordered the glossy initially and later down the line realized that they preferred the matte screen, but it was too late. Unless you have projects that require you to have the equipment before it's physically possible to get another one. The day after I ordered my machine the new Mac Pros with the Nahalem chips were released but rather than go back and get that, I had something I had to work on and I couldn't afford to lose that time. Whatever your schedule can afford.
If you do choose to keep it though, check out your reciept to see if they charged you the extra $50 for the matte screen you didn't get. You should get that money back.

How to switch from glossy to non-glossy screen (2010 model)

I will only have access to an Apple Store or AASP in the next week. In the mean time, I'm wondering if there's any reason to this:
I had a 2007 Macbook Pro 15" on Apple Care, which was close to expiring. The computer wasn't functioning properly, so I took it to an Apple Store and they tried to repair it. A few days later, I go back there and I get the news that my Macbook Pro won't even turn on anymore, so they give me the new 2010 Macbook Pro 15" as a free replacement. My old one had a matte (non-glossy) screen, but they informed me they didn't have any ones with matte screen to give to me at the time. Since I needed the computer on that day, I had to take one with a glossy screen home.
That happened on May. Now, I'm finally able to have access to an Apple Store, so I wonder how I can get my Macbook Pro to have a matte screen. I believe I have the right to have a matte screen, but it has been to long.

Hi Roberto,
This question can only be answered by Apple. This is a user-to-user forum and the question you're asking is related to the policies and procedures for unit replacements handled by Apple. Typically, from my experience, when Apple offers a unit replacement the one you get is... the one you get. If the matte screen was that critical, then you should have asked to have it ordered and waited.
Perhaps Apple can exchange your replacement computer (after 3 months), but again that question can only be answered by Apple.

Matte or Glossy????

Going to upgrade from a powerbook g4 to an original MBP. (2.2 or 2.4 ish for the LED). Just want something quicker for my day to day usage and the N networking would be nice too. Cant justify the 1700 for the unibody so Im sticking with a year or two old aluminum.
Question is. Do I go Matte or Glossy screen? Have a matte in my PB. Looks OK, but another reason for the upgrade is I want a prettier screen. Im wondering if the Glossy is that much better. Can you see it in sunlight? does it show glare from every window and light bulb, etc? I have a sunny house and live on a golf course so from time to time I'm out on my deck playing on the computer (the deck is covered so not like sun is beaming right onto the screen).
Please, weigh in people, with what you have, what you like about it, if you wish you had the other screen, etc. Would love to hear any and all opinions.
Thanks.
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I have a Late MBP 13" and, at the time I wish they made it matte. Did no wish to go bigger because I am travelling a lot and wanted a small machine. I was really scared about the glossy. Turns out that I love it! I find the colors way more crispier than my old laptop (was an acer with LCD not LED). I the odd time I see glare in the screen i just move it a tiny bit and its gone.
In the house, I never see the glare, only when the screen is really dark (i.e. when watching a movie) but nothing to make me hate it.
This is my experience, hope you will have more opinions to have a better idea.

What are the different model numbers for the glossy screen and the matte?

I just bought a 2.5 MBP from bestbuy and before I open it up I want to make sure I didn't get the glossy screen. Is there a way to tell from the box? It doesn't say glossy screen on it but I wasn't sure.
I am just switching over from having to use a PC for 15 years back to where I started using macs. What are the benefits of the glossy screen?

You may want to check out your local Apple store where both the glossy and matte screens are on display.
Glossy screens provide more vivid, vibrant colors and deeper, richer blacks. They're great for watching movies, viewing photos, etc.
Matte screens are good for use in high-sunlight environments or in situations where you have a lot of light shining on your screen. Many professional photographers opt for these screens because they more accurately reflect how a photo will look when printed. (Don't be confused -- photos look better on the glossy screen, but when you print them they'll look less vivid. Photographers don't like that because it makes it tough to anticipate how a photo will look when printed.)
Here's my two cents: I've spent 20 years on a matte screen. I used the glossy one for a day and you couldn't pay me to switch back. In my opinion, the glossy screen is fantastic.

