Matte vs Glossy Monitor - Laptop Screen Comparison - Which one to choose?

[@Kareem-cx4fi]

When I work I prefer a matte screen. It enables me to focus better without all the reflections, and feels easier on my eyes when I code. For entertainment, I totally get why people prefer glossy screens, because the images do look way more vibrant, and seem to pop out more, not as dull as the matte. It's a give and take

[@grooveykans]

I prefer matte for all activy because when i use glossy there are so many shadow in the screen and that distract me

[@IzzyDz]

@J Hamm you can get reflections indoors too. I found that with a small smartphone screen it's easy to hold it in a way it won't reflect but with big laptop screens any angle will reflect. You can't avoid it.

[@kasperavi]

You can always buy an external matte screen cover

[@IzzyDz]

@@kasperavi it's never as good as a decent matte coating

[@Vik1919]

Nah, even for entertainment, I prefer matte. Because I don't have any reflections to annoy or distract me. That way, I can focus much, much better.

[@robertfrechette5875]

I prefer a glossy screen because it looks more crisp. I find the matte harder to focus, on. I just bought a matte screen laptop and will be returning it. Thank you for your videos! They are very helpful!

[@Telssa1]

You speak clearly, and you get to the point. Terrific video.

[@w2best]

Thank you!!

[@xavonizer]

I would have to say… i do like the Glossy screens more then the matte ones. They have better colors and they make the display look a whole lot clearer, because the antiglare coating does blur out the pixels a bit. Even for outdoor use, i think they are a bit better. But its personal preference of course!

[@w2best]

It's really a lot of preference! Right now I'm using glossy almost all of the time.

[@Melodie_Info3]

Yep thats true but i have the reflection so i have pick matte.

[@willsh5034]

Thanks for the video. I know most opinions favour the matte, but the glossy screen looks better. I like looks, so I’m going with glossy haha

[@w2best]

I also use glossy in my everyday machine. But I think matte is better in most ways.

[@tovape]

I have a glossy monitor and I prefer it over anything, it feels more natural, like looking at a glass with some light in it

[@johnmase924]

I alternate my options between glossy and matte depending on how often i use laptop on outdoors or indoors. If i use laptop a lot in outdoor, ie due to university or taking to a cafe, i buy cheap matte screen protector and apply it, and when theres period i spend most of my time at home i just remove matte screen protector and use glossy screen again This is the benefit of owning a glossy laptop. It allows you to have the option to choose between matte and glossy. I have even reapplied my old matte screen protector over and over again so the resusability is great, depending on the type you buy the matte screen protector of course.

[@frilans5974]

This is actually the flexibility that I am hoping to get for my next laptop. I have ordered a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro which has a very nice 2880x1800 glossy screen. However, I am not sure if I can find a anti-reflective screen protector with the 16:10 aspect ratio. That is if I ever get the delivery of that elusive laptop with an unknown delivery date.

[@w2best]

Interesting! Thanks for this input! I'm gonna try this out at some point!

[@w2best]

I will be getting my slim 7 pro tomorrow! Exciting times ahead!

[@wachox]

@@frilans5974 hi, did you got your laptop already ? How it has been ?

[@taqiuddinwahab5912]

That why I love glossy screen. But sadly, most of laptop in market nowaday sells laptop with matte screen. It's hard to find glossy screen

[@lricardo]

exactly one of my concerns, now that I am going to buy a new laptop, interesting video, thanks

[@w2best]

I've really been thinking so much about this. It's hard to give a definite answer but I'm going my best!

[@greymalachi3049]

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[@charthers8903]

You keep reading my mind, this is awesome..

[@w2best]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it! :)

[@Ruptured_AU]

I actually found gloss was better when I had a big window behind me and the sunlight poured in on my back. I found the Matt screen diffused the light across its surface and made it very hard to see. The gloss while it had massive reflections I was able to just not look at them since your eyes have to actually move to focus them instead of the screen. All that said, if the Matt screen I had was only around 300nits. If it was 400+ it might have done a much better job of countering the bright light.

[@w2best]

Interesting! I'm usually not having that problem. It's good to hear different opinions though!

[@vgamedude12]

This is why phones and pretty much most devices (besides monitors) use glossy screens. I agree. After all the entire point of the coating is light diffusal.

[@Ruptured_AU]

Phones are like 1000nits tho.

[@vgamedude12]

@@Ruptured_AU Not all of them. And TVs. There are tvs with sub 300-250 nits of brightness that are still glossy or actual semi gloss. There aren't any TVs on the market now I can think of that have the ugly disgusting and cheap plastic "matte" coating monitors have on them. Because if someone put that on a TV they'd be laughed at because it destroys image quality and clarity. What is even more sad if you look at say, Rtings, and compare the glare handling of a glossy screen with a high quality proper anti reflective coating (like the new lg oled tvs) and compare it to pretty much any pc monitor it's better. So the nasty plastic "matte" layer isn't even necessary to fight glare.

