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07 May 2008

Reflections On A Glossy Screen

When I first heard the new iMacs were shipping with ONLY glossy LCDs I was bummed.

"I'm a designer" I said with only a touch of self-congratulation, "and it's impermissible for us to use a glossy LCD!"

Never mind that LCDs themselves were technology non grata in the design world not long ago; a glossy screen was out of the question until I realized...

These days I do probably 90% of my work on the web where color reproduction is about as reliable as font availability or screen resolution and testing my designs on a variety of displays (including glossy ones) was much more important than the accuracy of my monitor.

Now I only have one problem. I can not stop cleaning this damn screen! I tilt the monitor so the light hits it "just so" and buff it over and over again with the little included cloth until my arm aches; and then I buff it some more. I buy expensive pre-moistened cloths. I get far too much satisfaction from see my reflection in it's perfect glossy black surface. My glossy screen has made me OCD.

Edit: Changed the title.