Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: kholt on March 14, 2022, 02:46:51 am
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I’m looking to buy the new 27” Apple Studio display. I have a question whether I should opt for the nano-texture matte finish or the standard glossy with anti-reflective coating.
My use case is editing and proofing images for printing. I don’t have particularly difficult lighting in my office.
I’ve heard some argue that with the high brightness of 600 nits for this display you don’t need the nano-texture because the brightness overpowers the reflections. That doesn’t help me though. I set my screen brightness rather low to combat the proverbial “why are my prints so dark” issue. I’m thinking that low brightness settings is a good argument for the nano-texture.
On the other hand the standard glossy is said to have sharper text and overall more attractive appearance. I guess if I was showing images on my monitor the glossy would have a more vivid “wow” factor. However, that’s not me.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I don’t care about the incremental cost, just looking for the best option that will keep me happy with my purchase in the long term.
Keith
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Simple: non glossy.
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ArtIsRight just did a youtube video on exactly this topic from the perspective of photographers that print. It is literally the only review of this monitor I have seen anywhere (including at DPReview if you can believe that) that addresses this issue from such a perspective.
Although he doesn’t recommend the monitor over other options like BenQ for this use case, he does suggest the nano-texture is the way to go.
https://youtu.be/8qHYsJDSKWM
Keith