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    Matte or glossy?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by agamemnus, Jul 27, 2011.

  1. agamemnus

    agamemnus Notebook Consultant

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    What are everyone's thoughts on matte versus glossy screens? I am not sure what is best. I do hate glare, but it wasn't really that bad when I had my glossy G73 for about a month.

    Then, there's the price.

    I was thinking of ordering a G74 from Xotic PC and the matte screen option costs $185 more!

    I'm assuming the others (newegg, tigerdirect, amazon...) have glossy screens for the G74 -- they don't say.

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  2. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    I always like matte over glossy and dont mind sacrificing colour for the removal of glare I cant stand it, really dont want to change my screen but the glare is one thing that really grinds my gears.

    My personal recommendation Matte because that is what im gonna go for and 75 colour gamut against 60 with glare is a double yes please.
     
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  3. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    if you are using this inside i like glossy. needless to say matte for high ambient light conditions
     
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  4. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    get a 120Hz matte panel. they're brighter, have nice color gamut, and no glare, plus 120Hz ftw.
     
    Chastity, Jul 27, 2011
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