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Old 04-29-2008, 04:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Cool LCD's Matte or Gloss??

I'm in the market for a 19 or 22" LCD Monitor real soon but I have a question. For gaming, do you prefer the glossy glass screen or the matte screens? Also.. are there any good reasons to buy a 21.6" LCD?

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Old 04-29-2008, 04:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Re: LCD's Matte or Gloss??

From what I've heard (my experience is limited to a couple laptops) the glossy ones are slightly better looking, but they love to accumulate fingerprints and scratches.

Bigger is better?
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Re: LCD's Matte or Gloss??

Definitely matte. The glossy ones are also prone to hideous amounts of glare.
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Re: LCD's Matte or Gloss??

Yes, gloss can have glare. So Matte for gaming. But for graphic design, the colors look better with gloss.
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Old 04-29-2008, 05:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Re: LCD's Matte or Gloss??

The monitor I'm looking at right now is a 20" Samsung 2053BW. It has a glossy finish, but it looks sooo nice! lol.. I play a lot of games and I hope my video card can keep up. ATI 2600xt 512mb PCI-E. Anyone know anything about this monitor? It's a pretty good deal right now at $219 CAN. Hmmmmm...
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