Glossy Screen Yes or No

What manufacturers offer a glossy screen?

Are they better than matte screens?

Pretty much any manufacture makes glossy screens and matte screens. I like matte screens better but everyone has they own preference.

Glossy is easier to clean imho but they produce more glare.

Matte. The reflectiveness of glossy screens annoys me to no end when trying to edit images.

Glossy is nice but ONLY if you use it in a carefully controlled environment with no possibility of lights reflecting off the screen. In the real world, matte is better.

I STRONGLY dislike glossy screens..... but it's a preference thing.

This is one of those things you have to look at in person. Head over to a store that carries computers and you will be able to find examples of each.

Matte screens work best for photography and design work. I find they calibrate better and are much easier on the eyes. No comparison in my opinion and I have had both.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #15557360
Matte screens work best for photography and design work. I find they calibrate better and are much easier on the eyes. No comparison in my opinion and I have had both.

This.

The glare on glossy can be a complete nightmare unless you can arrange for no reflected light source.

I'd never buy a monitor with a glossy screen.

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Nor would I.

Bob_A wrote in post #15611668
I'd never buy a monitor with a glossy screen.

The important issue with glossy is that images appear more contrasty, so when you view them on a matt screen they look flat.

The thing is- there are plenty of monitors now which are in between full matte and full gloss. Dell's new U2713 (HM as well as H) have what I personally think is the best compromise between the two. So you should really look in person at various monitors and decide which one is the best for you.

It is definitely a preference thing. I am highly perceptive to the anti-glare coating on most matte screens. The 3D sparkly effect drives me absolutely nuts. I recently tried and abandoned almost immediately a Dell U2711 monitor. An excellent monitor no doubt. But the excessively heavy antiglare was completely unacceptable to me.

I therefore prefer glossy screens. Yes they are reflective, but I have a work environment where I completely control the lighting and so I hardly notice any reflections.

I prefer glossy. Yes they can be a pain... dust, finger prints, glare... but I love the nicer smoothness, contrast, depth. I have mine with a window directly behind it so I get little glare, and even then its only visible on dark areas. To each his own, like so many other things.