[@Ruptured_AU]

@@vgamedude12 interesting. Wonder if there is some anti reflection coating I can use put on myself to improve the gloss screen in daylight.

[@yeshu1252]

Very rare and informative video... I've found it very useful... Thank you!

[@w2best]

I'm glad! I will make more on the similar topic moving forward! The vs topic I mean! :)

[@millionexperts7985]

I've been using the Ultra HD glossy screen for 5.5 years now and typically used it for work every day for 12-16 hrs and never had any eye related issues, especially with such a high screen time. Flip side is the outdoor usage issue, I totally agree, it is annoying for sure with a reflective / brighter backgrounds as light reflection is evitable, which in my opinion one can re-adjust their seating positions to a lesser lit / dark backgrounds. Let's admit, we don't work most of our time in brighter backgrounds, right ? So, If you use 90percent of the time with shady background then glossy screen is perfect. So why am I recommending a glossy display with high resolution? Well I got a new laptop for work which has a lesser display resolution of 1920x1080 and a Matt finish... I find it so hard to focus even indoors as it's causing dry eyes since it doesn't have an anti glare screen. After 30 mins my eyes start to retain the white background from the emails and chat windows, which gives me a headache and have to literally move away from the system frequently. I never had this issue with my ultra HD display (resolution 3840x 2160 but I use it with 1920x1040 as my apps don't work with higher resolution) which has the glossy, Anti glare and most importantly gives a soft and smooth backgrounds in chat or email windows.... very good for prolonged usage/screentime.. Please invest in a good screen to avoid issues for your sensitive eyes and other side effects 🙏 Hope it helps..

[@livelovelaugh.7867]

I totally agree with you. I have the exact same issue while using matte screen laptop. As for now, I’m thinking of getting a gloss screen laptop and sell my matte screen ones away

[@LKArya-bo5jk]

@@livelovelaugh.7867 Cant we just change a matte display to glossy one in the same laptop}?

[@livelovelaugh.7867]

@@LKArya-bo5jk We can but it will no longer be original and I am afraid that the display colour may no longer be accurate. Plus, it might also void the warranty that comes with it.

[@SpacedOutDoonie]

You know theres a chrome extension that enables all websites to be in dark mode/theme? Its called Dark Reader.

[@GTsMusicalVariety]

Great videos on Displays both Matte vs Glossy and your one comparing 250, 300, 400 nits, Thank you! My Dell Inspiron with 16" Anti-Glare WVA ComfortView Plus 2.5K (2560 x 1600) Display, 300 nits, 120 hz refresh rate. Looks washed out on full brightness during the day with windows behind me and white shades that let a fair amount of sunlight through but conversely the screen looks really clear on two thirds brightness during the evening. I notice a BIG difference there.

[@joelstatosky1817]

For viewing quality glossy is the way to go, however, it has a large amount of glare which is extremely annoying.

[@drdemon6914]

For me look and feel must be satisfying enjoyable Glossy is better I don't wanna compromise for low image quality...but this gives eye strain ...I hope matte screen to have better image quality but I would give suggestions for programmers, writers, readers,require long exposure to screen should go for matte, and is there anything in market like filter for glossy screen so that whenever I want to watch movies I could take it off otherwise I would whole day staring at laptop

[@MubashirAbbas777]

very helpful review and i choose matte screen because i do work couples of hours daily and my eyes doesn't get irritation from matte screen. Thank you for sharing good comparison.

[@jasbirsingh159]

Extremely important and informarive video..Thanks a lot..

[@michaelvilla696]

Matte for sure! I've been an happy Sony Vaio s15 owner and now a have a MSI prestige 15. You never know where you are gonna work with a laptop, even though you are at home!

[@w2best]

Vaio! I have had 3 Sony Vaio over the years! They have been amazing! :) Prestige also seems amazing! Have you tried a 400n glossy though? It's pretty nice! :)

[@mwangiplus-]

matte is my favourite.i find it more economical on battery and i dont have to worry abought direct light

[@ac-lo6dt]

Thank you, not enough detailed information on the internet on this specific topic, so thanks!

[@w2best]

Cool, I'm glad you like it! I also just published a video on screen brightness but there's not too much new info in it if you already saw this one.

[@butterflymoon6368]

Much prefer glossy screens any day of the week. can't think of a single instance when i would need to use a laptop outdoors (extreme laptopping?) so i'm good. My work computer has a matte screen and i hate it. It feels less immersive and less enjoyable.

