Glossy/Matte Choice: When ordering this from Amazon, do we get a choice between the glossy and matte display?
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I called Amazon's computer help line and was told they will only offer the matte finish.
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H. Panda... when you turn off the display it is not glossy, so I would say no. I will say that there is little glare from light no matter what angle you are looking at the display. One of the reasons I liked this display for the great price.
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I don't understand why you would want a glossy screen. To me, it is an advantage to have a non-reflective screen to do away with annoying glare from windows or other light sources.
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Hi D.A laughlin, yes we do have the Matte Display version with HD resolution and faster specs (2.2Ghz Quad Core i7 and 750GB HDD) and that would be the MC723LL/A model (an upgraded from MC721LL/A for this listing). Check it out here:
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Hi there, its actually gloss clear not matte. I tried the matte and didn't like the resolution with it.
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It is glossy. I think the brighter the picture needs a glossy screen, it reflected so bad though I returned it. However, I bought a Samsung and its gloss screen is just about as bad, even though both have great pictures.
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I have had both the glossy and the matte screens. As long as you don't have light directed towards the glossy screen then I think that you should enjoy it. Many people are overstating the negatives of this monitor.
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I would say matte, but there are supposedly different versions of the screen. My two are matte.
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Matte finish vs Glossy finish! You can have that ACER with its glossy screen, the glare is horrible! I'll take the trade off of less vivid colors!I love mine! I think the sound is appropriate for the small speaker system. I am personally happy with the display and I've used both the ASUS and ACER. That ACER looks deceptively great until you start using it and the glare drives you crazy.
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To correct the previous answers...the screen ITSELF is a matte display...however with the touchscreen overlay it will still appear as glossy. So it depends on how you look at it. Figuratively speaking.
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Personally I vastly prefer the "matte" (ie regular) screen. Really bright and nice looking, with no glare...although as so-called "glossy" screens go Apple's are good.
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I am going to have to have to say glossy. It has a very nice and clear picture.
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Screen is not glossy, however, it looks really good. I had to turn off screen to verify what type of finish it had since the video is so clear. Just to be clear, glossy to me is it looks like glass, good shine, this screen when off looks like matte in my opinion.
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Hello this is matte, but you can send and email to the seller and ask for the glossy
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No it is not glossy, I really do like this monitor, the only negative that I have found is to turn the monitor on or off, the button(s) are located under the screen, and I have to keep pushing from the underside of the screen, and I am concerned that the monitor will start to "lean" to the side after prolonged use. But that still does remain to be seen. I hope this is helpful to you
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I've read comments that indicate that both types were used. The unit I have has a matte surface for the screen.
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Sorry for the delay, I was out of town. The screen looks kinda like a matte surface. It is not what I consider to be a glossy. I have had this screen for about a year and it works just fine. Thanks!