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| 27" is big,. but 30" is amazing. ..and only $1,000 for a few more days: http://dealmac.com/Dell-Ultra-Sharp-30-2560-x1600-LED-LCD-Display-for-1-000-free-shipping/807420.html On Jul 30, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> wrote: > Fascinating debate on the glossy vs. matte issue. > > I wasn't ready to take the chance and make the change... The DELL U2713HM > arrived today. > > I've only spent 1/2 a day with it. Pretty nice monitor for a price of $600 > shipped to my door. > > Thanks for the advice and the tip on this weekend's deal! Probably shoulda > got a pair of 'em. That second DVI-D port is just mocking me now. > > -Lachlan > > PS: If anyone has any brightness concerns, I've had to turn this thing DOWN > to about 20-percent. > > On 7/30/13 4:39 PM, "Peter Matulavich" <matulavich@ameritech.net> wrote: > >> I couldn't have said it better, except I would compare a matte screen to the >> yellowed headlights of a '47 Nash Rambler rather than an '87 Honda, but that's >> just me. >> >> I think one of the problems with a matte screen is that the treatment they >> apply to it, while attempting to diffuse the reflection, causes the >> reflection to occur nearer to the monitor surface, rather than deep into the >> glass as a glossy monitor would do. In so doing, it makes it more difficult >> to focus short of the reflection -- the two focal planes are too close >> together. That's my theory, but I don't have a matte monitor to test it at >> the present time. >> >> Pete >> >> >> On Jul 30, 2013, at 6:00 PM, After Effects Mail List wrote: >> >>> BIG huge second on that. The reflections on matte screens are unbearable. >>> Glossy screen reflections are easy to see past because they're pin points - >>> whereas matte screens are just blurred nasty blobs of reflections that >>> obscure the whole screen and make your graphics/video look like old foggy >>> yellow'd headlights from a 1987 Honda. At least that's been my experience >>> since the beginning of glossy screens. >>> >>> I have a big window behind me and never really notice it on my 27" Apple >>> display (LOVE) - but when I go to work on my cintiq (matte screen+wacom >>> surface) - it really bothers me and I have to black it out. >>> >>> So don't count glossy screens out - they really have a depth and >>> gorgeousness that can't be matched. I'd never buy matte again either. >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