[@TonyStark-nw1ll]

Me too

[@mohitg488]

Great informative video, over such a dilemma.

[@tpacalypse]

I still like the taller screens better though.

[@BARBAROSSAofficial]

1) I've been wanting to do this video for a while now. 2) I've been contemplating this thing for a good year now.

[@w2best]

It's true. I spent A LOT of time thinking about this.

[@siyzerix]

I'm gonna have to disagree with your conclusion. The ultimate gold standard is a glossy display. If you have phones and tablets that can be used outside with glossy displays, so can laptops. Infact, when you adjust your laptop you're done. You're not going to be constantly adjusting it all the time. And how often do people use their laptops outside? Usually its not very long. Laptops are generally used indoors. And you forget a few other points regarding glossy. Glossy will appear sharper than matte since matte diffuses light. Glossy will also have more accurate colors since even if a matte has 100% srgb, it will still not actually be color accurate since matte coating will distort colors. And you forget to mention the biggest factor. Availability. Matte infact seems more suited to much more portable lightweight laptops that have a higher chance of being used outside. However gaming laptops and the like still use matte displays even though glossy would be objectively better for them since they're going to be used indoors. Even gaming monitors almost never have glossy displays. And then there's OLED displays. OLED technically is a bit less sharp than an equivalent resolution IPS since its subpixel arrangement is different. But it has very high brightness, very good contrast, excellent colors, very good response times, etc. It'd be perfect for gaming laptops and multimedia laptops. Yet its only now being offered on some laptops. Of course the ideal display would be mini led's which have the pro's of oleds and the pro's of IPS glossy displays.

[@w2best]

Right now I'm only on glossy as well, but back then I was all matte.

[@siyzerix]

@@w2best I wish I could go glossy. Trust me mate, my nitro 5 with a QHD 165hz 100%srgb panel does not look miles better than my 65% srgb 1080p panel from my ideapad 3 gaming. Laptops in general do not have glossy options. And gaming laptops especially don't have that. The only ones that have that, are the vivobook pro, gigabyte aero 16, gigabyte aero 5, that MSI 240hz oled laptop, some razer blades, etc. You can see aside from the vivbook and aero laptops, they are all very expensive options.

[@MuhammadRifana]

this man is know to much.

[@khanghyvo931]

i know that matte is better but the glossy screen always looks more premium

[@w2best]

I would agree with this. It's me premium but also annoying sometimes!

[@TonyStark-nw1ll]

Who cares if it looks more premium

[@TomahAwkDJ7]

I have visual snow condition. It's really hard for me to read on matte screen, all appears blurry. That's why I use glossy

[@kornisonkiseli3248]

Thanks for a great comparison. Buying a new laptop and need to make a decision.

[@KrishSingh-s3k]

You have presented the comparison so well. Thankyou ❤ Now it's really gonna help me decide.....I guess I will go for a glossy one.

[@theurinal]

I think a glossy screen with 600 nits will elemenate the issue with outdoor reflection.

[@butterflymoon6368]

at the expense of what though? battery life?

[@anomonyus-57]

​@@butterflymoon6368mini led screens in yoga pro 9i is about 1400 nits of brightness I believe. Gloss over matte any days. Especially if you have a good display. Otherwise you have wasted your oled or 3k screen with matte.

[@prajitvishnukarthik8886]

For doing research, studying, working purpose, I prefer matte screen. For entertainment purpose, glossy screen.

[@maryshadbolt]

What about viewing angle? My kids like to watch each other game. I'm looking for a laptop for UX design that is 15"-17" that my kids can do a lot of gaming on. Ideally with good battery life (a tradeoff with gaming, it seems), a numeric keypad, and touchscreen. A 16:10 aspect ratio would be nice. Also, without PWM - my daughter seems to be very sensitive to that. I'll look for 100% sRGB, 400+ nits, and glossy based on your videos. Thanks!

