Glossy Vs. Matte Screen Comparison on Laptops 

The glossy screen is better, becaouse you see when someone is going to atack you from behind, u gota love it, a life saver...

I do 3d design/animation. I usually head to scenic spots to park and do work. Glossy is a nightmare but it's rich in beauty. Matte is a blessing but lacks the pop in color. So it depends how you use it. I prefer glossy but sometimes when I work with a matte screen... I get this weird sense of relaxation and focus better. I think it's due to knowing I don't have to bob my head around to remove the reflection on certain parts of the screen. Compared to matte, any angle is 100 fine. So I'm always torn on both. I'm about to buy a new workstation laptop that only comes with a matte, used it for 1 week already and I can tell you for my line of work and office is litteraly outside nature, matte us the best choice. I will miss the pop of glossy but won't miss the constant adjusting to remove the reflections.

Thank you for this, helps me in my quest for a new screen replacement.

your review helps me a LOT. It saves me headache in future! . Many thanks

please do this again, with lower brightness of that thinkpad

Ok i have a Lenovo laptop with a glossy screen but here's my take: What i like: better color reproduction, darker black, make things seem a bit HD-ish because of the sharpness or reflection of the surface. What i don't like: obviously too reflective especially in daylight, and no anti-glare feature.

The mac is more cool as you can iShave in front of it

Thanks man. What a genius idea to compare these. I just picked up the Thinkpad T14 with e-privacy filter. I love it so far but the narrow viewing angle is killing me!

how can you compare two different screens, one of them is IPS (the macbook one) and the other not, or am I wrong? I think the comparison of reflections is fair, I think the comparison of colors etc... is not, since it are different screens.

Very useful video for comparing both screens. Thank you for spending your time to show the difference.

thank you sir! now I understand the reflective nature of glossy screens better. I'll get a matte screen, because I want healthy eyes while using the screen for long periods of time. Reflections interfere with the ability to clearly recognize what you're looking at. Thus eye strain is more prevalent.

An excellent demonstration of their differences. Thanks.

Interesting demo, thanks for the video!

Mate on the laptop that i use in a lot of places and can't control ambient light, glossy in the desktop where i have the control of the ambient light... Still if i had to choose only one I'd go for matte every time...

i had a matte IPS lcd 1080p on my laptop the color is great more realistic,what you see is what you print. i think that lenovo is using a TN lcd

Perfect comparison, exactly what I needed to make sure matte antireflex is a better choice for me (I work outdoors most of the time). Thanks a lot! ;)

good video. You're right about how the screens are more clear

Yeah, I should have set them both to equal brightness as others have pointed out for a proper color comparison. The X1 Carbon screen is nice on the machine I have, however others have been complaining of poor quality "screen door" effects so there might be a supplier providing poor screens for the X1.

Anglais DO YOU KNOW OR CAN I FIND A 1440P GLOSSY SCREEN MONITOR? Please i can't find it anywhere help me

thank you for this video...i am trying to determine with the new Lenovo X1 Carbon which screen to buy...the new QHD with HDR or the standard HD video...i currently use Surface Pro 4 laptop which has a great screen and seems to work for me in my office. But was curious how much better the QHD screen would be with 500 nits as compared to lower standard HD video..I will be paying so much for this 2018 Lenovo and was curious because I didnt want to regret my decision. I need to see the diffs in a store?

So I have a Lenovo ideapad 330 and im trying to replace a broken screen on it. This video was pretty confusing coming from my perspective, a digital artist. Can someone tell me which type of screen would be better for a digital artist?

damn, this helped me a lot, good job

Hi! Have you ever find a glossy 27"monitor (like Mac)?

can we replace sir the glossy coating because i had a bubble on my laptop :( please reply.

Thank you. you answered all my questions. Awesome video.

What makes the screen glossy??any films or something??If so where is it stickered,inside or out??

If anyone can anwser this. Would a matte screen be able to feel like paper when taking notes on computer. Mine can turn into a tablet so i take notes on it but i would like the feel of paper

Both screens built on the same technology? I mean both of them are IPS or VA or TN?

i have an alienware m15 r3 and its anti glare. is there any way to remove it?

What is the technical name for the two types of screen shown above?

I have a Lenovo laptop that came with a 1920*1080 display glossy. In just over 1 week, I had this headache that kept me in the hospital for over two weeks. Now I am never going to touch a glossy screen with a 9 foot pole

Glossy screens to me are quite nightmare. I always feel dizzy after about only one or two hours. For a programmer it's unbearable.

I plan on buy the matte but thx for your video.. I have to think it again. As a digital artist, seeing the color comparation really suprised me, glossy had more color.. but I hate it when the lamp behind me reflected on the screen

Thanks this really helped!

