ps_snail t1_j2wetza wrote on January 4, 2023 at 12:26 PM

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Yea thats a fair point, i almost exlusivly work from a 16" Macbook

VengefulAncient t1_j2wmvfw wrote on January 4, 2023 at 1:41 PM

Exactly. If you saw the average glossy screens on a cheap Windows laptop even just a few years ago, you'd want to instantly smash them. Garbage 200 nit (if you're lucky) 768p TN panels with low contrast, glossy coating only made them even harder to read. I have an MBP 16 for work and while the screen is good, I still prefer the gorgeous AHVA 1080p 120 Hz matte panel on my personal laptop. So much less eye strain in brighter rooms.

iindigo t1_j2y2txb wrote on January 4, 2023 at 7:23 PM

I generally prefer matte too, but the antiglare coating on Apple displays is worlds better than what most laptops and glossy monitors use. Seems like damn near every other laptop with a glossy screen has little to no coating making them practically mirrors, even if the display itself is great (400+ nit IPS/OLED). I get the appeal of gloss but would it kill these manufacturers to spare a few cents on decent AG coating?

VengefulAncient t1_j2yyhz1 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 10:36 PM

That coating tends to wear off with time, rendering the display unusable. Remember Staingate?

iindigo t1_j2yz0jt wrote on January 4, 2023 at 10:40 PM

It’s less of a problem with newer machines than older ones. I have a 2016 MBP and 2017 iMac Pro and both their coatings are still like new.

Also helps to not use cleaners when cleaning the screen… I only ever use a microfiber cloth, occasionally getting it damp first for particularly stubborn smudges.

VengefulAncient t1_j2z25gz wrote on January 4, 2023 at 11:00 PM

It's even less of a problem when your screen is matte. Glossy coating adds absolutely nothing of value to the screen's factual characteristics. The fact that Apple's version of glossy is less worse than usual glossy gets brought up a lot, but it doesn't change the fact that it's still worse than just matte - so why do we keep bringing it up at all? It only serves as an excuse for them to keep doing it.

> Also helps to not use cleaners when cleaning the screen

I've tried that, but that coating ironically makes it absolutely impossible even for the slightest smudges to come off with just a microfiber cloth, it needs cleaner. Glossy screens without that coating don't have that issue, in my experience. Or maybe they have oleophobic coating that Apple displays don't. Fortunately, it's not my problem in the long run, as this is a company laptop, so if the screen does stain while I'm still with them, it's an excuse for me to demand an upgrade.