[@siyzerix]

Unfortunately glossy based gaming laptops are quite rare. I think your best bet would be a gigabyte aero 16 with a 4k OLED display and a 100w rtx 3070ti and i7 12700h. Its actually reasonably priced for what it packs coming in at around $1300ish. Battery life would likely hover around the 6hr mark since intel is not very efficient. Either that or the gigabyte aero 5 with the same display but higher TDP rtx 3070ti. There is no touch option on these laptops. I would recommend no touch screen laptop since its just a useless feature. You could go with the vivobook pro 16 that has a 5800h and a 144hz OLED display. Unfortunately it only has a 50w rtx 3050 which has about the same performance as a rx590. But its an okay-ish option for 1080p. Otherwise you're gonna have to settle for a crap matte display. Even the 100% srgb ones don't look that great. Matte literally distorts colors so that 100% srgb isn't very accurate. I would say your best bet is the asus rog strix amd advantage. Has a 100% srgb QHD 165hz display and a rx6800m with a 5900hx. This QHD model gets about 8 hours of battery. The FHD one gets about 10hr of battery life. If you can settle for replaceable batteries, I'd highly suggest the $550 gigabyte g5 with a 85w rtx 3050ti (Basically a 4gb version of the desktop rtx 3050 in performance) or the $800 gigabyte g5 with a 130w rtx 3060 (basically a 6gb version of the desktop 3060 in performance). The 3060 will shred 1080p gaming. The battery life on 1 battery is about 4 hours, but it has swappable batteries, so just buy 2 batteries and you can easily swap out batteries.

[@markuselias6017]

Very good video, thanks for that. I was about to buy the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X, but the screen is just too glossy, whereas the 15 inch version has a matte screen, but much less storage which can't be replaced. Asus made some weird decisions here. Hopefully their upcoming devices will be better.

[@piyushsingh7203]

Me watching this for same, I want to buy asus vivobook s14 oled but all varients come in glossy finish which I don't want. I prefer matt finish.

[@siyzerix]

@@piyushsingh7203 Why ruin the oled screen with matte? Matte literally degrades visual quality

[@siyzerix]

They did but putting OLED is very much a better decision than using the crap matte coating seen everywhere.

[@piyushsingh7203]

@@siyzerix it's been more than 2 months using this laptop and yes glossy is better than matt in oled screens, the display in this laptop is very impressive.

[@siyzerix]

@@piyushsingh7203 I've literally been using an oled laptop for the past few days and boy oh boy is it a nice step up from my old laptop's matte display. Sadly gaming laptops really don't give us oled options. Would be awesome to play games on it. Not everyone plays RDR2 at 120fps. High refresh rate is just needed for esports titles and even then if you're actually playing competitively. Making a display just for 1 specific type of game is dumb. You leave out racing game (which are absolutely fine with 60fps), AAA titles, combat games (like dark souls, etc.), etc. An OLED 60hz panel would be way better suited to gaming and media consumption than matte panels.

[@mfahadshah]

What if i add anti glare screen protector on glossy screen? Will it be same as its counterpart?

[@BriBCG]

Thanks for the informative video, it mirrors a lot of my feelings (no pun intended!) instead of just being 'glossy good, matte bad'. There has been a big push towards glossy computer screens, the TV space is already almost entirely gloss. People seem to focus way too much on high brightness content consumption in an ideal space (or just blasting the brightness so high the space no longer matters) Well I don't know how most people can deal with that, but after about an hour of that kind of brightness I get a searing headache, especially in the dark! Most seem to ignore how annoying it is to deal with such a screen in a working environment, or even just browsing the internet. At low brightness the reflections of a glossy screen get almost unbearably distracting, and can easily completely wash out text you're trying to read if the lighting isn't perfectly placed. I'd hate to see the day where there just aren't any matte options left like happened with high end TVs.

[@antoniogarzario8587]

Once again, great video as always! Thanks so much for the explanation :)

[@w2best]

I'm glad you like it! This took a lot of prep!

[@afnankhan9865]

I will prefer glossy because colour correction is acurate in this screen.

[@qubafootbag]

Great video thanks.

[@maximsl]

It depends where you live and where you spend most of your times . For work and entertaiment in a dark room, glossy display is a way better with its clarity vivid colors and high contrast. But for sunny open spaces there is no other choice than matte display.

[@tusharvaish8096]

❤️ owesome , big fan of your videos .

[@w2best]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that!

[@AirrowRocket]

Excellent educational video!

[@w2best]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@Lvlerience]

riktigt bra video =) Tack!

[@fresnelbiprism5222]

If i use antiglare coating on glossy screen. Will it work same as that of pre installed matte screen??👀

[@lucialopezgonzalez885]

I have the same question!

[@kobymile5453]

Well I have a completely different view. First I don't recall using laptop in the sun or outside. Second I am too sensitive to brightness. 10 minutes on a bright screen gives me headache. The Acer laptop I had earlier, the lowest brightness settings was too bright for me in a regular lighted room. So I tweaked in the driver level to dim the screen, it suffered from color accuracy but was the only way to save from having a headache. Now I have Surface Pro 4, the lowest brightness is still bright for me. I am using software tool to dim. Same true on the Acer monitor in my office. I have never used a matt screen for a long term. I borrowed friend's matt screen laptop for testing, I couldn't stand washed out look and for some reason it gives me headache very soon. When I shop for a laptop, the first thing I check is how dim it can go. I have found Sony laptops can go very dim. And 3 colleagues in my team out of 9 use software tool to dim their screen as lowest is still too bright.

