Does it have a glossy or matte display?
930944
Glossy. The finish is similar to most other touchscreens, like an iPhone or tablet.
751330
Hey Vanessa, it has a glossy finish. Honestly, I find that it shows more smudges and reflections. I have the HD, but would get the standard one if I were to do it again. Other than this, the product performs really well though.
415957
It is a non-glossy, matte screen, which is usually what people refer to as anti-glare. However, I prefer the glossy screens because they look sharper.
911282
I would consider it a matte screen. It's not high gloss like those old CRT monitors.
291313
I believe glossy. When the computer is turned off the black screen reflects much like a mirror.
923254
The screen it's self is matte and won't be too reflective, and the bezels are glossy. Very good monitor. Very happy with it.
2195875
The screen does not reflect so guess it is glossy. It has a fixed slight tilt.
932750
Advantages of the glossy display are sharpness, brightness, clarity, ie, image quality. When the glass is "frosted" for a "matte" display, it does not reflect much light because the rougher matte surface scatters any light which strikes the screen, spreading the reflection out and reducing the amount of reflected light which strikes your eyes ("glare"). HOWEVER, it also scatters the light coming THROUGH the glass, that is, the light from the display which is what you want to look at. This makes the display a little less sharp. On the other hand, a glossy screen does not scatter light; it reflects light quite well, resulting in more glare in some situations, but you can usually adjust the position of the monitor or move your head a bit to reduce the glare. Because there is no scattering of light passing through the glass as well, the display is sharper and also has better color. These effects may not be very pronounced, or they may be quite noticeable, depending on the particular display you are considering. It is simply a matter of preference. I like the glossy screen because I have poor vision (only one eye is working now, so I need all the help I can get!), and I enjoy the brighter, crisper display I get with glossy screens. Again, as a matter of preference, there are some poorly done glossy displays which are inferior in clarity, brightness and sharpness to well done matte displays. The best way to check all this out is to go to a computer store and look at the various monitors, glossy and matte, and decide for yourself. (whew! weez ..... pant ..... gasp .... )
1875387
Mine has a matte screen. It is the first matte screen I have had, and I love it. No glare at all.
1398250
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.
647491
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.
1778320
I am not certain if it is Matte or Glossy. I can tell you that we have ours mounted on the wall in our bedroom, and when the main light is on, it does have a glare on the screen that can make it difficult to see. Once we turn down the light, or turn it off and use a lamp, the picture is excellent.
1757450
It is not glossy, but it is not matte either. From my experience so far, i would agree with Samsung's labeling of "low reflection."
1336373
Its not Glossy. But, it has a very bright display! My only downside is with the touch pad - takes some getting use to. It's not like previous Laptops. Overall a very good machine!!!!
1450238
This monitor is not glossy (I wish it was). It has a very light anti-glare matte screen (what some might call "semi-glossy"). Technical review sites like www.pcmonitors.info rate it at 15% haze factor, so it is lighter and clearer than modern lightly-coated IPS panels at 18% (and much lighter than older panels at 25%), but not as light and clear as Samsung's semi-glossy coating of 13% haze factor.
1810658
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.
789159
It's certainly not glossy but it does have sort of a frosted anti-glare coating which is most noticeable when you have a white background and text. If you are looking at a photo or video or a lot of color you don't see the coating but if all you were doing was typing documents all day it gives the white areas on the screen a very faint "textured effect" for lack of a better phrase. Having said all that, I personally don't mind it and I really like the monitor overall. In most cases if I find I'm noticing the coating at all, like while writing this, I just bump up the size of the type and everything is fine.