Guys do you know how to remove the matte plastic screen on my Rog gl553v

Thank you, this video helped me a lot. :)

very helpful thanks man

Does either one of them have any influence on the camera?

Hello, Can i put glossy screen in the place of matte screen in my laptop ?

I can remove matt layer from my laptop screen? it is irritating

How about ANTI GLARE TN and GLOSSY IPS Which one is better

it’s very helpful thank you!

This really helped ❤

which is the best Progamming codinglaptop screen is matte or glossy

Thank you~ X3 It's really a good review imo.. =)

which is the best Progamming laptop screen is matte or glossy

someone should start making a 2 in 1 screen where you can switch between matte and glossy with one click

Very nice explanation. Well done.

The Mac book pro screen is also one of higher quality besides being glossy, so while this video outlines the basic differances, it doesn't really help people to have a good conclusion on whats better for what.

Does Matt screen make dvd look good

can someone list all good matte screen gaming laptop for photo editing and gaming ?

I've always been in the glossy camp. The main reason (which I don't think was mentioned), text is sharper as there is no light scrattering. 2nd reason, the blacks are black...not difused to gray.

which is the best laptop screen is matte or glossy

3:00 what music is this?

yeah, lenovo has had some other troubles with suppliers in recent times. there was a defective batch of EEPROM chips going out at one point during the time my refurb E420 was originally built, and my motherboard died a couple months after the purchase of this laptop. interestingly, it always emitted a high pitched whine while on, and after they replaced my motherboard under warranty in about 3 days (including shipping, awesome service) I never heard the whine again. Suppliers, man...

Good description🤘🏽

How to remove the matte bro? In Lenovo laptops

Actually, it would help if the screens weren't pointing almost directly at the ceiling lights. In most cases the gloss screens are loads better as far as color vividness, just adjust the screen angle.

What better if i use for gaming?

Still love matte screen better. I have a RMBP and a thinkpad X230 and I love both of them. But sometimes when i work or study, matte screen literally makes me feel better.

It looks like the matte screen in this video needs calibrated? I have a matte screen and the colors are super vibrant with excellent contrast etc. It looks the same as my glossy screen... I think as long as the matte screen is calibrated with brightness,contrast,gamma & vibrance correctly it should look no different than a glossy screen

Your matte screen has some glare, most likely a tft. Best matte screen are TN panels. Although they all gone IPS crazy these days

I use to work with autocad 3dmax sketchup is better glossy or matte? ,

I just got a matte screen laptop after years of having glossy and I was in shock how poor the quality of the display is. Even on this video you can spot the texturized/pixelated image, reminiscent of a very low resolution gif. Matte screen makes even the highest HD video look like a crappy gif. I usually only use my laptop in my room with low lighting and glare has never been an issue, nor have I ever had headaches or anything like that. I guess Matte would be good for using the laptop outdoors or in the sun, but definitely not a good choice

i have asus vs229ha 3M Anti-Glare Filter for Widescreen Desktop LCD Monitor 21.5" (AG21.5W9) do you recommentd this

Why the brightness low?

does this feature called: anti glare.. or anti reflection??

I love matte screen and my HP mini has a matte screen. I choose mat.scr because I mostly use my netbook outdoors. Thanks for the video.

What's better for a college environment?

good review, thx

1:48 the brightness was way, way different, i can't tell about the colors at all. i'd take the TP X1 any day though

I think I've been here before... But, well, I have a Sony Vaio VPC F-236 FM, and its a 16,4" inches FHD screen that doesn't "glare" too much, but its not like a Samsung I saw one of these days. It looked like someone took a piece of sandpaper and rubbed it on the screen. Surely, one could work on the outside, but I wonder who would want to, it looked so ugly I can't even imagine having that thing. So, for that Samsung, sandpaper screen, and for some other notebook, mirror screen... In which category would that Sony Vaio fit?

This is not a controlled comparison

now im more confused although i got the idea of it down i catn decide what monitor screen would be better laptopscreen(dot)com/English/model/Dell/STUDIO~1747/

I like Matte for coding, writing, and most work stuff and Glossy for media and web design stuff. Have two external displays matte and glossy best of both worlds. If you spend most time gamer or media glossy is better. If you spend most time writing or working matte is better.

I could be wrong but I think that most people don't do all the time video/photo editing that require the color accuracy of a glossy screen, besides, if you that kind of work you may want to plug in an external bigger monitor anyway. For everything else, matte will outweight glossy big time. Personally I would love an iPhone with a matte screen, but I know that ain't gonna happen.

Thank you!