[@davidjosephjohn8599]

I don't think many people are as photosensitive as you. Have you tried blue blockers or light sunglasses while viewing?

[@karm00n29]

Ok u got a disability no need to write a eesay

[@eternalwebs9992]

What are the difference among anti-glare, anti-reflect and mate display!

[@conquerox]

Which better for coding, watching movies and play open world game (gta V)???

[@Juneliness]

Cool! Thanks for the comparison. Just what I needed to know. I prefer matte.

[@hotmess2766]

😂 yep me too. I'll develop glaucoma like my brother with glossy. Matte is the best

[@w2best]

Good to hear this!! :D

[@sawancenarock]

You are doing a great job

[@w2best]

Thanks a lot!!

[@ghostrag]

Cell phones are HD Glossy Screens

[@sumitghoshal1792]

Will glossy screen put strains to eyes? Will I lose vision or suffer from dry eyes if I work on glossy screen laptop for 10 hours a day? Will matte finish laptop help in this regard?

[@brrrburberry2554]

i got the glossy and really ruin my eyes just for 20-40 min watching it,is really dangerous

[@musicmelodies.]

Absolutely stunning video! Thank you for the info! I just wanted to ask what camera you are using. Thank you so much!

[@w2best]

Thanks! I'm using an alpha 6400 with a sigma 14mm 1,4 :)

[@musicmelodies.]

Perfect! Thanks once again for everything! Take care!

[@FindMeInsanity]

I'm willing to buy *HP15-ec10051AX*. It's got super specs and a 144hz refresh rate but comes with a matte screen. But after 7 years of using a budget Lenovo laptop with glossy screen and 720p display, I found matte screen a little dull looking and the brightness didn't seem very satisfactory to me. I do most of my reading online (e-books) and on spare time love to enjoy series or movies. Was it the showroom lights which made the brightness look a little dull? at the same price point no other laptop with glossy screen is providing 144hz refresh rate. Really confused about what to do. However, this I'm sure of, that reading in matte screen saves the strain to the eyes. But will I be able to enjoy movies equally well with a matte screen? Honestly, this is the only uncertainty that's holding me back. I use laptop mostly inside the house so reflection isn't really an issue.

[@Nate-zy5ce]

So glad I found this excellent video. Very timely. I'm torn between getting the new late 2021 Dell XPS 17" 9710 laptop, with the 11th gen i7 chip, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11, with either the glossy UHD+(4k) touch screen or the FHD+ matte, non-touch screen. It's only about $150 difference upfront, but the FHD+matte screen apparently gets about 2-4 hours longer battery life, while that UHD+4k screen just looks so darn beautiful, and I just don't know how good the picture quality is on the FHD+ matte screen. I'm going back and forth, torn as to which to get. Any suggestions? I do most of my work indoors, home office, no gaming or video/music editing just long hours online, but I do take the laptop out and about mobile quite a bit for hours at a time and I like having that flexibility. Help! 🙂

[@kobi2822]

If you're already pouring that kind of money into those specs then I would get the UHD+ touch screen instead. You can adjust the resolution in the display settings (I'm sure you can turn the touch screen on or off too), allowing you to switch between resolutions instead of being locked into one. This also opens you up to 4K content for the occasional YT or Netflix streaming. And since you're going to be indoors most of the time, you'll be closer to an outlet. As for mobility, you can always bring an external battery and/or change your settings to a lower resolution to save battery life while on the go. If battery life is still a concern I would look into 'debloating' windows 11 (ie. turning off animations, uninstalling unused programs, etc.) to add some juice to your usage. And if it still doesn't work out, you can exchange it for the other version and find out for yourself.

[@Nate-zy5ce]

@@kobi2822 Thanks for the input. You mentioned a few things I was not aware of. Much appreciated, the reply and the excellent original video above! I have a follow up question if you can: I just watched a review describing updates to Windows 11 from Windows 10, and one of them may be especially relevant to my choice here. Windows 11 apparently has greatly increased the number of gesture features usable on a touch screen (Various finger combinations, swipes, palms...). If I don't get a touchscreen, and one is not available on the XPS FHP+ screens, then either those same new gestures would work on the trackpad, or I just wouldn't be able to use them. Do you know, are the new Windows 11 gestures also usable on the Dell trackpad?

