I have done a lot of photo editing on my MBP with a glossy screen (though do most on a 24 in Dell).
If you are in a diffusely-lit room, not so bad. If there is a bright light (e.g. window or lamp) behind you or in front of you, the reflections are a PITA. Overall, a matte screen is considerably better. I really like the way Apple products work, but I +REALLY+ wish they recognized that the rest of the world exists. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW ----- Original Message ----- From: Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 10:40 AM Subject: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare Just a cautionary tale... This summer we replaced the older mac mini that I have been using.. the new model is equipped with Thunderbolt. Hooked it up to my Dell U3011 monitor. Been beating my head against the wall ever since, trying to get prints that match the screen. Have calibrated & fiddled until the cows come home, but still get prints that look oversaturated & red. Yesterday, I finally stumbled upon a setting that said the Input Color Format the monitor was receiving was YPbPr, not RGB. Setting to RGB input produces an unholy magenta freakshow of a picture. Down the rabbit hole I went.... Long story short, the new thunderbolt machines don't send RGB to the Dell.. or is it the Dell can only read YPbPr from the mac...? Don't know, but the thing can't be calibrated (apparently) in this situation. The problem is documented on various forums, but not much of a solution on the horizon, eg: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/peripherals/f/3529/p/19458525/20148889.aspx The only monitor that will work correctly with the mac appears to be the thunderbolt monitors... which are all glossy. So... just how bad would the glossy screen be? Anyone out there use one? Thoughts? As I try to decide which apparatus becomes a very expensive paperweight: the dell monitor, or the thunderbolt mac mini, it would be good to have input on that. Thanks. :( -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
