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    [Off-Topic] Are CrystalView/Glossy LCDs, a laptop LCD only feature?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by iOsiris, Aug 31, 2006.

  1. iOsiris

    iOsiris Notebook Evangelist

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    Are CrystalView/Glossy LCDs, a laptop LCD only feature? I haven't found an actual LCD (one that isn't on a laptop with a glossy screen...
     
    iOsiris, Aug 31, 2006
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not at all, I see glossy desktop LCDs all the time...
     
    coriolis, Aug 31, 2006
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  3. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    Yup, there are many glossy desktop LCDs available too.

    Like the new avatar btw, Cori. :)
     
    TedJ, Aug 31, 2006
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I use a glossy desktop screen (NEC 1770GX), yet my laptop's display is matte. If you go to Best Buy or another retail store that sells monitors, you'll see some glossy desktop monitors on display.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 31, 2006
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  5. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    Is there any Viewsonic LCD with Glossy ?
     
    skywalker, Sep 1, 2006
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  6. iOsiris

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    Hmmm I guess I'm out of luck where I live, I guess I'd have to go with matte
     
    iOsiris, Sep 1, 2006
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