[@AliMohammed-or8it]

thank tou for this great video

[@shaunn1669]

Can I use Matter Screen protector as my laptop is having glossy screen that's annoys me a lot

[@lilacx3439]

Yes u should actually. As a user of matte screen guard on glossy screen it works good enough

[@marktaylor2087]

I have a Matebook X Pro and I love it, but I do wish the screen wasn't so glossy!

[@w2best]

It seems lovely! I wish it had some more ports too! :)

[@abhijeetsinghchauhan34]

yea my old laptop has a glossy screen which was good for viewing angles but when even a small source of light comes at my it starts working as a mirror XD....so I bought a new acer with comfyview matte and now I can even flash a torch in front of the screen

[@munyenyo7534]

u use screen protector?

[@abhijeetsinghchauhan34]

@@munyenyo7534 no it came with acer matte screen

[@lunaticwrestling3699]

great video!’

[@w2best]

Thank you!

[@AlexWent]

I have an ASUS UX410UA machine with a fantastic matte screen - nearly 380 nits, essential for someone like me whose eyesight is not so good as it was. Now four years old and unsupported for WIn11, I wanted to replace it with the Lenovo Slim 7 (your review machine here) but at 300 nits found the Lenovo really quite unusable. Such a shame because in every other respect the Lenovo is a great machine.

[@w2best]

Slim 7 pro is much brighter. Ideapad 5 pro too. Check them out :)

[@jetmartin9501]

Thanks for doing this video. Much to my chagrin, as more and more laptop manufactured go towards GLOSSY (Mirror like) OLED screens it's getting more and more difficult to find laptops with Matte screens. I wonder if any of those after market Anti Glare screen films work well....Maybe a comparison of those options would make for a good video. I would have to think that the manufacturers would be happy to send you samples to test. I know I'd watch that video. I'm jussayin....😉😉

[@halffacedsinger]

Almost every Lenovo laptop today still comes with a matte screen

[@caxinomiro]

@@halffacedsinger but if you select a touch screen option then is glossy..

[@siyzerix]

Its the other way around. Most laptops still use matte. Only now are some using OLED and I say its a welcome change. For example, find me a proper gaming laptop with a glossy panel. They're almost non existent.

[@BriBCG]

I know the feeling, I can't stand glossy screens. The semi gloss TV I used as a display for 8 years was somewhat bearable but the gloss Microsoft Surface I have is awful. It's really hard to find a suitable screen for my HTPC setup where I do a lot of browsing and some work as well as consuming content and playing games. Matte is a good compromise, I don't really care if the image 'pops' less, it still looks damn good and doesn't have the awful reflections. After putting off upgrading my TV for years because everything was gloss I finally gave in and bought a large format OLED monitor. Unfortunately it was overpriced (I suspect due to a combination of low volume and not selling their soul to advertisers like smart TVs do), has much less control over the image and various settings and the support is absolutely abysmal compared to other panels using the exact same screen as a base. Still, I'm loving it.

[@siyzerix]

@@BriBCG The issue with matte is with glossy you cannot use a matte screen protector. But with glossy panels you can. You can just use a matte screen protector to make a glossy panel matte.

[@ИльшатСулейманов-в2щ]

Hello from Russia. Help please with a choice. Yoga slim 7 or MSI prestige 15 or dell xps 15? I will use for office programs and sometimes video and photo editing. I don't know if it's worth overpaying for xps 15 and msi prestige 15... thanks for the answer

[@w2best]

I would get prestige 15. Great cpu and gpu at incredible weight. Hard to beat! Extra ssd as well! :)

[@ИльшатСулейманов-в2щ]

@@w2best what do you think about fhd or 4k in msi prestige 15?

[@w2best]

@@ИльшатСулейманов-в2щ 4k draws a lot of battery but if battery life is not your main concern I think the 4k could be great in 15"!

[@geekysindhi129]

Bang on!

[@chiragojha7311]

I have a thinkpad e14 (5th Generation) very similar to the yoga laptop in the video. It has matte screen. Is it recommended or okay to have a screen-guard on top of a matte screen laptop ? Kindly share your suggestion !

[@w2best]

It's ok, but I'm not sure I will recommend it!

[@chiragojha7311]

@@w2best thanks for the reply. I have kept it as is for now.

[@maksikgregory4988]

на самом деле глянцевый екран протирать намного и намного легче, для этого нужна настоящая микрофибра. тому что частички жира и пыли легко снять с поверхности, если их не размазывать. А в матовом екране, где есть микровпадины, там застряет пыль и грязь и жир, потому с его поверхности сложнее убрать это все. Но из-за того что он и так весь в искуственных дефектах, это кажется незаметным.

