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Jeff Kilgroe
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Exactly. I don't mind the glossy so much. Most color critical work is done in a light-controlled environment (or should be) and we're used to having glossy plasma screens, broadcast monitors, projector screens that need controlled light to keep black levels down, etc.. For color work, I don't mind a glossy screen at all.
Where I don't like the glossy is when I'm enjoying the view outside and I have the shutters open in my office and just trying to do general work, write code, etc.. I can often catch glare on a glossy screen. So in that respect, I wish the displays did have a matte option.
I agree with Brandon's assessment of the 30" ACD and it was a nice display when it came out. But it's dated. No LED backlight, no 10bit input support, it's an 8bit panel... They do calibrate well, but it's not my first choice for any color critical work, not by a long shot. I've been using the Dell 30" LCDs for my desktop monitors. They're on par with the Apple ones, but I actually preferred the black bezel around the screen, which is pretty thin, just like the Apple one, maybe a bit thinner. And they're a lot cheaper. The software talks to these displays as well, but can be a problem on some of my Macs where I haven't installed Windows via VMWare. Dell's software utilities obviously only work under Windows and that's the only way to access some of the color adjustments. I can only do backlight brightness and contrast by the controls on the front.
