Best Glossy 23''/24'' Glossy LCD

[CCityInstaller]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Markbnj
What do you mean by glossy? Why would you want a "glossy" LCD panel? I assume you mean the frame, or something, because a glossy screen would just reflect light and lower your overall viewing experience.

Why? Because technologies like NeoV Crystal, Opticlear, Xbrite etc give more vibrant colors because Matte finish is'nt distorting them. Sharper contrast because Matte is'nt ditorting it. Wider viewing angles. Better brightness actually looks alpine white compared side by side with a standard LCD. And a much clearer image w/o color shift.

Some people hate them though like you say for the back glare off a million watts lights above thier head...I think that's easily remedied by not having a window or light source behind user for light to reflect off screen.

Thanks for the info Zebo. I have used four of the most popular 20.1" WS LCD's on the market today, and I still love the Acer the best. It has the most vibrant colors of any I've tested, with only the Dell 2007WFP comming close. It has the same IPS panel that is used by the NEC, according to a few different web sources.

 

[Markbnj]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Markbnj
What do you mean by glossy? Why would you want a "glossy" LCD panel? I assume you mean the frame, or something, because a glossy screen would just reflect light and lower your overall viewing experience.

Why? Because technologies like NeoV Crystal, Opticlear, Xbrite etc give more vibrant colors because Matte finish is'nt distorting them. Sharper contrast because Matte is'nt ditorting it. Wider viewing angles. Better brightness actually looks alpine white compared side by side with a standard LCD. And a much clearer image w/o color shift.

Some people hate them though like you say for the back glare off a million watts lights above thier head...I think that's easily remedied by not having a window or light source behind user for light to reflect off screen.

Thanks for clearing that up. I don't have lights behind me, even with the matte finish on my Dell. So perhaps I will look at the opticlear category next time I upgrade.

 

[Zebo]

At the store sometimes gives a rather bad impression fluorescent bulbs and lots of them like store has shining on it. Unatural envrioment. At home looks much much better. Key is light source in your office must be behind the monitor... That sacrafice is worth improved image quality IMO. But some will hate it no matter what because on black backgrounds if you concetrate you can still see yourself...remember the old Trinitron lines? It's like that in a way. Suffered AG lines on white backgrounds in return for crisper and brighter picture over competing techs.. You give something to get something in return. In this case potential glare for superior image quality as described.

 

[CP5670]

Originally posted by: n7
I agree.

However, i know some don't.

I personally prefer a TN with Opticlear to an S-IPS or S-PVA w/o.

Yes, i just said that

Each to their own though i suppose.

I agree with that, at least for general usage. That's why I got a 90GX2 for my other machine a few months ago. Opticlear has such a remarkable effect on IQ that it trumps any other factor in my eyes.

At the store sometimes gives a rather bad impression fluorescent bulbs and lots of them like store has shining on it. Unatural envrioment. At home looks much much better. Key is light source in your office must be behind the monitor... That sacrafice is worth improved image quality IMO. But some will hate it no matter what because on black backgrounds if you concetrate you can still see yourself...remember the old Trinitron lines? It's like that in a way. Suffered AG lines on white backgrounds in return for crisper and brighter picture over competing techs.. You give something to get something in return. In this case potential glare for superior image quality as described.

I think you actually want some amount of light for the coating to have maximum effect. It looks awesome in the daytime but does basically nothing in a dark room. The reflections actually seem to be part of why it works so well.

 

[Lockey2k]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Lockey2k
is there a plastic sheet or something you can buy to put over a non-glossy to make it glossy?

Wont have any effect..actually make look worse. There is a lot more besides "glossy coating" it's special multi-layered optic filter set exact distance away for LC's to transfer pixel for pixel directly out to surface not bleed into others.

QQ, so what's the ETA on those glossy big-screens?