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Stan Starinski
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Since a couple years ago, there're 2 types of LCD coatings.
Many new consumer laptops come with "BriteView" (also known as "Glossy")
which makes them look STUNNING shiny - an eye candy as long as you see it in
a store. But when you use for professional purposes you'll find reflections
can offset the benefit of "BriteView's "looking cool"
The traditional coating until "BriteView" was forced upon us, was
"Antiglare" (also known as "Matte"), the good news they both co-exist.
Which oen you prefer is a matter of taste when you order custom
computers/displays or pick one at a physical store.
As of "BriteView" which do appeal to many consumers at eleast in a store's
dimmed lighting:
The best thing when you use it yourself (not in store) is to vastly reduce
the amount of ambient lighting in your room/office, and don't use outdoors.
'BriteView" is beautiful when I work (usually) at night w/low or no ambient
lighting. In the office when moving in I developed a routine of opening
overhead lighing fixture and removing at least 50% of Fluorecsent tubes, and
as an Engineer I've been lucky to be allowed such drastic action (or even
remove all lights and use natural-light desklight).
HP & a few other LCD integrators pionered "BriteView', then other
manufacturers
picked up Note that neither HP nor other computer makers like Dell, Asus,
Apple/McBook make LCD
panels themselves, instead panels are made by a handful of Asian mfg's - LG,
Samsung,
NEC and a few others; so the myriad of MANY different LCD displays on the
market
is actually are nothing more than a handful of LCD panel models#'s
repackaged into different housings, knobs/buttons/FIRMWARE i.e. packaging.
The panels themselves are few on the market, as far as consumer 15-24inch
market is concerned, and as of today 10June2010.
Anyway.
next time when you buy a laptop or display, check whethe it's
"BriteView"/Glossy or
AntiGlare/Matte.
Some manufacturerss call these by different names, but you get the idea?
It's either Matte or Reflective
When you buy from HP website for example, you're given a choice of which LCD
coating you prefer when you build a customized computer, stock
(pre-configured) machiens don't give you that choice.
As of professionals like myself, who spends a LIFE in front of
computers/displays, we don't bother with any such "Glossy" gimmicks that
appeals to regular consumers. In case you didn't know many Electronics
stores clerks neither have education nor intelligence to understand some
basics, but it's actually a result of consumers also not beign educated.
What do I mean? I mean this:
They set Imaging devices e.g. TV's, computer monitors, LCDpanels/etc to
maximum possible Brightness+Contrast. They THINK bright things sell better,
and unfortunately it's true. That they lose resoltuion caused by pixel
"interbleeding", sharply increase amount of EM field intensity & thus
chances of CANCER, and simply hurt eyes is unknown to them. This is similar
to shiny objects that attracted our prehistoric ancestors so only few
consumers know what NOT to buy - fake shiny things or balloney electronics
(have you seen new Car Stereos with dancing animation and multiple bright
backlights, and how many BLUE LED's are installed on the fornt panel to keep
you awake at night wondering 'wow so many blue lights").
So "BriteView" came into existance as one of the sideeffects of the above.
This covers Consumer market, but Professional market remains more educated.
Many professional monitors still come in "Matte" ("Antiglare') coating. A
videogame maynot look as cool as on "BriteView" but you get work done more
efficiently & w/o eyestrain.
We professionals use IPS professional displays which cost alot, but there's
a new breed of IPS
professional monitors which have broken even $300 barrier, not to mention
$1500 that previous pro-IPS used ot cost.
Check this:
HP ZR22W. This monitor is Matte (not "BriteView') and is under $300 at
CostCentral.com (even cheaper than Amazon or HPwbsite direct because
CostCentral buys in volume).
HP ZR22W.
This is a BLOCKBUSTER monitor for people who do work and not games on
computers.
Such as CAD/CAM, Graphic Art, Photo. Bu tnot video - IPS panels are too
slow for very fast videogaming.scenes.
If you plan to get an external display, this is not a monster but a
comfortable 22inch display that was just offered a few weeks ago:
HP ZR22W
=========================
Stanley Starinski
Web: www.Interengineers.org www.Nanoinfocenter.com Currently OFF for
maintenance
Consulting Engineer (EE+ME, ECAD+MCAD [3D/2D]), R&D + Prototype,
Embedded/Firmware ["C" or ASM for Microcontrollers], computers).
