A Different Look at the Matte/Glossy Debate

Scott Bourne, on his new glossy MacBook Pro and Cinema Display:

It doesn’t make sense to me to have a glossy main monitor for editing photos but a matte finish on the smaller laptop. I wanted them to match. I only do serious editing on my large monitor. I use the small laptop monitor only for looking at images downloaded while in the field and I do that in my nice, dark hotel room, so no worries.

The one thing that you can’t understand about the glossy screen is that it is BRIGHT! I mean like the SUN BRIGHT. I put it next to my last-gen 15″ MacBookPro and was staggered by the difference. The new screen is so very bright that it literally overcomes much of the glare. There’s no way to explain this. You just have to see it for yourself. If you compare the two side-by-side, it’s VERY apparent. It’s not one of those deals where you need a special scientific test.

So for me the glossy is fine. I know, I know, many of you won’t like the glossy. So don’t buy it. Pay the extra money for the matte screen. You go your way and I’ll go mine. I’ve been using it for a month with ZERO problem.