Glossy VS Matte Monitors: Which Is Better?
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none of the qd-oled issues claimed online exist for me. there is no color fringing. there is no greyed out blacks, blacks are black all the time period.
my dream monitor though? 5120x2160 aka 21:9 in 4k (vertical obviously) in 34 so smaller size aka higher pixel density, I want high refresh rate, upwards of 240hz, and I want black frame insertion (which ZERO OLED monitors right now feature). black frame insertion would mimic how CRT's used to work which reduces motion blur which is a huge boon to image quality. I just HATE how my QD-OLED lacks black frame insertion. but the light output okay then YOU can leave it off, while someone like ME can TURN IT ON. why should I suffer because some asshat doesn't want it? I dont use gsync or freesync but monitors still come with it don't they. should monitor brands STOP using sync tech because I wont use it? no, the feature is toggle-able and allows those that WANT to use it, to do so. so black frame insertion SHOULD be included, for people like me who would enable it. its killer for movie content and even more godly for gaming content.
Date: 2023-01-13
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e21big
That's kind of not true, not all glossy TV and monitor are highly reflective. Rting did rank LG C2 with glossy finish as less reflective than a matt monitor, I didn't get it at first and even made an inquiry with them about that. But then I went from my old FV43U VA to the C2 42 myself and you know what? They were right.
Yes, the C2 is glossy and yes, it's nowhere bright enough to fight any sort of glares. But unless you shine a flash light directly on it, you will have to try really hard to see your face on that display. Imagine you're looking at something like a black jade. Yes, it is reflective but it's also black and most of the time, what you see is the shadow and not a direct refelction of your environment on it.
The FV43U on the hand, despite being semi-gloss - is highly reflective. Yes, I don't really see the 1:1 of my face but I saw the colour of my skin, the LED backlight of my keyboard and mouse, along with every light source in the room despite the fact.
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That's kind of not true, not all glossy TV and monitor are highly reflective. Rting did rank LG C2 with glossy finish as less reflective than a matt monitor, I didn't get it at first and even made an inquiry with them about that. But then I went from my old FV43U VA to the C2 42 myself and you know what? They were right.
Yes, the C2 is glossy and yes, it's nowhere bright enough to fight any sort of glares. But unless you shine a flash light directly on it, you will have to try really hard to see your face on that display. Imagine you're looking at something like a black jade. Yes, it is reflective but it's also black and most of the time, what you see is the shadow and not a direct refelction of your environment on it.
The FV43U on the hand, despite being semi-gloss - is highly reflective. Yes, I don't really see the 1:1 of my face but I saw the colour of my skin, the LED backlight of my keyboard and mouse, along with every light source in the room despite the fact.
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magoid
I don't have the luxury of a closed environment with my PC. I don't have AC, my window need to be kept open because I need the air stream. I even had putted a dark furniture behind me to get less reflections back when I used CRT monitors. But when I got my first matte LCD monitor, what a beauty. Not a inch of reflection.
Some will say that you can increase brightness to overcome reflections, but I also have astigmatism and I'm highly sensitive to very bright light sources. So a bright monitor would get me blind at night. My current monitor is a Benq with shortcut buttons at the base, that permit me to change setups with a single press. At night, I change to less brightness because a day config is too bright to me.
In the end, I get the appeal of glossy finish, but don't think for a moment it serves for everybody. Different people have different needs and the last thing we need is this mentality of I like/use this, therefore everybody does .
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I don't have the luxury of a closed environment with my PC. I don't have AC, my window need to be kept open because I need the air stream. I even had putted a dark furniture behind me to get less reflections back when I used CRT monitors. But when I got my first matte LCD monitor, what a beauty. Not a inch of reflection.
Some will say that you can increase brightness to overcome reflections, but I also have astigmatism and I'm highly sensitive to very bright light sources. So a bright monitor would get me blind at night. My current monitor is a Benq with shortcut buttons at the base, that permit me to change setups with a single press. At night, I change to less brightness because a day config is too bright to me.
In the end, I get the appeal of glossy finish, but don't think for a moment it serves for everybody. Different people have different needs and the last thing we need is this mentality of I like/use this, therefore everybody does .
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Night
Glossy monitors make the colors pop more but become quite reflective in a lit room. After having used both glossy and matte monitors I'd have to say I prefer using the latter as the colors will still pop if the panel is of good quality and I won't have that much of an issue with smearing on the glass or light sources/ the sun creating an issue. My Thinkpads have all been matte displays as my Dell laptops with glossy screens weren't hacking it outdoors. Smartphones I do like flat glass screens and tempered glass screen protectors but will admit the matte film screen protectors allow for better sunlight visibility at more angles.
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Glossy monitors make the colors pop more but become quite reflective in a lit room. After having used both glossy and matte monitors I'd have to say I prefer using the latter as the colors will still pop if the panel is of good quality and I won't have that much of an issue with smearing on the glass or light sources/ the sun creating an issue. My Thinkpads have all been matte displays as my Dell laptops with glossy screens weren't hacking it outdoors. Smartphones I do like flat glass screens and tempered glass screen protectors but will admit the matte film screen protectors allow for better sunlight visibility at more angles.
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javiej
The absolute best quality is matte,.. but I'm not talking about the matte finish of standard TVs & computer monitors, which sucks. The true wonder is the matte finish provided by high end cinema screens (reflected light) and some high end cinema mastering monitors (some Dolby models ). If we are talking about SDR and cinema nothing compares to that.
BTW that display guy is wrong saying that ALL high end porfessional montors are glossy. Example: Dolby PRM 4200 Pro and later versions are matte. And they are awsome.
