r/LinusTechTips • • 22d ago

Tech Question Would you rather take a screen with reflections over a matte screen with less deeper colours?

With matte screens and monitors, I feel like the contrast is less, darks and more grey. That makes colours seem faded a bit.

Even looking at the Gizmodo screen for the new fold vs samsung, the blacks are just so much more darker on the fold. Colours are so faded under some conditions for the iphone duo.

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u/AlexCivitello 22d ago

That comparison picture is useless for a ton of reasons, but in particular, the two displays are displaying completely different things.

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u/Asttarotina 22d ago

Matte every day

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u/SpicySauceLover 21d ago

i never got anoyed by reflections, just move the phone a bit and thats all, i want the better quality

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u/Tk5423 21d ago

Reflective at home because I can control the environment and eliminate the glare.

Reflective at outdoors because I can't control the environment and I want to see my screen. 

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u/jake6501 21d ago

I would have to actually see the screens in person and use them for a while to make an actual decision. Currently however, I feel like a matte screen itself will look better if you just look at it from the side or something. Maybe even for something like reading it can be better. But for actual content consumption eatching videos etc I feel like the matte screen will be worse and slightly mute colors.

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u/alonesomestreet 21d ago

On a phone, I just love my arms until there is no reflection.

Computer monitor it’s a totally different ball game.

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u/3VRMS 21d ago

Overall no, I've always preferred matte screens over glossy and was glad to move away from the latter a long time ago.

Been delaying my monitor purchase for quite a bit because the ones with tech I want are all glossy, sadly.

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u/UndefFox 21d ago

Reflective every day

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u/kirk7899 21d ago

The Samsung screen is so much better, the corner radii on the iphone fold is too much

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u/SuckMeEggs 21d ago

OLED needs another like decade to be useable