(Screens) Glossy vs Matte. And Screen Size?

[steve695]

Hey all.

I am going to go to the store and buy a new screen today.

What should I go with? Glossy or Matte? Also what is the best size? All this being for gaming.
I am currently using a 23" matte which I am borrowing and need to give back.

There is no glarey light in my room where I play as I have pull-down blinds that pretty much difuse light.

I don't mind this matte screen but glossy screens seem much clearer.

Also, what size do you guys think is best for gaming? 23" feels pretty good but I could go a bit bigger I think.

Thanks.

 

[mocchan]

I personally love matte screens. Even if there are no lights that may glare your screen, you will be surprised when you get the glossy screen in person :lol:

Also, I personally find 24" to be the best size for gaming monitors

 

[steve695]

Thanks

Surprised with what?

 

[mocchan]

I apologise for the confusion :lol: I meant to say "You will be surprised with the amount of glare with a glossy screen". Even when you're in a very dim room with no light, there will still be a bit of glare from my personal experience.

 

[steve695]

I apologise for the confusion :lol: I meant to say "You will be surprised with the amount of glare with a glossy screen". Even when you're in a very dim room with no light, there will still be a bit of glare from my personal experience.

Is it so much that it makes it hard to play?

 

[DarkSable]

24" matte, provided that it's 1080p.

There are going to be people who come along and say you have to get one with "2ms" response time. They're wrong - when a monitor advertises that, it's the Grey-to-Grey response time. It's actual response time will likely be 5ms like most other monitors. (The correlation to this - don't buy an 8ms or 5ms GtG monitor.)

 

[Kiowa789]

I always prefer Matte, because of the Anti-glare that it has.
but if you have no lights whatsoever in that room, glossy looks great.
One of these days they need to make a screen that is glossy, but is resistant to glare...

 

[mocchan]

Is it so much that it makes it hard to play?

It's not that bad, but it's definitely something you'll notice while playing. My laptop and work monitor both are glossy display and I often finding myself staring at my face while working/gaming :lol: . If you don't mind seeing a faint outline/few reflections then I would say go for a Glossy display

 

[momboso]

"One of these days they need to make a screen that is glossy, but is resistant to glare... "

Even if they polarize or tint the glass, I think incident light will reflect off the surface. Covering/coating the surface with a light-dispersing material defeats the properties of the gloss (glass) finish. Glass gives reflection and glare. Maybe that is not a problem (less so in the dark), but that is the trade off to get a sharper image and better color contrast. Decide if the monitor will be used more for movies or for computing activities.