[@onee]

All I hear is, "Don't use a glossy screen outdoors." Besides that it's superior. Your main complaints seem to be about outdoor usage. I don't plan on using my laptop outdoors. So, I don't see the benefit of a matte screen.

[@titosteinsgaming9340]

so why using laptop, use desktop. and what happen if window are in back and curtain moved by air. many high end desktop monitor have matte screen

[@w2best]

Not really, a bright room is enough to be annoying on a low brightness glossy imo.

[@tntstn]

I am so confued :) I am tring to buy a portable monitor and I do not know which one is better 17.3 4K IPS with 400nit or 17.3 2K IPS with 250 nit

[@ayushsrivastava1672]

What about screen protection? Do you use it?

[@algazairi233]

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

[@w2best]

No to my knowledge that's not possible!

[@fatemehat4785]

What if we buy a 600 nits oled screen which is glassory but we use a matte cover on it? Ine of the laptop sailer suggested it to me

[@gamedose]

I have a inspiron 15 N5050 IPS LCD 11 YEARS OLD LAPTOP, NOW am going to buy a new one which comes with matte display

[@dalchandpanchal141]

Ips display without antiglare Sva display with antiglare Which is best for me...?

[@aishwar2918]

Ty for the help

[@motorhead.indiee]

300 Nits, Anitglare, 100% SRGB, Full HD. Is that spec okay ?

[@augustojulianguerravelarde8621]

Hello! How do you prevent the image from blinking while filming videos? :(

[@w2best]

Do you mean the laptop image? It has never blinker for me!

[@arckocsog253]

I hate glossy screen. I just ordered a laptop for €2600 and it turned out that the screen is glossy. I haaaaaate it

[@step3033]

I've seen you never mention the backlight bleed on the matebook. Could you give some information about that?

[@w2best]

I mentioned it both in my unboxing and my review video. There is a bit of backlight bleed but it's only visibile if you are in a dark environment with a dark screen. For me it hasn't been a problem so far!

[@step3033]

@@w2best I'm sorry I have missed that part. Thank you so much for answering. Btw, love your great videos.

[@checkout8352]

Are there any 2-in-1 convertible laptops with matte touch display which you know of?....I only see the glossy ones

[@w2best]

2 in 1 i actually don't know any! I will look out for it though. It doesn't seem impossible that it could exist!

[@kokos1920]

​@@w2best As far as i know the only manufacturer that has this tech is Lenovo - check out X1 Yoga 6 FHD, should thick all the boxes (matte, touchscreen, 2 in 1)

[@kretoskim8555]

Matte screen all day any day..it lso helps reduce eye strain

[@michaeltsang548]

What is eye strain

[@kretoskim8555]

@@michaeltsang548 when you use computer for too too long your eyes start to hurt that's eye strain

[@michaeltsang548]

@@kretoskim8555 ok, i just brought a Dell with matte screen

[@kretoskim8555]

@@michaeltsang548 good for you the matte screen is best

[@michaeltsang548]

@@kretoskim8555 really is the best? But i see some people hate the matte

[@amrithasudarsan6135]

Sir...... My lap is glossy screen.... It makes my eyes more strain...... Is it possible to change glossy lap screen to matte lap screen.... Plz reply...

[@w2best]

That's hard but you can add a matter screen protector to it! :)

[@amrithasudarsan6135]

@@w2best thanks👍

[@enduga0]

make cutout of mate material and hang it on glossy screen when outdoor

[@PeanutBreathing]

A bit hard to judge properly since one screen has the blue light filter on.

[@w2best]

I don't think it's blue light filter - they just have different colour reproduction. But that doesn't affect the glossy/matte comparison imo :)

[@w2msa]

Thanks for the video. I use my windows laptop outdoors and the display is terrible in the sun. I have a MacBook air which is much better but I need to use a windows laptop. When shopping for a laptop how can I find out how many nits it has?

[@w2best]

That is always specified with the monitor info. Check for 350 or more for outdoor use.

[@JSchlo401]

I have noticed that programmers like matte screens and creatives (digital marketing) like using glossy screens more. Has anyone else noticed this? 😮

[@lovely-shrubbery8578]

yeah its because creatives need color accuracy and programmers care about productivity/function for just reading basically

[@d0giem]

because creatives look at vibrant images and programmers look at a white screen all day

[@laldingliana5198]

Hi, a question. Is the matte screen a result of the nature of the material of the glass itself or are they using a laminated layer on top of a glossy glass?

[@freesailor7163]

Many years ago I discovered that a Dell that I was planning to buy, and which unfortunately had a GLOSSY screen (the only serious flaw I could find), was such simply because its INTRINSICALLY MATTE screen was covered with a transparent plastic sheet! But I'm talking about ten years ago, today I don't know how things are. Anyway, I gave up the purchase and got instead a very good Asus N56VZ with a matte screen, which is still serving me well and which has a very good and very readable IPS display.

