MacBookPro's Glossy screen

ikillbears · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:40

when buying a MBP you can have the option to have the Glossy widescreen Display instead of standard one. I was wondering what the actual difference this produced. It doesn't cost any more money but i was wondering if it makes a lot of difference for the good or bad

Mat · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:05

Apparently it dives better colour definition but in my experience it just means more reflection.
Great idea if youre in the image business and can get screen shades etc but for a laptop its more trouble than its worth imo. Ive seen a few at work and hate using them.

punky_munky · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:13

I personally don't really notice reflections on the Macbook although it does annoy some people. I find that photographs and dvds look glorious on a glossy display although if you're doing serious graphics work I think the colours may be a bit 'off'.

Mat · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:14

punky_munky said:
I personally don't really notice reflections on the Macbook although it does annoy some people. I find that photographs and dvds look glorious on a glossy display although if you're doing serious graphics work I think the colours may be a bit 'off'.

If youre doing serious graphics work you should get your monitor (printer and scanner) colour profiled.

Caged · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:35

If colour was important you'd be using a CRT.

Al Vallario · 5 Jun 2006 at 18:09

The glossy screen is an absolute no-go if you're intending on using it for professional image or video editing. Otherwise, if you'd like things such as DVDs and photos to look nicer — but not accurate per se — get the glossy screen

Ghost in the Shell · 5 Jun 2006 at 18:19

Caged said:
If colour was important you'd be using a CRT.

thats a load of crap flat screen technology is way beyond CRT now

Spyhop · 5 Jun 2006 at 18:20

From what I've read, most people who have used both rate the glossy screen. Supposedly reflections are not a big problem - it's not as glossy as a lot of PC laptops.

BoomAM · 5 Jun 2006 at 18:23

Caged said:
If colour was important you'd be using a CRT.

If this thread was taken into context, no-one would be suggesting CRTs!

You cant get CRT laptops, nor a CRT MacBookPro.
So the argument would have to move to 'what would be best for graphic designers on the move?'

Spyhop · 5 Jun 2006 at 18:28

I think people do bang on about colour accuracy too much. Probably because they've read about it on wikipedia for two minutes. The number of people who would actually use a new desktop monitor or laptop for "professional" editing is going to be tiny.

BoomAM · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:04

wush said:
I think people do bang on about colour accuracy too much. Probably because they've read about it on wikipedia for two minutes. The number of people who would actually use a new desktop monitor or laptop for "professional" editing is going to be tiny.

I agree with you there.
a lot of it is peoples perception of what they've read.
And it applies to more than just displays. Wireless mice/keyboards is another prime example.

RobH · 5 Jun 2006 at 23:49

I'm lucky to live in a big enough city that there is an Apple store in the city center, I went to check out the Macbooks last week and I have to say the glossy screens are not as bad as I thought, they have pretty bright lighting in the store and it didn't seem to cause any problems. The colours definatly look a lot more vibrant than a normal screen, I think you'd get used to it after a while.

I can definatly say that the screens on the Macbooks are nowhere near as bad as some of the laptops I saw in a popular electronics store opposite the Apple store. Out of about 20 display laptops, only 1 had a normal matte screen, some of the glossy screens were so bad that you couldn't get the screen into a position where it was completely visible without reflections.

unknowndomain · 7 Jun 2006 at 22:48

Ghost in the Shell said:
thats a load of crap flat screen technology is way beyond CRT now

Although I hate to say it there not, CRT's have much better contrast blacks are black and greys arent. However TFT's are really good...

Also it wouldent be practical to use a CRT on a laptop, and there arent many people who need a laptop with that level of colour control.

Ghost in the Shell · 7 Jun 2006 at 23:00

unknowndomain said:
Although I hate to say it there not, CRT's have much better contrast blacks are black and greys arent. However TFT's are really good...

Also it wouldent be practical to use a CRT on a laptop, and there arent many people who need a laptop with that level of colour control.

the point i was commenting on was colour repro and if you look into it CRT's dont accurately display colours until there reach an optimal work enviro like temp etc so they are just as flawed as TFT's just in different ways...