Shiny screens give me headaches

glossy sucks! I hate it.
I have a mirror in my bathroom. I don't need one on my desk... and if I would need one, I could use the iSight!!!!

I'm not so sure. I currently have a G5 iMac and a 12" Powerbook G4. I was considering selling the G4 in favor of a new black Macbook, but I'm skeptical about the glossy screen. I'm not going to pass judgement just yet, but I was wondering if there is anyone commenting here who actually owns the machine and can comment on the screens glossyness (if that's even a word).

I adore the shiny screen on my Fujitsu subcompact 10 inch laptop. It rocks outdoors in bright situations and really cuts down on eye strain indoors. In my opinion the only time you really notice it is when the screen brightness is turned down or off and you see your happy reflection. I give glossy screens two thumbs up.

I am using a MacBook right now and I have to say, sitting next to a MacBook Pro without the glossy option, (In what I admit are about ideal lighting condiditons), and I have to say, the MacBook's screen looks much nicer color saturation and contrast wise. No Contest.

Even when I turned them both towards the window (it is a bright sunny day here in New York City), they were both equally hard to use... There were more reflections on the glossy obvoiusly, but the contrast was higher, so I could see about as well as I can on a the Pro's Matte screen. To be honest, both screens were HARD to see with a strong light source behind me, but I would be hard pressed to say which one sucks more...

Had Apple released this with an option for a matte screen, I would consider getting one . . . as it is forget it.

Check out the Macworld article at:
http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookfirst/index.php

Here is a quote from the article regarding the screen:

"If you’ve ever walked past a PC laptop and noticed that its screen was incredibly reflective, you’ve seen the same type of screen that’s been incorporated in the MacBook. While it’s too early for me to have reached a judgment about whether this new screen style is an improvement to Apple’s older, anti-glare screens, I am sure of this: some people will love it, and others will hate it. In the right conditions the glossy screen looks absolutely gorgeous; however, it’s also remarkably reflective, and it can be quite distracting to continually see yourself reflected back by your laptop’s screen."

Marian, you are so right. You won't have to look back. Just look at your glossy screen and you'll see everything behind you.

Glossy screens are evil!

Hell's yeah, Wii need that option. I don't like those mirrored screens either. They just make it harder to see in well lit rooms.

Glossy screens are great for laptops. After you own one, you will never look back

I just want to know where the desktop wallpaper came from... shiny!

In photographic prints, glossy prints have better Dmax (contrast between blacks and whites) and better shadow detail, but they act as a magnet for fingerprints and dust. Perhaps there is a similar effect. I certainly am glad my MBP doesn't have a glossy screen.