Replace the Glossy Screen with the Matte Screen on a 2008 Macbook Pro?

Can you replace the Glossy Screen with the Matte Screen on a 2008 Macbook Pro?
Where would I get a Matte Screen for a reasonable price if I could change it?

There are a number of issues you should consider before embarking on this project.
1. If you have a late-2008 unibody MBP, you are undoubtedly aware that there was never any anti-glare option offered for that machine. So there is no anti-glare display that was made to work with it.
2. If you choose to replace only the LCD panel and not the entire display assembly — which is probably feasible but involves a great deal of painstaking work — you will also need to buy (separately) the aluminum bezel that takes the place of the glossy cover glass panel in models that came equipped with the nonglare screen. The bezel covers and protects the edges of the LCD and the delicate electronic connections there, and hides all that from view.
3. If you go that route, you will have to make sure that the cabling related to the display you are installing is identical to the cabling related to your original display. This means checking to make sure the cable lengths, connectors and routing both within the display assembly and hinge cover and within the lower case of the computer are all the same.
4. If you choose to replace the entire display assembly with one that contains a nonglare LCD, you will have the entire, intact glossy display assembly available to sell afterward. If you replace only the LCD panel, the LCD and glass cover panel that you remove will have much less resale value and are likely to be much harder to sell at all, because you won't practically be able to offer any warranty with them and because there are probably far fewer people willing to tackle the fussy, risky display disassembly process than are willing to replace the whole assembly as a unit.
5. Even if you choose to replace the entire assembly, you will need to verify that the cables dangling from the replacement display assembly are the right lengths and have the right connectors to tie into your lower case properly. Because the assembly will have come from a later MBP model than yours, cable routing and connectors may have changed from one to the other.
If this all sounds more daunting than you were expecting, you may want to consider just applying a nonglare film to the glass covering your present screen. If you aren't happy with the results, you can fall back on the replacement option.

MacBook and Air have Glossy Screens. Will Apple cancel Matte with the Pro?

When the new MacBook Pro comes out, you think Apple will only release it in Glossy Screen, or still provide it's users with the choice to go Matte?
How many people here who have the current MacBook Pro have either the Matte or Glossy MacBook Pro?
I along with all my other colleges are anti-glossy screen, we work in bright environments and it is extremely hard to almost impossible to work with glare.
Saeid.

Because the MacBook Pro is one of Apple's 'professional' products I think the matte screen will always be an option as Glossy screens can make it hard for those in creative fields to match correct colours etc..

Replacing the glossy screen with a 3rd party anti-glare or matte

I had my credit card ready to purchase 2 iMacs (finally rplacing our two G5's), until I realized that the anti-glare option with the 15" and 17" MBP would not be carried over to the iMacs. So I was wondering if anyone know of a third party with an option to replace the glossy screen with either a matte or an anti-glare screen. Would this void any warranty?

