are tft monitors better for sunlight glare?

sam83uk · 2 Jun 2006 at 13:13

i sometimes have to close my curtains so i can see my crt monitor properly because of the sunlight are tfts better suited to sunlight?

Noni. · 2 Jun 2006 at 13:28

Yep,

Well my one is not affected by sunlight glare that much. Definitatly not as much as a CRT.

Bonjour_Rodney · 2 Jun 2006 at 13:34

Yep,

Agreed!

BubbySoup · 2 Jun 2006 at 13:58

Usually yes, but you can get glass fronted TFT's which will reflect light much like a normal CRT does.

Baddass · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:15

the traditional Anti Reflective (AR) coated screens are a bit better since they are like a matt finish. Just be wary of glass fronted screens like Sony's X-Black range, the NEC OptiClear series and the likes, as these are pretty reflective

locutus12 · 2 Jun 2006 at 23:01

Baddass said:
the traditional Anti Reflective (AR) coated screens are a bit better since they are like a matt finish. Just be wary of glass fronted screens like Sony's X-Black range, the NEC OptiClear series and the likes, as these are pretty reflective

beat me too it... but most standard TFT`s are Anti Reflective, its not perfect but its a lot better than glass.

pcknight · 2 Jun 2006 at 23:07

Are all the glass fronted TFT's the same when it comes to light reflection? I as cause i am interested in the Xerox XAP 17" TFT that has a glass front.

Burbleflop · 3 Jun 2006 at 17:21

monkeybutt said:
Are all the glass fronted TFT's the same when it comes to light reflection? I as cause i am interested in the Xerox XAP 17" TFT that has a glass front.

I would expect so, since it is the glass itself that is the most reflective part.

Stellios · 3 Jun 2006 at 17:44

Yes, but you do still get glare, just not nearly as bad. Not sure how they are if you get a glass fronted such as the Xerox one though

fish99 · 3 Jun 2006 at 19:51

Agreed, they are far better, but you still wouldn't want to use one with it facing too near a window. If a CRT was 15% reflective, a TFT might be say 3-4% reflective maybe.

Messiah Khan · 3 Jun 2006 at 21:29

I have a glass fronted XA7-192i and the glare is just the same as a crt would be. There is much less glare on the matt coated 2405.