Many new consumer laptops come with "BriteView" (also known as "Glossy")
which makes them look STUNNING shiny - an eye candy as long as you see it in
a store. But when you use for professional purposes you'll find reflections
can offset the benefit of "BriteView's "looking cool"
The traditional coating until "BriteView" was forced upon us, was
"Antiglare" (also known as "Matte"), the good news they both co-exist.
Which oen you prefer is a matter of taste when you order custom
computers/displays or pick one at a physical store.
As of "BriteView" which do appeal to many consumers at eleast in a store's
dimmed lighting:
The best thing when you use it yourself (not in store) is to vastly reduce
the amount of ambient lighting in your room/office, and don't use outdoors.
'BriteView" is beautiful when I work (usually) at night w/low or no ambient
lighting. In the office when moving in I developed a routine of opening
overhead lighing fixture and removing at least 50% of Fluorecsent tubes, and
as an Engineer I've been lucky to be allowed such drastic action (or even
remove all lights and use natural-light desklight).
HP & a few other LCD integrators pionered "BriteView', then other
manufacturers
picked up Note that neither HP nor other computer makers like Dell, Asus,
Apple/McBook make LCD
panels themselves, instead panels are made by a handful of Asian mfg's - LG,
Samsung,
NEC and a few others; so the myriad of MANY different LCD displays on the
market
is actually are nothing more than a handful of LCD panel models#'s
repackaged into different housings, knobs/buttons/FIRMWARE i.e. packaging.
The panels themselves are few on the market, as far as consumer 15-24inch
market is concerned, and as of today 10June2010.
Anyway.
next time when you buy a laptop or display, check whethe it's
"BriteView"/Glossy or
AntiGlare/Matte.
Some manufacturerss call these by different names, but you get the idea?
It's either Matte or Reflective
When you buy from HP website for example, you're given a choice of which LCD
coating you prefer when you build a customized computer, stock
(pre-configured) machiens don't give you that choice.
As of professionals like myself, who spends a LIFE in front of
computers/displays, we don't bother with any such "Glossy" gimmicks that
appeals to regular consumers. In case you didn't know many Electronics
stores clerks neither have education nor intelligence to understand some
basics, but it's actually a result of consumers also not beign educated.
What do I mean? I mean this:
They set Imaging devices e.g. TV's, computer monitors, LCDpanels/etc to
maximum possible Brightness+Contrast. They THINK bright things sell better,
and unfortunately it's true. That they lose resoltuion caused by pixel
"interbleeding", sharply increase amount of EM field intensity & thus
chances of CANCER, and simply hurt eyes is unknown to them. This is similar
to shiny objects that attracted our prehistoric ancestors so only few
consumers know what NOT to buy - fake shiny things or balloney electronics
(have you seen new Car Stereos with dancing animation and multiple bright
backlights, and how many BLUE LED's are installed on the fornt panel to keep
you awake at night wondering 'wow so many blue lights").
So "BriteView" came into existance as one of the sideeffects of the above.
This covers Consumer market, but Professional market remains more educated.
Many professional monitors still come in "Matte" ("Antiglare') coating. A
videogame maynot look as cool as on "BriteView" but you get work done more
efficiently & w/o eyestrain.
We professionals use IPS professional displays which cost alot, but there's
a new breed of IPS
professional monitors which have broken even $300 barrier, not to mention
$1500 that previous pro-IPS used ot cost.
Check this:
HP ZR22W. This monitor is Matte (not "BriteView') and is under $300 at
CostCentral.com (even cheaper than Amazon or HPwbsite direct because
CostCentral buys in volume).
HP ZR22W.
This is a BLOCKBUSTER monitor for people who do work and not games on
computers.
Such as CAD/CAM, Graphic Art, Photo. Bu tnot video - IPS panels are too
slow for very fast videogaming.scenes.
If you plan to get an external display, this is not a monster but a
comfortable 22inch display that was just offered a few weeks ago:
HP ZR22W
=========================
Stanley Starinski
Web: www.Interengineers.org www.Nanoinfocenter.com Currently OFF for
maintenance
Consulting Engineer (EE+ME, ECAD+MCAD [3D/2D]), R&D + Prototype,
Embedded/Firmware ["C" or ASM for Microcontrollers], computers).
