Shiny screens.

[zeitghost]

Why did anyone every think this was a Good Idea?

If I wanted a mirror, I'd have bought a mirror not a monitor or a laptop.

Didn't we spend much of the 70s & 80s trying to get rid of shiny screens?

And now they're worse than ever.

Crystalbrite my arse.

[milanbenes]

agreed,

just bought a new laptop, had to specify wanted a 'mat' screen

goodness knows what the attraction is to the mirror ones

Milan.

[milanbenes]

he he

how's it going old timer, good Christmas, plenty of stuffing ?

Milan.

[RichardCranium]

Why did anyone every think this was a Good Idea?

I'm glad you posted that. I've been wanting to ask the same for a year or so but was frightened by the Emperor's New Clothes Syndrome: was it just me that couldn't see the image on the screen for my own sweet visage?

Didn't we spend much of the 70s & 80s trying to get rid of shiny screens?

Yep. We even spend £100+ on anti-glare filters that Velcroed onto the monitor. (For a few weeks, until the glue gave up.) (And were always ½" narrower than the screen.)

[ThomasSoerensen]

The book of Job(s) says it is good.

[RichardCranium]

Here we go:

CrystalBrite is Acer's marketing name for high-gloss laptop screens, representing the latest in anti-reflective LCD screen technology (anti-reflective technology).

Riiiiight. So "high-gloss" now = "anti-reflective".

A quick Google search of reviews tells me it is a better option provided you don't use it outdoors, where there's windows, where there's bright lights, where the user is not illuminated, where is there is no bright light source behind you (e.g. a pale coloured wall) and where there are no reflections from light sources in front of you (e.g. the monitor screen if you are wearing glasses).

Conclusion: gloss screens are for use in the dark. With the brightness turned down. And your glasses off.

[DimPrawn]

I've got two laptops I use day to day.

One has a traditional matt screen and the other a shiny screen.

Guess which ones doesn't get used except in a completely darkened room without any windows.

[Sysman]

Here we go:

Riiiiight. So "high-gloss" now = "anti-reflective".

A quick Google search of reviews tells me it is a better option provided you don't use it outdoors, where there's windows, where there's bright lights, where the user is not illuminated, where is there is no bright light source behind you (e.g. a pale coloured wall) and where there are no reflections from light sources in front of you (e.g. the monitor screen if you are wearing glasses).

Conclusion: gloss screens are for use in the dark. With the brightness turned down. And your glasses off.

Hehe. Wacking great windows here. Sunlight bouncing off the white wall behind me.

Brand spanking new monitor. Matt screen, no problems.

[FiveTimes]

I've got two laptops I use day to day.

Guess which ones doesn't get used except in a completely darkened room without any windows.

Is it the one with a splattering of jizz ?

[DimPrawn]

Is it the one with a splattering of jizz ?

I thought the webcam was off.