+Laptop reviews Can you tell which processor is better out of Pentium 3825U, AMD A6 6310, A8 7410, A8 6410, i3 4005U, i3 5005u? I need to simultaneously watch movies, watch videos over net and open pdf files. Will one of these processors be sufficient? Does graphics card matter?

he does have a point...if they are identical then the screens would be identical...I know you can choose either option for some laptops

My MSI prestige laptop had IPS matte display and i loved it. Unfortunately it broke so i had to replace it with new one. New screen is also matte screen but it has screen protector on it which makes it look glossy. I choose not to peel it off. Now my screen is glossy. I don't know why but i like it more now and it has no undesirable effect on the colour of the screen.

I'd say for entertainment glossy but for office work matte. Decades ago it's discovered that the reflections in the screen would ruin your eye sight as you cannot "decide" which picture to focus: your work on the monitor or the things going on beyond it - behind you...

They really need to come out with semi gloss screens

Thank You.

Both glossy and matte will essentially look the same under controlled conditions. The problem here is that the monitors use different panels. One uses a TN panel while the other appears to use an IPS panel. IPS reproduces colors a lot more accurately than TN panels do. TN panels can support a higher refresh rate and can have a really low input lag. TN panels are better for gaming while IPS panels are better for editing photos, videos, etc... I prefer TN panels since I game a lot even though it has a narrow viewing angle. You just can't compare two different technologies like that. You also need to turn up the brightness on the left monitor, or down on the right monitor...

thanks alot man

Good comparison bt/w Glossy and Matte screen.

Thank you very much for this video it really helped me😁😁.

Nice explanation! So, I'm choosing my laptop for work, I'm gonna be looking to the monitor for quite long... ...Matte for me, right?

I will be using my laptop in a variety of environments, so matte will be my choice

Thanks man

there are other factors than glossy/matte which affect color quality

even better? GET TWO MONITORS, I have one of each depending on what task I'm doing

Good video 😉👍🏼

So basically for in car screen, I think glossy screen is better bcoz there is not much stuff to reflect on the screen even under direct sunlight.

I've got a 2012 Macbook Pro and a recent upgrade in the from of a MSI GS65 Stealth Thin. I was, I am still pretty upset that the 2k MSI's display is dim! We're talking 7 years of technological advancements, the one thing I didn't think needed researching was the frigging display! It's a 2k laptop, 1080p and just compared to my mac that's a Duo Core i5, Integrated graphics, 4GB RAM (loooooool), 500GB HD (loooooooooo). Whereas my MSI GS65 is an i7-8750h 6 core, GTX 1070, 32GB Ram, 500Gb SSD, just an all around beast of an upgrade and going back to my (long lost love) windows roots. Yet I still have to watch movies on my 2012 mac because despite colour accuracy being better on GS65 the brightness is terrible. Dark scenes in a movie you pretty much can't tell what's going on. GoT which features many a darker scenes is a no brainer, have to watch on the mac. Actually considering buying a 3rd frigging laptop because can't find 1 that has it all? Uggggggh! (1st world problems much? 😋😋😋).

Even with a computer with a matte screen which has the best graphics cards and all that jazz, I still think Glossy will always look's more hd with hd displays. I remember going from my MacBook Pro (newest one without the touch bar) which has a super HD display this is easy to look at display compared to matte screen and I can say that it was so grainy even with some of the best graphics installed they look not as hd to me as the Glossy screen on my MacBook Pro. Even though my computer is only 13" It is very easy to look at because of how HD it is and for anyone with sensitive or crappy eyesight HD is better to look at for your eyes than blurry non hd displays. Also Blue light filters where you can change the colour are very good for your eyes, just test some out to see like the colour. Blue light filters are not good for digital or video editing for sure so you can turn them off if you are doing that, but they have really helped my sensitive eyes get less dry and my brain working properly for sleep during night time. Flux which I have on my computer makes the blue light filter more intense during night and there is less of a filter I set for daytime and it changes based on my location and hardly uses any battery on my computer to run which is nice. Anyways, I would rather have a small screen (not super small) with HD display than a big one with a display that is not very HD.

I love Matte screens. I have a matte screen protector on my iPhone and matte screen protector on my Mac. Don't know why I like em so much. I like the way it feels, looks everything. I guess i'm weird like that. lol

Macbook pro had a retina dislay. that's why.

Glossy- higher brightness, better colours, darker blacks, sharper details, lesser scratches Matte- anto glare, less fingerprint, looks cool

If you work professionally and possibly working while you are travelling the only chose can be matte screen if you want to prevent headache. Glossy screen deflect and mirror anything. It's quite surprising that Apple, at least for their Pro series, do not offer matte screen anymore. It seems that everyone just wants to play with their MacBooks......