glossy vs not glossy

ok on the apple site there's the glossy option and the no glossy. is this no glossy *matte*? or is it just less glossy?... understand? lol

thanks.
p.h.

 

No glossy is matte. Less glossy would be "less glossy" . Haha anyways yes.

 

Ya it is a matte screen which I personally prefer.

 

but what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

 

Glossy screens produce brighter more realistic colors, but they have problems with glare.

Matte screens have less glare, but produce a dull screen with a bad contrast in colors.

 

I went for the matte screen, as I absolutely hate glares, and I love to have my window open. I've used both glossy and matte screens on MBPs now, and while there is a little better contrast and clarity on the glossy, it's not nearly enough to warrant the amount of glare involved.

 

In regards to color temperature, I've heard the exact opposite from pro designers. Glossies are better at black to white, but tend to over saturate. Mattes are not as good at producing a subtle white to black gradation, but color calibrate very easily. Either way you need to calibrate it to your working environment and understand that if you really need the highest profesional quality, you'll be working on an expensive external monitor. I think the MBP screen is more than adequate for my editing though, and I work in the Fine Arts where color matters. [I'm taking a quick break right now though =) ]. It's purely preference so if you can , go look in person.

On another note, Matte screens can produce a decent but slightly fuzzy reflection if the lighting is just right, you angel the screen just so, and put something within a few inches of the display. But besides that, they're very non=reflective. I can't stand reflections. I even have anti-glare coating on my eye glasses. Matte works for me.

 

Having had experience with both, I would go Matte undoubtedly.

Glossy looks brigher and more vivid, but glare is an issue, as is the dust. It seems to show/attract way more dust than a matte screen.

I have a 700m now (glossy), and my next machine will more than likely be matte.

 

I saw the like 35" or whatever apple cinema display (btw that thing is a hi-def TV, not a computer display) which is matte and the image clarity is actually worse than the screen on my macbook pro.