Open letter to Apple:
Let me first say, I'm a long-time, loyal Mac user (and defender). My first experience with Apple was in elementary school - on the Apple IIE. I created a game using DOS code in grade 5.
My father was a high school teacher and brought home a Mac Plus when I was in high school. The "Paint" program that it came installed with initiated my humble beginnings as digital designer - even on the small black and white screen, with it's limited capabilities, I could see the potential. We were always a Mac family. When my mother finally retired, I talked her into getting the same 24" white IMac I currently have, because that way I could walk her through the setting up and use of it, and now we can skype each other and it's like she's here in the room with me, not a whole province away.
I even had a Mac as a single mom struggling as a full time Communication Design student at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. My young daughter and I lived off my student loans, but they weren't enough to buy a Mac, so I asked my dad to co-sign a student line of credit so I could get a Mac to be compatible with the computers at school. This was the only way I could take my homework home and work while my daughter slept. I sacrificed a lot to have a Mac. We sacrificed.
Skip ahead about a decade, I have my own small graphic design business, I currently have 3 Mac computers: I have a 24" white Imac as my main business tool; I have a titanium laptop for meetings and presentations, and a white Macbook laptop that my high school-aged daughter uses for school and socializing.
I am now at the point in my growing business that it is finally time to upgrade all of my equipment. I've been excitedly holding out for the newest Imac release. I went in to our local BestBuy a few weeks ago to buy my new 27" fully loaded Imac (hey I've worked hard, why not splurge a little?) As I walked up to the Mac display and finally laid eyes on my long awaited dream machine, all I could see was the shocked and betrayed look on my face reflected in the shiny surface of the screen. I nearly cried, I was so disappointed. All I could think was "How could you? "
What is the point of having the shiny screen? I feel so betrayed, so foolish, for sticking with Apple through thick and thin for nearly a quarter of a century. I have invested thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars in Apple products, peripherals, and MAC compatible software for all of my Macs. Adobe CS3, Microsoft Office, 3rd party applications, Mac compatible fonts, and even games. I have purchased protection plans, extra RAM, home insurance and back-up devices for my Macs. I was invested in you, Apple. So what now? Will my hard earned savings now go toward buying the new PC software needed to convert my business to PCs?
The graphics industry, for a large part, has kept Apple going all these years. We have paid the premium for our Apples, and we have just been stabbed in the back by Apple. On behalf of the entire graphic design community in North America, Apple, please offer us a matte screen option on all your new computers.

Am I the only one that got a high res glossy screen?!?

Anyone else choose the high res glossy or am I the only crazy one?
I pulled the trigger on a 15" with the high res glossy screen (first mac ever). After reading this board, perhaps I made a mistake and should have gotten the matte screen? I wasn't able to see the matte screen in person and now I am having second thoughts. The glare is a little annoying but only if I am "looking" for the reflection. It also seems all other displays are now predominatly glossy like my tv, iPhone, etc. When i compare my glossy mac to my Dell xps matte screen, it is so much more vivid! Perhaps I am comparing apples to oranges.
I know this subject has been posted a million times (I have read many of them) but those with a glossy hi res please let me know why you chose it. Thanks!

I picked up the high-res glossy screen as well and don't regret it for a second!
I assume the question is about choosing the glossy over the matte and not about the high-res option (which was just a no brainer imo!)
For me it just feels much more like a Mac; I don't really like the bezel around the screen on the matte ones and I definitely know what you mean about the colours seeming more vivid (though in reality, they really aren't)
I appreciate that the glare may be an issue for some people, but i'm never really in an environment where it would bother me too much. Don't regret it just because others prefer the matte option. If the glare really isn't bothering you then there's no reason to consider changing. At the end of the day, everyone is different. Which is why they offer both options to begin with
hope this helps, and be happy with your purchase; it's a beautiful machine, glossy or matte

Glossy screens

Hello
I am currently in the market for a MacBook pro. I had a 2008 black MacBook before which I believe had a glossy screen. I have about $2000 to spend total at the most including one to one and a warranty. I would like to buy the 13 inch MacBook pro (i7). While doing research I have been hearing people talking about the glossy screens giving people headaches and that is really scaring me. I am going to use it for Microsoft word and web surfing. I will use it for about 4 hours a day most likely in the evening. Should I worry about the headache factor. As far as the glare goes I have a overhead light right above my desk and windows behind me but they have blinds on them. I can always put a screen protector on from "power support" to give it the matte finish. What do you think I should do? Is it really worth the price to do the 15" MacBook pro matte.
My previous MacBook had the same screen as the white MacBook now but there is less glare on the normal MacBook because it isn't edge to edge glass.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your answer. Hopefully some more people will tell me the same thing. My desk is a little cutout type of thing in a bunch of cabinets and a light above. The cutout is about 2 feet tall and 5 feet wide. The windows are about 10 feet behind where I sit. In front of me there is just a wall.
Thanks so much. Any more responses are appreciated greatly.

Non-Glossy screen for the 13" MacBook Pro...the 13" MacBook Air has it!?!?!