[@sthu61]

So... Huawei Matebook 14 is good enough for outdoor usage?

[@w2best]

I would say it is! :) But it depends how much you need to use it outdoors...

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

Laptop buyers AT LEAST have options....... desktop displays are ALL matte panels. For people who have used glossy screens in the past, it's very difficult to "downgrade" to a matte monitor.

[@wtech758]

They exist , you just gotta search

[@VanosTurbo]

How are the text on matte screens? I code a lot and would like to know if the text is crisp?

[@w2best]

For sure. Just get a qhd screen and it's perfectly crisp.

[@ArcherArios22]

Is it true that matte screens reduce eye strain?

[@w2best]

In some way I would say yes. Mainly because a matte screen allows you to run it on lower brightness and therefor putting less strain on the eyes and less strain on the battery. :)

[@reoencarcelado5904]

@Marrick-Mutya: When you’re looking at the computer-screen and you’re fighting to see the image [that is] on the computer-screen because all you can see is your reflection or the predominant thing you can see is your reflection, you will be forcing your eyesight & struggling to see an image (in this case the computer-screen’s image). Therefore/Thereby, causing eye-strain.

[@surbhiagarwal9745]

Is it normal that ips display looks a little bit yellowish?

[@GERALD_786]

I prefer matte screen because it's just annoying to see bright reflection

[@elsayedazab6]

What about backlight bleeding .. is it terrible on matebook?

[@johnmase924]

I owned matebook 14 4800H and their product line suffers from backlight bleeding. The repair shop tried 5 different panels but all came with horrible backlight bleeding. In the end i asked for refund and placed an order of Lenovo yoga slim 7 pro 5800H and hoping for the best.

[@elsayedazab6]

@@johnmase924 thank you sir,, Now are my choices are: matebook 14 amd 4600 - lenovo yoga c740 i5 10210 ,, i will use it for office word and pdf and search content docs and browsing .. so can you help me please

[@w2best]

My Matebook 14 is not very bad when it comes to backlight bleed. But some units seems to be really bad! I would really not go for c740! I'm gonna try yoga slim 7 pro next week and see how it fares! :)

[@elsayedazab6]

@@w2best you are the best 🥇 .. I wish you make more videos 🌹🌹🌹

[@w2best]

@@elsayedazab6 i wish so too, but i have to work on my agency too! So i do my best to put out a video per week. :)

[@bushkasj9884]

Is anti glare screen protector is good for eyes?

[@spicyF1]

Im looking for that lenovo with that spec but cant find it, can you provide a link to it

[@w2best]

Which one and which spec? :P

[@wachox]

Is there a solution , like a film or something, for the glossy screen to reduce reflection?

[@w2best]

I think there is! But I've never used it. People have been writing about it in the comments

[@lilacx3439]

A matte screen guard which provides good friction with stylus writing Nd reduction in reflection outside. It's good .

[@dhanushr6693]

Asus vivobook k15 oled has a glossy display with 400 nits peak brightness. Can I consider it?

[@w2best]

I personally think 400 nits is pretty spot on for a glossy display :D

[@izitui]

I'd always buy glossy screen instead of matte display. Bcz I won't be sitting under the sun 24/7. But, most of the time it's possible to adjust the environemnt. So that, I can always enjoy screework on a glossy screen. Matte screen take away my eye power which is my personal observation.

[@rahulshrivastavbit]

2:30 .. "The matte screen really shines" 🤣 rofl

[@w2best]

Haha good catch!!

[@aviovadia2371]

I am using iPadpro 13” and it has a glossy lovely screen. Now i want to move to Win OS but i ca not find a laptop with that screen quality. I have got last week the thinkpad e15 with matt screen, it was terrible. I just returned it after one day. Still can not decide which laptop to buy. By the way, the lenovo keyboard was awesome

[@w2best]

E15 has 250n brightness i believe! That's very hard to work with. Get at least 350n! Both in matte and glossy!

[@AshT.]

I have a question is it true that matte displays tend to get scratches over time and start to look dirty

[@w2best]

I'm not sure! I've used my Dell Inspiron 15 with matte screen for 2 years now. No wear and tear at all! But it could probably happen if you're not careful!

[@AshT.]

@@w2best okay thank you boss

[@TonyStark-nw1ll]

@@w2best Me too, i have a Dell Inspiron 15 matte screen

[@klof21st20]

do you have a link for matte screen paper?

[@w2best]

No I've never used that but I'm sure you can find it on amazon :)