When I bought a Dell XPS 13 9350 last year, I had the choice between a non-touch anti-glare FHD screen and a reflective QHD touchscreen. I wanted the touchscreen and I'm happy I did cause I use it alot when sitting with my laptop in a couch, however the reflective touchscreen is annoying when sitting near a window or lights inside in the evening.
Does anybody know if Dell (or a competitor) already have XPS models with an anti-glare touchscreen?
As far as applying an anti-glare screen protector, I read lots of negative reviews on Amazon. Difficult to apply without getting air under it, reduces screen sharpness and makes swiping on the touch screen less fluid as far as I read.
The Dell Community Post you made already answered you pretty well. You also wrote about this same thing in August here, and you could have just bumped your old post
To address 2 of your 3 points.
Reduces Screen Sharpness - Understand you sign up for this. A matte touch screen will
never have the sharpness and contrast of an equivalent quality glossy screen. It's why they make screens glossy in the first place.
Makes swiping on the touch screen less fluid - Again, you sign up for this. A capacitive touch screen is reliant on detecting the electrostatic field distortion generated by your finger contact. Glass insulates between you and your finger. Roughing up that surface is going to cause variance in the field that the controller is not going to be able to account for. Not to mention your finger is on a rougher surface, so of course it's not fluid.
Add on top of that oleophobic coatings and other things, and matte touch screens are just in general a sub-par ask. That's why even anti-glare touchscreens like on Touchpads aren't really all that anti-glare, and certainly not matte. They just have anti-glare coatings on an otherwise glossy surface.
Seriously, it's been discussed numerous times at this point. Capacitive screens work best with a completely smooth glass surface. Glossy screens also boost sharpness and contrast. You can't really make a matte glass screen for viewing. Have you seen matte glass? It's blurry.
So plastic protectors over the top of the display is what the industry has worked out for you. That allows the vast majority who want "glossy, pretty, well-functioning touchscreens" to get what they want. For those that absolutely need anti-glare beyond some of the anti-glare coatings on the display, they make plastic protectors that reduce touchscreen effectiveness, sharpness, and contrast, but understand that's exactly what you're signing up for by asking for that specific feature. That's why you don't see it as standard. Your only avoidable point is that the screen protector is difficult to place. But if that really is the hangup and you can't do it yourself, you can pay someone with a proper scrape, patience (and an extra pair of hands) to place it for you. The other two points as I already noted, and as others noted, are inherent to what you are requesting.
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