Sorry if this has already been discovered, but I just realized.....Why isn't there a Matte option for the screen on the 13" MacBook Pro? The 17" has always had it with an upgrade, the 15" now has the option for the upgrade, but why not the 13"??? I was trying to think what it would look like and then realized.....it would look like the MacBook Air......RIGHT? Because the MacBook air doesn't have a black frame around the screen, and its not glossy, and is the same 13" 1280 x 800, so why not bring that option to the MacBook PRO? (On second thought, I'd also like to have a 1440 x 900 option even though the fonts will be even smaller! lol I love screen space!)

As someone with 20 years professional experience in digital imaging, both in video and stills, Photoshop retouching, Quark press work, and working with everything from Binuscan to Shake, having supervised thousands of press checks and taught thousands of personnel in everything from Newspapers to video Post-houses as a consultant and trainer, I love the glossy screens for the color saturation, rich blacks and fine detail rendition.
That said, the many years of glossy Sony, Barco and Mitsu/Lacie CRT screens have taught me to use hoods and proper lighting; this goes for matte LCD screens as well, where ANY pro color-critical work should be done with a hood, such as the Hoodman or Think Tank products. That said, I have no problem in airports, outdoors, etc. using any of my glossy screen MPS, I find a properly calibrated glossy screen on these to be, at least with the latest iteration of the glossy screens available on the Unibody MBPs, eminently usable for pro color work.
The point is, at least for me, that anyplace I'd need to worry about glare and reflections on a glossy screen MBP, I also have to worry about the same on the matte screen. For example, my wife now uses my previous generation MBP matte-screen 15" LED backlit model. This is the case when I use hers when out and about. Pro work CAN and IS done by many pros who PREFER the glossy screen MBPs to their matte screen counterparts, and manage to get pro quality work done more easily on them, as it suits their taste, and somehow manages to produce results avery bit as professional as pro users on matte-screen MBPs. I know I'm in the minority here, with regard to pros who prefer glossy screen MBPs to matte-screen ones.
Since I am, after all, in the pro minority, I agree that Apple NEVER should have removed the matte option, and I'd be happy to have, and think it's the ethical thing to do, Apple not only offer matte screens on all laptop products from now on, but that they RETURN to making glossy displays on MacBook Pros (and MacBooks, for that matter) an EXTRA-COST OPTION, and make matte screen displays the standard. That's the fair and logical thing for Apple to do, and I wouldn't mind at all paying for being in the Pro minority by paying an extra $50.00 USD, or even $100.00 over a standard matte-screen display in any and al of the Apple laptop line.
The matte screen's no longer what I use on my laptops for pro work, and i prefer it that way. But I know, too, that if Apple suddenly yanked the glossy displays with NO Option AT ALL of buying a MBP with a glossy display, I'd be freakin' livid. So I empathize with those pros, and anyone else, who prefers matte screens but who've been unfairly 'locked out' by Apple from paying the same as glossy screen laptops on the 15" and the 17" UMBPs and having NO glossy option on the 13" UMBP. Makes no sense at all, to quote Husker Du. ;^) BUT- pros who prefer the glossy display MBPs (I've owned all 3 unibody MBPs, with and without the superior quality latest-generation displays- the 13" MBP, the 15" MBP and the 17"), should, IMO, have at least the option to purchase the glossy display, at least as an extra-cost option. THAT would make the most sense, since the majority of pros who use UMBPs prefer the matte screen, and that vast majority should not only have the matte-screen option, but the matte-screen discount as well!

Matte vs Glossy on LED backlight

Im about to buy one of these new MBP's, but Im torn on the screen.
Im used to matte and am very wary of the reflectiveness of the glossy screens. Would the matte screens visual performance in sunlit conditions also be increased by the LED backlight?
I would like to hear about peoples experiences and recommendations.