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The absolute best quality is matte,.. but I'm not talking about the matte finish of standard TVs & computer monitors, which sucks. The true wonder is the matte finish provided by high end cinema screens (reflected light) and some high end cinema mastering monitors (some Dolby models ). If we are talking about SDR and cinema nothing compares to that.
BTW that display guy is wrong saying that ALL high end porfessional montors are glossy. Example: Dolby PRM 4200 Pro and later versions are matte. And they are awsome.
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itech
Matte. My first experience with one was ordering a 2011 ish MBP from apple and having the option to trick it out with a matte panel (Apple was cool). The stock option was the glass covered panel we all know as standard in 2023. I was just getting started in uni and wanted something that would deal with open windows and fluorescent lights.
Ordered, was smitten. Did exactly what wanted it to do.
Have tried to go matte with all the things ever since.
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Matte. My first experience with one was ordering a 2011 ish MBP from apple and having the option to trick it out with a matte panel (Apple was cool). The stock option was the glass covered panel we all know as standard in 2023. I was just getting started in uni and wanted something that would deal with open windows and fluorescent lights.
Ordered, was smitten. Did exactly what wanted it to do.
Have tried to go matte with all the things ever since.
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Szymon
Matte gang, as a 3D Model and Graphic Designer I can't afford color skewing on the screen when the precision in determining the colour, edges and composition is so important. I know that the colours pops nicely on the glossy screen but it's difficult to work in bright environment with glossy screen. I started with glossy few years ago, switched to High Refresh Rate Matte with fantastic SRGB + Adobe coverage and never looked back.
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Matte gang, as a 3D Model and Graphic Designer I can't afford color skewing on the screen when the precision in determining the colour, edges and composition is so important. I know that the colours pops nicely on the glossy screen but it's difficult to work in bright environment with glossy screen. I started with glossy few years ago, switched to High Refresh Rate Matte with fantastic SRGB + Adobe coverage and never looked back.
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Kizzster
For OLED's matte doesn't make much sense you have pixels blurred by vegetable oil smeared on high end expensive displays, It's literally hazy on bright highlights from content. Who plays with lights on beaming at their screens and with their curtains open, That seems like a lightning issue and shouldn't be hard to fix. Just stick to matte IPS at that point but OLED's are much better glossy and when used in the dark.
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For OLED's matte doesn't make much sense you have pixels blurred by vegetable oil smeared on high end expensive displays, It's literally hazy on bright highlights from content. Who plays with lights on beaming at their screens and with their curtains open, That seems like a lightning issue and shouldn't be hard to fix. Just stick to matte IPS at that point but OLED's are much better glossy and when used in the dark.
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itech
You must get the display that matches the feng shui of your home.
I have one of Dells 34 QD-OLED displays, which is a glossy display with an anti-reflective coating. Looks great and can easily recommend. I think dell has a good approach as their anti-reflective coating diffuses the light enough to prevent distractions while gaming. Not sure how great that coating is for content creation though.
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You must get the display that matches the feng shui of your home.
I have one of Dells 34 QD-OLED displays, which is a glossy display with an anti-reflective coating. Looks great and can easily recommend. I think dell has a good approach as their anti-reflective coating diffuses the light enough to prevent distractions while gaming. Not sure how great that coating is for content creation though.
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ElectricIndigoBall
I don't think using phones as an argument for why glossy screens aren't an issue on a laptop makes sense because a phone screen is a lot smaller and it's a lot easier to control the angle at which you are looking at it is than with a laptop. I had used a laptop with a glossy screen and based on my experience with it I would almost always go for a matte display on a laptop.
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I don't think using phones as an argument for why glossy screens aren't an issue on a laptop makes sense because a phone screen is a lot smaller and it's a lot easier to control the angle at which you are looking at it is than with a laptop. I had used a laptop with a glossy screen and based on my experience with it I would almost always go for a matte display on a laptop.
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Chocobollz
Matte, because whatever advantage a glossy panel has, the moment there's even a tiny bit of reflections in it, the quality goes out the window. Better color? Sure, but if the color mixes with the color of ur face (or whatever bright background u have), what's the point then? It's matte or nothing for me, at least for a monitor.
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Matte, because whatever advantage a glossy panel has, the moment there's even a tiny bit of reflections in it, the quality goes out the window. Better color? Sure, but if the color mixes with the color of ur face (or whatever bright background u have), what's the point then? It's matte or nothing for me, at least for a monitor.
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Danny
Glossy all the way, matte hurts contrast in oled, mini led or other high contrast displays. All macs are glossy and basically everyone loves them. All our phones are glossy too. I even had to sell my 512gb steam deck because the screen looked worse with the anti glare coating in it. Just put the option for matte and glossy
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Glossy all the way, matte hurts contrast in oled, mini led or other high contrast displays. All macs are glossy and basically everyone loves them. All our phones are glossy too. I even had to sell my 512gb steam deck because the screen looked worse with the anti glare coating in it. Just put the option for matte and glossy
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FilledWithChi11
For work or creator purposes where you gotta be looking at the screen for hours on end matte is the way to go because reflective lights can get annoying after awhile. But if gaming is the primary go definitely go glossy. Also glossy screens have some really good anti reflective material nowadays.
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For work or creator purposes where you gotta be looking at the screen for hours on end matte is the way to go because reflective lights can get annoying after awhile. But if gaming is the primary go definitely go glossy. Also glossy screens have some really good anti reflective material nowadays.
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David
Glossy just gets in the way of what you're trying to display. It's especially bad on laptops because other people will think it's a touchscreen and get they're greasy fingerprints on your display. Glare is also a huge problem for phones unless the brightness is way up which drains the battery faster.
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Glossy just gets in the way of what you're trying to display. It's especially bad on laptops because other people will think it's a touchscreen and get they're greasy fingerprints on your display. Glare is also a huge problem for phones unless the brightness is way up which drains the battery faster.
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