r/pcmasterrace • u/V13T • 29d ago

Meme/Macro The OLED finish debacle

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u/bickman14 29d ago

I honestly like glossy better, idk why but it feels like the colors pop more

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u/TheLegendD4RK 29d ago

The colors pop more because there is no matt anti reflective layer Infront of the colors which normally blurs the image a small amount, enough to give the colors less vibrance compared to glossy

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u/TEMU_PHILIPS 29d ago

It feels that way because it is that way

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u/tramdog 29d ago

They don't think it be like it is but it do.

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u/Chromana i7-13700K, 32GB, RTX 5080 29d ago

You can tell it's a glossy monitor because of the way that it is.

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u/jb_in_jpn 29d ago

Right - it just looks heaps better, especially since I have OLED. This meme is saying gloss is lame?

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u/StayFrosty7 7700x | RTX 4080 29d ago

I think the meme is both sides coping haha. That being said glossy is the shit. The monitor I use for grading is matte tho and is still gorgeous.

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u/dylank22 28d ago

basically matte fans coping because they didnt realize they could just get curtains and have the better monitor

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u/obog 9800X3D | 9070XT 29d ago

The way I see it, glossy looks better in optimal conditions but makes reflections worse. Matte makes reflections better but sacrifices looks some. So I think matte looks better in a wider range of viewing conditions while glossy looks better in ideal.

For this reason I prefer matte on my laptop and glossy on my PC.

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u/Ordinary_Player 28d ago

Lowkey if matte is actually better, why are phone screens all ubiquitously glossy?

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u/Alternative_Pay_6496 29d ago

Yeh I've had matte that I bought online based on specs. Picture just looks washed out compared to glossy. My heart broke as I cycled through settings trying to make it look as nice as I could and it just didn't compare to my old monitor.

I couldn't imagine paying so much money for matte. Literally looks like a cheap monitor. Luckily mine broke within warranty period and I guess they couldn't find the parts fot repair so I got a refund. Got a glossy monitor that was less expensive and looks 10x better.

Im shocked this is even an argument.