I went back and forth on matte or glossy a great deal before purchasing my new Santa Rosa 15" MBP. I hope my experience can help with your decision.
I use both laptop and desktop systems. I do a great deal of color work photographing product and producing catalogs and websites. I rely heavily on Aperture, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and InDesign. Attached to my G5 tower is a 23" Cinema Display. I do the majority of my photo editing and layout work on that display and it's wonderful, so long as I calibrate it regularly (this is a must).
I've owned virtually every laptop that Apple has produced in one generation or another since the Blackbird models. I upgraded to the Santa Rosa 2.4 from a first generation MacBook Pro (matte). No laptop I've used has a display that is acceptable for critical color work. Not one, not even close. I'm not knocking Apple's laptop displays specifically, as they've produced some good ones, but rather laptop displays in general. They are simply inadequate for mission critical color work.
I travel with my laptop and shoot products digitally direct to my laptop. The colors I see in the shoots, even with a color calibrated laptop, aren't close to what I get when I get back to my office and begin editing the photos. So, those of you who maintain that matte is the only way to go because it's much more accurate for color editing should really be espousing the use of an external display for those purposes. A laptop display won't cut it if color accuracy is paramount.
So, what do I use the laptop for besides spot work when I'm not at my desktop? I use it for mail, word processing, iPhoto for family stuff using my point and shoot, web browsing, watching dvds while I travel, watching downloaded movies and shows, showing off photos to friends and family, and the occasional bit of gaming, and just a touch of iMovie & iDVD editing. Having just bought my first, I can now say the glossy display blows the doors off the matte display for these purposes.
I took a leap of faith, bought the glossy, and I can tell you it's absolutely gorgeous. For the activities I listed, it's a much more impressive display to look at than the matte. Photos look much richer, colors are much more vivid, and even text is sharper and easier to read. And, despite using it in mixed environments (office with fluorescent lights, studio with hot lamps, home with lots of windows, airports & planes) glare has really not been the issue I had feared. I do not use my laptop outside, so I can't speak to that specifically.
So from now on it's glossy laptop displays for me. Will I do color critical work on it? Heck no, but then again I wouldn't do that on the matte version either. That remains the domain of my Cinema display. But for most everything else, the glossy display, to my surprise, looks much better.
I hope that helps.

Need Advice fr/ Graphic Designers/Video Editors about Glossy Screens

Would like to hear some advice from industry professionals working in Graphic Design and Video Editing about working on a Glossy Screen MBP.
No offense, but please do not share speculative responses (these forums are notorious for that) I just want people who actually own a glossy screen MBP.
Many thanks,
O.

I do not have a glossy screen MBP (just a matte one), but I had a glossy Toshiba prior to this. I do a lot of 3D, and I definitely prefer the matte to the glossy. The shiny screen gives me headaches after about an hour, and has no major benefits that Apple says they do (except look all shiny and new).
I'll never buy a glossy lcd again.

Glossy Screen Low Down on MacBook Pro!!

I am reading threads that have people that have the glossy screen option on the MacBook Pros. To those that have them can you please give a really detailed description of this screen with comparisons to the antiglare coating screens and the MB glossy screen. Can you also if possible post as many pictures as possible of it in as many different lightings as possible, and if possible the same exact shot with an antiglare coated screen (maybe an apple external display) for comparision. And can someone comment on the ability to read text off of this screen does it hurt your eyes after an hour of looking at it.
Thanks (I am deciding between gloss or no gloss 17 inch MBP)

Pictures probably won't help you make a decision. It is difficult to see the differences between the two with pictures. Why not just check out a few PC notebooks with the glossy screens? I used to own a dell xps gen 2 with a 1920x1200 glossy screen and it was glorious, but the glare was a bit annoying. In reality, I didn't really notice much of a difference playing games; it was only in the windows applications that things looked alot better.
Generally, you'll like glossy if you: Like super bright and contrasty colors, don't use your computer for hours on end and use your computer in a controlled lighting environment. Please realize that you will see glare at some point. There are lots of website that have reviewed the MB glossy screen, why not search for them on google? Arstechnica.com was particularly annoyed with the screen.
Go matte if you plan on luggin the sucker around everywhere and if you plan on doing photo work. I didn't calibrate my MBP screen and my print results are very simliar to what I see on screen! The colors will not be a bright and punchy, but you will have a very nice looking screen!
I prefer the matte now, easier on the eyes and more versatile. Besides, I can always get a big glossy screen and throw it on a desk.
I'd say if you don't know, just for for the matte
good luck

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