Ask HN: Why is it so hard to buy a laptop with a matte (no-glare) screen?

1 pointsjan-jakub9y ago4 comments

It seems most manufacturers switched to glossy or anti-glare these days. What happened to good-old matte screens?

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Somebody might have more information on that, but what I observe is that you run into two problems with those matte displays:

1. Touch is hard and expensive. 2. Contrast seems to be not as impressive.

Do you see any parallels to your own observations?

jan-jakubOP9y ago

Not at all... I see most of the non-touch laptops having glossy screens, as well. Also, I have a Samsung 900x3c with a matte screen and it's contrast is very impressive. Not having reflections makes all the blacks really deep

bleachedsleet9y ago

Color accuracy on matte displays is appalling.

Also, my opinion but, it is my understanding that a matte display requires a raised bezel around it (no edge to edge glass) which has a decided aesthetic disadvantage.

jan-jakubOP9y ago

Isn't color accuracy irrelevant when the image is obstructed by glare and reflections?

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tomw18089y ago

Somebody might have more information on that, but what I observe is that you run into two problems with those matte displays:

1. Touch is hard and expensive. 2. Contrast seems to be not as impressive.

Do you see any parallels to your own observations?

jan-jakubOP9y ago

bleachedsleet9y ago

Color accuracy on matte displays is appalling.

Also, my opinion but, it is my understanding that a matte display requires a raised bezel around it (no edge to edge glass) which has a decided aesthetic disadvantage.

jan-jakubOP9y ago

Isn't color accuracy irrelevant when the image is obstructed by glare and reflections?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse