Is the screen of the laptop glossy or matte?

Many, when planning the purchase of a new netbook, laptop or monitor, face the fact that the type of coverage of the screens of these devices is matte or glossy. Immediately a number of questions arise about the differences between the glossy screen and the matte screen. In this material, we will try to help you understand which screen is best for your particular case - glossy or matte.

Glossy screens: "for" and "against"

The question of whether the glossy or matte screen of the laptop is better, will soon disappear by itself. Most manufacturers are now producing several generations of gadgets exclusively with glossy screens. But the opinion of manufacturers, most likely, is dictated not so much by the user's convenience as by the product type of the device on the shelf. First and foremost, a laptop with a glossy glossy screen has a better market appearance than analogs with matte screens. The main advantage of screens of this type is the quality of the picture and the color rendition in the premises, where the direct rays of light do not fall on them. Otherwise, a mirror effect is created, and the user, apart from his own reflection, can not see anything. Plus such screens are that the picture on them is much brighter and more contrast, and the black color is much more saturated. In conditions of diffuse illumination in the room, the viewing angle of the image on the screen of a laptop or a glossy monitor will be much larger than on a matte analogue.

Matte screens: "for" and "against"

If you chose a device with a matte screen, you need to be prepared for the fact that it will yield in colors and brightness to glossy analogs. This feature of these devices is caused by the application of a special anti-reflective layer on the screen surface. The picture will be not so "alive" and a little grainy, but there, where on the monitor the light or direct solar beams gets, the image on a matte screen will be well visible, unlike glossy. With such screens you need to be careful, they should not be touched with bold hands, if spots appear, it will be rather problematic to erase them.

Before buying, be sure to weigh in what conditions you will operate the device most often. If there is a window behind the back of your workstation, it is better to give preference to the matte screen. Well, if you want to use the device in a room lit by diffused light, and you are aspiring to image quality, then it is better to choose a glossy one.