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    i saw my friends 1520 anti glare screen

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Duke2007, Jul 28, 2007.

  1. Duke2007

    Duke2007 Notebook Deity

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    it looks so clear...i love how it looks..softer on the eyes and less ittiritating than glossy..

    glossy may look cooler but i much rather stare at the anti glare screen.. its just like my desktop screen..i love it. no graininess either.
     
    Duke2007, Jul 28, 2007
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  2. tooz

    tooz Notebook Guru

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    yeah... i know what you're saying... cool...
     
    tooz, Jul 28, 2007
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  3. Nedediah

    Nedediah Notebook Consultant

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    Take a look at any glossy screen photographed in daylight. You can see everything reflected in the background. Glossy truelife screens are just a poor answer to poor/cheap backlight brightness... hopefully LED screens are the answer.
     
    Nedediah, Jul 28, 2007
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  4. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, I kind of wish Dell would offer some other resolution options for the antiglare screens. I've been looking at the Inspiron 1520, XPSM1330 and the MBP, and at least from looking at the MBP's (my local Dell Kiosk doesn't have any of the new machines on display yet), I do think I prefer the matte screens to the glossy, for exactly the reason you stated.

    I think glossy used to be more important because matte screens tended to look a lot more "washed out" and "faded", but between what I've seen of the LED-backlit MBP matte screens, and what you said about the antiglare screens on the current Dells, I don't think this is nearly as much of an issue as it used to be.
     
    zadillo, Jul 28, 2007
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  5. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    To be viewable in daylight, the brightness has to be a minimum of 500 nits,or greater. The LED glossy screens released so far top out at about 330 nits(the 1330) and 280 nits(MBP).
     
    sesshomaru, Jul 28, 2007
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  6. d94

    d94 Notebook Evangelist

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    i thought the 1330 is 300 nits?

    edit* seeing mixed things online..but if it is 330 nits, thats a 33% improvement over regular screens..
    man i cant WAIT to get my machine :(
     
    d94, Jul 28, 2007
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