When you buy a laptop or monitor, you find yourself faced with a choice: matte or glossy? Which screen coverage is better? What turns into a "mirror" in the light of the Sun, or the one on which the colors seem faded?
We hope that this article will help you decide.
Where did this opposition come from? After all, both glossy and matte monitors use the same LCD panels.
Nevertheless, manufacturers produce glossy and matte monitors, and buyers are experiencing the agony of choice.
Let's consider the advantages and disadvantages of each of the coatings.
Glossy displays are more "bright". They have a richer, more intense and contrasting color rendering; especially a deep black color. This is a plus.
However, they shine in the Sun. This is a minus. If you often work outdoors or your workplace is near the window, glare can interfere with you.
Matte displays have an anti-reflex coating that "extinguishes" glare. Therefore, in rooms with bright artificial or natural lighting, it is more comfortable to work behind such monitors.
The disadvantage of matte displays is fading. The colors on them look a little dimmer.
The pros and cons of glossy and matte monitors are clearly demonstrated by the photo on the cover. On the left is a matte Dell, and on the right is a glossy Apple.
It all depends on your goals.
If you need a monitor for a desktop PC, and the lighting in the room is not too intense, then a glossy coating with a brighter color rendering will probably suit you.
If you buy a laptop and plan to work outdoors often (on a terrace on a sunny, fine day), then look for a matte display. Similarly, when buying a monitor for a desktop computer in conditions of very good illumination (a table by the window, powerful lamps). But remember: the AR coating of the matte display will not protect you from glare by 100%, but it will be slightly less noticeable than on a glossy screen.
Of course, it is impossible to create ideal conditions for the entire life of the screen (especially if we are talking about a laptop). Today your desk is far from the window, and tomorrow they moved you to an office flooded with sunlight. Therefore, choosing a glossy or matte display, in any case, you compromise.
(In the photo, not only laptops with matte (left) and glossy (right) coating, but also different models of different generations. Please don't make direct comparisons.)
If it were possible to make a monitor where, at the click of your fingers, the matte coating would change to glossy (and vice versa), many would be happy. After all, this would allow you to "customize" the monitor for specific conditions. But that's not possible.
Therefore, it is likely that the contrast "glossy vs matte" will continue. After all, as many people, so many opinions.
We invite you to share your opinion in the comments to this post. Which monitor – glossy or matte – did you choose and why?
