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    Glossy Screen owners, how do you stand the reflections?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by icecone, Jan 21, 2008.

  1. icecone

    icecone Notebook Guru

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    I'm using Lenovo 3000 N200, and i really HATE the reflections in dark areas. I can clearly see my face in the "not too bright" areas.
    But I realise most new notebooks are glossy and people love them
    Is it my problem? Is the Lenovo gloss low quality?
    How do you stand the reflections?
     
    icecone, Jan 21, 2008
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  2. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    use it in a dim environment. but if you can't do that, just put up with it. in the afternoons when i am on the train, it is nearly to hard for me to watch a movie comfortably.
     
    Jeff, Jan 21, 2008
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  3. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    80% of the time I don't have a direct light source behind me. If I use my laptop where there is a direct light source like the sun or a lamp, I try not to have it behind me where it will cause glare. Not that big a problem. =^)
     
    pixelot, Jan 21, 2008
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Like 50 percent of the people who voted... I love matte :D
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 21, 2008
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  5. drakoniac

    drakoniac Notebook Consultant

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    I can't keep it a secret anymore, I love seeing my face.
     
    drakoniac, Jan 21, 2008
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  6. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    lolololo

    i just keep my blinds shut, i dont even want to think about taking my comp outside :eek: the screen would probably burn hole in the ozone.
     
    plattnnum, Jan 21, 2008
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  7. Lithus

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    Your brain learns to ignore it, just like any other unwanted stimulus.
     
    Lithus, Jan 21, 2008
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  8. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    like your cpu buzz? :p
     
    plattnnum, Jan 21, 2008
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  9. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    That, I don't have.
     
    Lithus, Jan 21, 2008
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  10. chrusti

    chrusti Notebook Evangelist

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    Matte Ftw!
     
    chrusti, Jan 21, 2008
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  11. M1chel

    M1chel Notebook Geek

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    I'm with Lithus on this one. I voted "dark room" because it's the truth. I probably "love matte" but I don't have any for comparison. Confusing choices! It's just the LCDs that don't offer you any choice!!
     
    M1chel, Jan 21, 2008
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  12. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    ohh.. I thought all 7 series c2d's did it.
     
    plattnnum, Jan 21, 2008
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  13. lokster

    lokster Notebook Deity

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    love glossy, looks sleek, i use my laptop in a dim room, in a class and at night, hardly outdoors or in sunlight.

    my 1st laptop was a matte but didnt feel as vibrant as glossy, i mean with a glossy screen you really feel and appriciate the colors.
     
    lokster, Jan 21, 2008
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  14. icecone

    icecone Notebook Guru

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    Sorry for that
    I admit the choices are confusing. The first 4 choices are all "Love glossy"
     
    icecone, Jan 22, 2008
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  15. Chicken Royale

    Chicken Royale Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    I have gloss and sometimes it annoys me. The rest of the time I just live with it or I don't notice it.
     
    Chicken Royale, Jan 22, 2008
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  16. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    No contest. Glossy FTW.
     
    Padmé, Jan 23, 2008
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  17. Suresh_Mohinder

    Suresh_Mohinder Notebook Geek

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    I have a DELL Vostro 1000 2GB DDR 2 RAM Athlon X2 120GB HDD the works.
    And I am trading it froma VAIO XBRITE with 512MB ram and Pentium M

    But my DEELL has a useless Matte Screen, and as aresult it has damaged my eyes permanently. Why? nope not that it has reflections but simply becasue matte is a very old technology that defracts light when it hits the screen causing eye fatigue and after a long while you get permanent eye strain and eye floaters.

    I am trading it for some cash aswell plus this VAIO.

    When your eyes are damaged because of useless Matte then you understand why they created glossy anti reflective screens.

    Plus the XBRITE in a Vaio has hardly any reflections anyways.
     
    Suresh_Mohinder, Jan 23, 2008
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  18. eatbuckshot

    eatbuckshot Notebook Consultant

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    I like both.
    I like the glossy screen because when i'm sitting in a small class of 25 students i'd be using my laptop with the lowest brightness. It's hard for me to see but its nearly impossible for others to see. Also i can see what people are doing behind me and perhaps gesture to them.
     
    eatbuckshot, Jan 23, 2008
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  19. BHD

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    reflection > eye strain.
     
    BHD, Jan 23, 2008
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  20. Suresh_Mohinder

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    reflections can easily be fixed, in a dark room simple.

    screw that rubbish they call matte.
     
    Suresh_Mohinder, Jan 23, 2008
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  21. Lithus

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    Eye strain is caused by staring at something close for extended amounts of time. Just like lifting a lot of weights, the muscles in your eyes get sore. Light can exacerbate the problem, but I've never heard of defracted light causing eyestrain.
     
    Lithus, Jan 23, 2008
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  22. unknowntt

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    Wow it's like, sooo hottt seeing myself in the reflecton of a glossy screen, such a turn on!
    lol jk jk jk

    Matte is probaby better, but I really don't care.
     
    unknowntt, Jan 23, 2008
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  23. ahl395

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    Well, if im concentrating on whats on the screen, i dont realize the reflections. But If I focus on the screen itself then i notice the glare slightly. Its worth it. brighter and crisper, vivid, etc.
     
    ahl395, Jan 23, 2008
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