What is better for a Graphic Design student?

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MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display
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MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display

I'm thinking a none glossy as it will enhance colour? When I really need to be seeing the exact colour which will be printed ect.

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Having used a glossy screen for a graphic design I can say from my experience that the colours are slightly off (especially the differences between white and v. lught grey). The differences are not that serious and dont really get in the way with work. If you are using Photoshop (and are working in CMYK), then I think that you callibrate the colours if you are really that fussed. I would personally never go back to a matte screen as the colours are so much more vivid on a glossy screen. The screen I was using is a 1920x1200 screen on the Dell XPS m1710 running Windows Vista.
 
Get a glossy, run the Colour Profile Wizard and be done with it :cool:

I use my Glossy for CS3 work, and never had any complaints
 
lsg1r said:
From a designer and the opinions of many other designers on macrumors forums get the matte finish.
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It really does depend on how comfortable the user feels.

Personally, if it's that critical you should be using a CRT via clamshell mode ;)

I like using a glossy, as I'm comfortable that I've set it up correctly.
 
well explain why all (that I know of) screens that are designed specifically for design are matt finish. Theres a reason for it :)

ps3 is far more powerful than the 360 but the technology isnt mature enough to be fully utilised :)
 
lsg1r said:
well explain why all (that I know of) screens that are designed specifically for design are matt finish. Theres a reason for it :)

ps3 is far more powerful than the 360 but the technology isnt mature enough to be fully utilised :)
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That really was a matte-finish-fanboy comment ;)

I've succesfully edited pictures for my brothers photography clients on my glossy MBP and no one has ever commented on a single picture.

The ultimatium here is ; you can have poor colour representation on BOTH types of screen, out of the box the glossy is probably more apparent so go run a few colour wizards and quit worrying :cool:
 
DJLOREY said:
That really was a matte-finish-fanboy comment ;)

I've succesfully edited pictures for my brothers photography clients on my glossy MBP and no one has ever commented on a single picture.

The ultimatium here is ; you can have poor colour representation on BOTH types of screen, out of the box the glossy is probably more apparent so go run a few colour wizards and quit worrying :cool:
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I never said you couldn't use the glossy screen, its just the reflections can cause more issues than they're worth especially if you go into environments outside your control, ie clients. :p

And besides any true graphic orientated user will buy a calibration tool to sort out the display :)
 
lsg1r said:
I never said you couldn't use the glossy screen, its just the reflections can cause more issues than they're worth especially if you go into environments outside your control, ie clients. :p

And besides any true graphic orientated user will buy a calibration tool to sort out the display :)
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True, but I haven't had any issues with reflections on the MBP.. it's not like you think, you have to try one really :)

A matte screen actually does worse outside, it will diffuse the light
 
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