KVR Audio

THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:48 pm

I don't believe I've seen this asked here before... but I thought it might be an interesting topic. I mean, did you ever think about that when you bought a laptop even ? In any case... would you choose differently if you had known that there were differences ? Perhaps music production isn't your primary focus and other activities you do on your computer are. Do you switch between monitors depending on what you use them for ?

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:36 pm

Matte. I had a "glossy" laptop screen 15 years ago, and reflections made room positioning quite problematic.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:32 am

Buy a glossy screen, and adjust how matte it is to your own liking

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:34 am

If your screen is too matte, compensate by modifying your eyeballs to match....

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:46 am

I'm sure the OP already has blueprints for that in his drawer for over 20 years.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:57 am

Nah, he'll definitely have reskinned them. They're probably now neon-purple-and-puce plans, with VR dancing videogame avatars.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:59 am

whyterabbyt wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:57 am with VR dancing videogame avatars.

not proper VR ones, obviously. mockups, as always.

THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:43 pm

Linus did a test to demonstrate the pros and cons in which different monitors are used. This is what prompted this thread to be created.

legendCNCD · Post by **legendCNCD** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:57 pm

Always matte. I dont want to see meself in a mirror

also have philips hub lights here..

kritikon · Post by **kritikon** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:50 pm

Is it even a thing? I just buy a monitor - big one, little one, medium one, long one, square one, Hi-D, Med-D or cheap shite. Apparently even round corners or square corners are a thing, but shiny or matte? What is the world coming to...

THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:43 pm

kritikon wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:50 pm Is it even a thing? I just buy a monitor - big one, little one, medium one, long one, square one, Hi-D, Med-D or cheap shite. Apparently even round corners or square corners are a thing, but shiny or matte? What is the world coming to...

Well I sit with an LG IPS 24" (Matte Screen) with a Samsung 24" LED (A Reflective Screen). There is a significant difference. For productivity, I use the reflective screen, which is actually four years older than the other. I do find the reflective screen far sharper for my needs, which is important when viewing text in Studio One and cutting events/waveforms etc. For large mixes, I use the LG for the large mixer and video functions should I need it.

a9k1tp · Post by **a9k1tp** » Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:51 pm

Who cares about Studio monitors. The big question still is still Glossy Display Monitor vs Matte Display Monitor for DAW.

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 11:38 am

THE INTRANCER wrote: Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:48 pm I thought it might be an interesting topic.

No, since at least 10 years Macbooks are delivered with screens that combine the advantages of both…
DAW or not doesn’t matter at all. Especially dark skins (I hate them) are a torture on a glossy monitor in light environments…
And who wants to sit all day in the dark…?

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:23 pm

legendCNCD wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:57 pm have philips hub lights here..

I googled first but didn't find anything ... what's a "philips hub light"?

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:45 pm

I think he meant hue, not hub. These are "smart" (ahem) bulbs.
https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us

Do You Use A Glossy Or Matte Display For DAW Use ?