> Why does a "developer edition" notebook come with a glossy screen?
Not all glossy screens are bad, just the ones released relatively recently are.
Sony was making near perfect high end LCDs with glossy screen, glass surface, AND real AR coating.
In comparison, later design panels simply had glossy polycarbonate with poor still poor surface finish.
Laminated and "one glass" screen also do come in varying quality levels. One glass screens with AR coatings are very, very good, but ones with poor lamination, and mismatched refraction indexes are horrid.
Not all glossy screens are bad, just the ones released relatively recently are.
Sony was making near perfect high end LCDs with glossy screen, glass surface, AND real AR coating.
In comparison, later design panels simply had glossy polycarbonate with poor still poor surface finish.
Laminated and "one glass" screen also do come in varying quality levels. One glass screens with AR coatings are very, very good, but ones with poor lamination, and mismatched refraction indexes are horrid.