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Glossy screens

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Lineskier-101
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Does this sound weird to anyone else? Wouldn't that be really annoying if there was any light at all?
Sep 11 2006 9:26AM
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JFerg
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mine's glossy and i prefer it so much more to the normal screen i had before.
Sep 11 2006 6:54PM
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TheClap.
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They are nice but nothing super special, its easy to get used to both.
Sep 11 2006 11:07PM
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010
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doesn't it glare like no other? i havent really inspected for that or anything but i would think thats what would happen.
Sep 11 2006 11:46PM
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mark.p
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I have a glossy screen and it doesn't really do anything in terms of quality or anything. I do, however, prefer the normal screens just because I find the glossy screens get dirty easier (fingerprints and such).
Sep 12 2006 12:49AM
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Paul-o-Rama
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my sister's school gave them macbooks and she has teh glossy screen, its pretty cool, i prefer it actually,  IMO it makes the colors better
Sep 13 2006 12:21AM
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bp.lando
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i poted out with my macbook pro. becuase i work in a high light atmosphere and the glare sucks.
Sep 14 2006 11:09PM
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ecski73
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if you clean the glossy like 1 time a week it is baller, but if you are going to be working in a high light environment then i would go with the reg.
Sep 14 2006 11:13PM
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fukeneh
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yeah matte screens are what you need.
glossy is so bad with glare, its pretty bright though
Sep 17 2006 3:56PM
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titsLOL
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my pc has a glossy screen and the glare is that big of an issue and the color is way better.
Sep 19 2006 3:54PM
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bp.lando
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dont just think about your house too.

glossy sucks in ....

airplanes during the day
airports
ski lodges
cafes
cars
beaches
etc.

idk where u work but im mobile
Sep 21 2006 10:51PM
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ecski73
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idk i take my comp everywhere, the glare goes away if you ignore it. plus it gives off great color when editing videos or pictures if you are into that kind of stuff
Sep 22 2006 11:44AM
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SteveXs2
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I find the glossy to be much better, an in general this display looks far better than any other I've seen. It has a more desktop-PC like feel.

As for glare, I've used my indoors and outdoors in high and low light environments and have had no problem. As far as fingerprints go, I've got a cloth meant for cleaning camera optics and a quick wipe gets rid of the dust and fingerprints.

All in all, the advantages outweight the disadvantages on glossy screens.
Sep 26 2006 10:10PM
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airmoose5677
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the only thing different is that the glossy screen has more color depth i have seen it looks good for photos
Oct 2 2006 7:03PM
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hendrik.
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i have glossy... i didnt know i had a choice when i bought it, and thats what i got....i havent really had any issues with glare, or at least not anything more than when i had a thinkpad....
Oct 4 2006 5:15PM
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