Does the Samsung LED have more glare than the LCD?

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Kristen S

Just purchased the LED because the picture quality looked a bit clearer in the store. However, we placed the tv directly across from a picture window and there is tons of glare. Would I have as much glare with the LCD? Maybe we'll just have to invest in some blinds or move the tv to another part of the room. The picture is perfect at night!

Answer
Samsung uses their "Clear Screen" technology in the A650, A750 A850 and now in the 2009 B650, B6000 & B7000 LCD products. Though these screens pass more light than any other LCD screen on the market, they also have the most reflections and glare of any LCD screen. In fact, these screens produce more reflections and glare than today's Panasonic plasma TVs with their Anti-Reflective filter. Control you light source(s) and this TV will reward your with a fanatistic picture.

Additional Details: Samsung uses the same LCD screen in the new LED series (6000, 7000 & 7100) as they use in the high-end LCD series (650, 750 & 850). Remember that the LED series is still a LCD HDTV, it just used LED back lighting instead of wide color gamut florescent tubes. There is not more glare on the LED series TVs, just the same amount of glare as on the LCD series.

Is there a big difference between matte and glossy screens?

Bacon

The laptop that I want only comes in matte.
My old desktop and college laptops are in matte and the quality is just terrible when compared to my glossy 15" laptop or 40" LED TV.

I can barely look at them, I get eye strain and feel depressed.. which is somewhat strange...

I'm unsure if it's because my desktop is a few years older and the screens on the laptops have bad graphics cards or perhaps they have damage-resistant layers?

Anyway, could you tell me just how different matte is from glossy.
I get 0 reflections on my current glossy screen as my lamp and lights in the house all have shades. In my bedroom the windows face the back of my laptop, hence no glare.

Thank you

Answer
Hi troll,

Glossy screens have vibrant colors and high contrast and brightness because they have a smooth, high-gloss surface. Glossy screens use optical coating to reduce the amount of reflected external light. Their shiny surfaces reflect more light than matte displays. In controlled environments, such as darkened rooms, or rooms where all light sources are diffused, a glossy display may be more enjoyable for the viewer.

Matte screens have anti-glare finish, to scatter the reflected light. Matte screens diffuse light instead of reflecting it so they might be easier to read outdoors, if the backlight provides enough brightness.This characteristic, however, has a number of side effects, which include scattering the light from the display and increasing the blur. Additionally, it results in reduction of the contrast ratio, color intensity, and viewing angle.

Hope the information is useful to you.

Thanks and Regards
Priyanka S

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