Re: Notebook for Delphi development - are glossy TFT's usable?

"Diego" <diego at somewhere dot com> wrote in message news:468652de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 2007-06-30 21:51:43 +1000, "somebody" <A@xxxxx> said:

This is completely untrue. They are perfectly fine and in fact look better than non-glossy screens. They only may "act like a mirror" (and that's being glib) when the thing is turned off! Otherwise it's perfectly fine and better than matte. That's why they are so popular. If they were crap then they would not be selling. Go for glossy, you won't regret it.

I think that depends to a large extent on the location. Any time I have a light source behind me, I find that I cannot use a glossy screen for any length of time. I only use my glossy laptop for doing software demos on the road, and looked for a long time to find a matte monitor for the office, because there are lights above and behind me that make the glossy screen unusable for me in the office. I won't be buying any more glossy screens for my own use.

Van Swofford
Tybee Jet Corp.

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